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Medvedev to shake up Russian regions: report

reuters.com     4 hrs ago   6 related          

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev plans to replace dozens of regional governors over the next few years in an attempt to increase his influence within officialdom, the Vedomosti newspaper reported on Thursday.                

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Russia's Abramovich seeks election in Arctic region

reuters.com     1 hr ago   7 related          

By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich has decided to run for election to the local council of a desolate Arctic region just weeks after resigning as governor. Abramovich, the 41-year-old...                

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An Investment Gets Trapped in Kremlin’s Vise

blueridgenow.com     2 hrs ago   2 related          

MOSCOW — William F. Browder was one of the most prominent foreign investors here, a corporate provocateur who brought the tactics of Wall Street shareholder activists to the free-for-all of post-Soviet capitalism. The phone...                

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Russia*s "New Order" of security relations incorporating the US, Russia and the European Union

informationliberation.com     1 hr ago          

Perhaps the most unsettling aspect of the current US Presidential campaign, aside from the studied avoidance of any serious proposals to address the worst economic depression since the 1930*s, is the fact that both major party...                

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Silencing of Voice of America (VOA) Broadcasts to Russia

bloggernews.net     10 hrs ago          

FreeMediaOnline.org has learned the Voice of America (VOA) management informed some of its staff and its few remaining broadcasting partners in Russia that U.S. Government-funded VOA’s Russian-language radio and television...                

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venezuelanalysis.com: President Chávez discusses cooperation accords with Russian President Dimitri Medvedev Tuesday. (Reuters) venezuelanalysis.com

Russia and Venezuela…

diariolasamericas.com     17 hrs ago   36 related          

The fact that Hugo Chávez incurs in extravagant behavior, perhaps unprecedented in Latin America’s political history, does not mean that the risks implied by his behavior should not be considered as a threat to inter-American...                

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President Bush and other Western leaders were surprised when Russia refused to sanction Zimbabwe...

russiaprofile.org     18 hrs ago   14 related          

By Brooke Leonard Brooke Leonard is a staff member at The Nixon Center On July 8 at the G8 summit in Toyako, Japan, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev declared his support for a statement calling for “financial and other...                

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Russia's strengthens clout with energy

russiaprofile.org     18 hrs ago   8 related          

Moscow's continued focus on energy issues indicates that decision makers there still see energy might as a key factor in the country's revival. As Russia's natural gas monopoly Gazprom intensifies its efforts to tap energy...                

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Missile Defense Plan Directed at Rogue Nations, Not Russia

newsblaze.com     17 hrs ago   3 related          

By Domenick R. DiPasquale The United States has reiterated that its planned missile defense system in Europe is not directed against Russia but rather against the growing threat from rogue nations such as Iran, according to a...                

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Andy Ostroy: McCain: "It's My Surge, Dammit! I Was Right. Why Won't Anyone Show Me Some Respect?"

huffingtonpost.com     14 hrs ago   116 related          

We all know the John McCain type. And it's the same petulant little John McCain today who's practically stomping his feet and throwing a tantrum because that other kid, Barack Obama, is getting all the attention these days. The...                

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