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Putin's Not-So-New Cabinet

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 05.22.2012

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MOSCOW — Russian President Vladimir Putin named a new Cabinet on Monday that retained some of the outgoing government's key figures but added a ...

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Flailing NATO? Big Questions Surround Obama's Showcase Chicago Summit

William Bradley | Posted 05.20.2012

There's a lot of confusion about the ballyhooed NATO Summit in Chicago, intended as a big boost to Obama's geopolitical leadership, showcased in his hometown. Here are some big outstanding questions about NATO's future.

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Obama Cracks Jokes While Greeting High-Profile Guests

AP | JIM KUHNHENN | Posted 05.19.2012

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CAMP DAVID, Md. — Freedom of the press is a bit different at the G-8 summit. At Camp David, a highly secure compound in the woods ringed by lay...

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Putin-Medvedev Tandem Back On Track

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2012

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By Timothy Heritage and Gleb Bryanski MOSCOW, May 8 (Reuters) - Russia's lower house of parliament confirmed former president Dmitry M...

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Dmitry Medvedev Presidency, As Seen On Twitter

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 05.07.2012

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MOSCOW (AP) — It was the end of an era, the kind of moment when a Twitter buff might unleash a barrage of 140-character spurts of sentiment, humor o...

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Biden: Mitt Wants 'Collective Amnesia' On Foreign Policy

The Huffington Post | Elise Foley | Posted 04.26.2012

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Vice President Joe Biden plans to defend the president's foreign policy -- and go after Mitt Romney's -- in a speech Thursday at New York University. ...

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Hillary: Playing Roulette With the Russians

Ken Blackwell | Posted 04.23.2012

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In every way imaginable, this administration has telegraphed -- no, tweeted -- its weakness to the Russians. Based on our experience dealing with Russians -- at the top and the bottom levels -- they respect strength -- constancy and firmness. Let's see some of it.

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Tea Party-Backed Rep: Obama Will 'Trade Away' Secrets In Second Term

HuffingtonPost.com | Andrea Stone | Posted 04.19.2012

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WASHINGTON -- A freshman Republican congressman currently campaigning for his second term recently suggested that President Barack Obama will reveal s...

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Karl Rove-Linked Group Uses James Bond To Mock Obama's Hot Mic Moment

The Huffington Post | Mollie Reilly | Posted 03.30.2012

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A new James Bond-style advertisement from Karl Rove-linked super PAC American Crossroads takes aim at President Barack Obama's recent "hot mic" moment...

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Rips Obama's Russian Hot Mic Mishap

Posted 03.29.2012

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President Obama was the latest victim of a hot mic this week at a nuclear summit in South Korea, but it was the person he was talking to, Russian Pres...

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Obama's Doublespeak on Russian Missile Defense and Israel

Rabbi Shmuley Boteach | Posted 05.29.2012

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How disappointing to discover that our president is simply yet another politician. And how worrisome to ponder what his policies on Israel will be once he has greater 'flexibility.'

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Boehner Changes Tune On Obama's Hot Mic Comments

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.28.2012

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WASHINGTON — Now that President Barack Obama is back on U.S. soil, the criticism of his remark to the Russians about postelection flexibility on...

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Conspiring With Russia

Ken Blackwell | Posted 05.27.2012

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The Russians are not our friends. No one wants a new Cold War to break out. President Obama's willingness to conspire with Dmitry Medvedev at a secret meeting raises the most serious questions about his character and his policy.

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Boehner Defends Obama Against GOP Candidate's Criticism

The Huffington Post | Leigh Owens | Posted 03.27.2012

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House Speaker John Boehner defended President Barack Obama on Tuesday against recent comments made by Mitt Romney. Romney criticized Obama on Monda...

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Medvedev: Romney Comment Smacks Of Hollywood

Reuters | Posted 05.27.2012

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* Medvedev says Romney's remark evokes Cold War * Foreign Ministry dismisses it as campaign rhetoric * Lawmaker: US Repu...

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Sarah Palin: Obama Means To 'Weaken Us' If Reelected

The Huffington Post | Anna Staver | Posted 03.26.2012

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Sarah Palin attacked President Barack Obama for the president's open mic comments to outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Monday, saying he w...

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Obama's Microphone Gaffe

Reuters | Posted 05.26.2012

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SEOUL, March 26 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama was caught on camera on Monday assuring outgoing Russian President Dmitry Medvedev he will have "...

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Obama Urges North Korea To 'Pursue Peace'

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 05.25.2012

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SEOUL, South Korea — President Barack Obama said Tuesday the threat of nuclear weapons remains a potent challenge for the globe to confront, tel...

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Russia Warns Of 'Last Chance' For Syria

AP | ELIZABETH A. KENNEDY | Posted 05.25.2012

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BEIRUT — Syrian forces attacked flashpoint areas Sunday, carrying out raids and clashing with rebels as President Bashar Assad's allies in Russi...

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Putin And Friends Shake Off Election Stress

Posted 05.09.2012

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What better way to shake off elections stress than taking a little skiing trip. Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev hit the slopes on Thursday in a...

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Making Sense of Kaleidoscopic Presidential Politics

William Bradley | Posted 05.07.2012

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Presidential politics has gone kaleidoscopic. Between Mitt Romney's split decision on a not so Super Tuesday for him and the big geopolitically-driven crises President Barack Obama has to manage, it's easy to get lost in the weeds. Here's a view of the forest.

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What You May Not Have Heard About Putin's Election

Beth Knobel | Posted 05.07.2012

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People are angry, but some are already resigned to six more years of Putin. It reminds me of the old Russian saying: "We hoped things would be better, but they turned out like always."

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The Revolution That Wasn't

The European Magazine | Posted 05.01.2012

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Of course one has to be careful about taking their statements at face value, but a bit of research backs up their pessimism: There will be no Russian Spring. But why not?

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Protesters Brave Grueling Conditions

AP | ALEXANDER ZEMLIANICHENKO | Posted 04.12.2012

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MOSCOW — The faces of the Russian protesters who braved brutal cold to express their discontent were as varied as the vast country itself: youth...

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Nuclear Submarine Fire Put Out

AP | By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 12.30.2011

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MOSCOW -- Firefighters extinguished a massive fire aboard a docked Russian nuclear submarine Friday as some crew members remained inside, officials sa...

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