--- description: In the news: NSA capable of recording '100 percent' of a foreign country’s telephone calls; President Putin snatches Crimea away from Ukraine; ObamaCare-related premiums may skyrocket in some parts of the country; Data from a flight simulator taken from the home of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370's pilot was deleted title: Morning Must Reads: March 19 image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb24c27fcf0ec0da8/6986837dcd6848a30809364f/morning-must-reads1.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Morning Must Reads: March 19 by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2014 12:28 PM CUT  The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC. The early morning sun rises behind the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC.Mark Wilson—Getty Images by [Alex Rogers](/author/alex-rogers/) ## Alex Rogers Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 19, 2014 12:28 PM CUT * “The decision by President Vladimir V. Putin to snatch Crimea away from Ukraine, celebrated in a defiant treaty-signing ceremony in the Kremlin on Tuesday, threatens to usher in a new, more dangerous era.” \[[NYT](http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/19/world/europe/if-not-a-new-cold-war-a-distinct-chill-in-the-air.html?hp "undefined")\] * “Ironic that the West’s strategic interest of bolstering NATO’s credibility through intervention in Kosovo may also be undermined by the events in Ukraine…” \[[TIME](http://time.com/28971/ukraines-ghosts-rise-again/ "undefined")\] * “This Russian army, in short, is not the one that proved so feeble in Afghanistan. ” \[[David Ignatius](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/david-ignatius-russias-military-delivers-a-striking-lesson-in-crimea/2014/03/18/c1273044-aed7-11e3-9627-c65021d6d572%5Fstory.html?hpid=z5 "undefined")\] * “The National Security Agency has built a surveillance system capable of recording ‘100 percent’ of a foreign country’s telephone calls, enabling the agency to rewind and review conversations as long as a month after they take place…” \[[WashPost](http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-surveillance-program-reaches-into-the-past-to-retrieve-replay-phone-calls/2014/03/18/226d2646-ade9-11e3-a49e-76adc9210f19%5Fstory.html "undefined")\] * “Health industry officials say ObamaCare-related premiums will double in some parts of the country, countering claims recently made by the administration.” \[[Hill](http://thehill.com/blogs/healthwatch/health-reform-implementation/201136-obamacare-premiums-are-about-to-skyrocket "undefined")\] * “Here’s the dirty secret about the House Republicans’ efforts to replace Obamacare: They haven’t even decided if they will hold a vote.” \[[Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/gop-health-plan-could-be-road-to-nowhere-104783.html?hp=f1 "undefined")\] * “Inside the Republican Database Behind David Jolly’s Upset Victory \[[National Journal](http://www.nationaljournal.com/politics/inside-the-republican-database-behind-david-jolly-s-upset-victory-20140318 "undefined")\] * “Malaysian investigators have found that some data from a flight simulator taken from the home of the missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370’s pilot was deleted.” \[[WSJ](http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304026304579448770319722970?mod=WSJ%5Fhp%5FLEFTTopStories&mg=reno64-wsj&url=http%3A%2F%2Fonline.wsj.com%2Farticle%2FSB10001424052702304026304579448770319722970.html%3Fmod%3DWSJ%5Fhp%5FLEFTTopStories "undefined")\] * “Ironic that the West’s strategic interest of bolstering NATO’s credibility through intervention in Kosovo may also be undermined by the events in Ukraine…” \[[TIME](http://time.com/28971/ukraines-ghosts-rise-again/ "undefined")\] * “This Russian army, in short, is not the one that proved so feeble in Afghanistan. ” \[[David Ignatius](http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/david-ignatius-russias-military-delivers-a-striking-lesson-in-crimea/2014/03/18/c1273044-aed7-11e3-9627-c65021d6d572%5Fstory.html?hpid=z5 "undefined")\] * “Here’s the dirty secret about the House Republicans’ efforts to replace Obamacare: They haven’t even decided if they will hold a vote.” \[[Politico](http://www.politico.com/story/2014/03/gop-health-plan-could-be-road-to-nowhere-104783.html?hp=f1 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/30066/morning-must-reads-march-19/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/30066/morning-must-reads-march-19/"},"headline":"Morning Must Reads: March 19","datePublished":"2014-03-19T12:28:39.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T06:50:38.345Z","description":"In the news: NSA capable of recording '100 percent' of a foreign country’s telephone calls; 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