Briefing

THE WEEK

TENSIONS ROSE IN UKRAINE

GOOD WEEK

Southwest

Praised for promising passengers wider seats on Boeing 737 planes

BAD WEEK

US Airways

Criticized for a lewd tweet that was accidentally sent from its official account

‘My goodness, I didn’t realize solid-waste management was so controversial. ‘

HILLARY CLINTON, after a woman threw a shoe during Clinton’s speech at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries’ convention in Las Vegas

6 Months until the next blood moon, a total lunar eclipse that causes the moon to appear reddish; the most recent one was April 14

$481,098

The Obamas’ 2013 income, down 21% from 2012 (due mostly to lower book sales)

‘The country is on the brink of civil war.’

DMITRI MEDVEDEV, Russian Prime Minister, after at least two people were killed in Ukraine as Kiev’s forces tried to regain hold of Slavyansk, which was seized by separatists

‘For the first time, there is an understanding … that the real threat is not Israel, the Jews or Zionism.’

AVIGDOR LIEBERMAN, Israeli Foreign Minister, revealing that Israel had secret talks with Arab states based on a mutual concern over Iran; Saudi Arabia denied involvement

‘WE ARE AMERICA … WE OWN THE FINISH LINE.’

JOE BIDEN, U.S. Vice President, at an event marking the one-year anniversary of the Boston Marathon bombing

120,000

Number of illegal knives seized as part of a weapons crackdown in China’s southwestern province Guizhou

‘Those are some huge shoes to fill. And some really big pants.’

STEPHEN COLBERT, after being tapped to take over the Late Show from David Letterman next year

Sources: Reuters (2); USA Today; Entertainment Weekly; CNN