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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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The Russian Muses Are Heard (and Seen)

Shai Baitel | Posted 05.03.2012

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Arts and culture are a link, sometimes even a lifeline, between countries, as they remind us of our humanity and instill respect of other cultures. And, all things considered, they do. Russian audiences experience American orchestras and Americans experience Russian ballet. But not all is well, however, at least temporarily.

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Both Sides: Is Scalia a Pol in Robes? What If Races Reversed in Shooting?

HuffPost Radio | Posted 04.02.2012

Matalin and Kuby clash over health and race. If five Republican justices again rule along party lines, who are the judicial activists? What about Fox's complaint about a rush-to-judgment in Trayvon -- i.e., the Sherrod-Wright cable network? Then: Gaffe-Gate!

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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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Russia Completes Ballistic Missiles Test

AP | Posted 02.26.2012

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MOSCOW — A ballistic missile that is to be a cornerstone of Russia's nuclear arsenal has completed its rocky test program and will be commission...

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On Vaclav Havel, Kim Jong Il and Regular Russian Citizens

Tereza Nemessanyi | Posted 02.21.2012

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Most people who know me know my parents defected from Czechoslovakia, and that its Velvet Revolution changed my life. I went from being "from nowhere" to "from somewhere."

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Medvedev's Twitter Obscenity

Reuters | Posted 02.06.2012

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(Note strong language in paragraph 4) MOSCOW, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev caused shock and jeers on Wednesday ...

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Medvedev Flexes Muscles Over U.S. Missile Defense Plans

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 01.29.2012

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MOSCOW — President Dmitry Medvedev officially commissioned a new military early warning radar Tuesday, saying it shows Russia's readiness to res...

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Medvedev To Reduce Unpopular Military Draft

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 01.25.2012

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MOSCOW — The Russian military will rely increasingly on volunteer soldiers and sharply reduce the number of draftees, President Dmitry Medvedev ...

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WATCH: Russian President Shows Off His Dance Moves

Posted 11.25.2011

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Look at those moves! During a visit to a school in the Karelia region Thursday, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (albeit reluctantly) showed off one ...

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Medvedev: Russian Missiles May Target U.S. Missile Defense Sites

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 01.23.2012

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MOSCOW — Russia threatened on Wednesday to deploy missiles to target the U.S. missile shield in Europe if Washington fails to assuage Moscow's c...

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Russian Finance Minister Resigns After Confrontation With Medvedev

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 11.26.2011

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MOSCOW — Russia's influential finance minister was forced out Monday following a televised confrontation with President Dmitry Medvedev, who had...

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Putin-Medvedev

Jeff Danziger | Posted 11.25.2011

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Top Russia Official Takes Swipe At President

AP | By LYNN BERRY | Posted 11.25.2011

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MOSCOW -- Russia's finance minister has said he will step down rather than serve under Dmitry Medvedev if the president becomes prime minister next ye...

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Russian Tycoon Abandons 'Puppet Kremlin Party'

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 11.15.2011

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MOSCOW — One of Russia's richest tycoons abandoned his efforts Thursday to build up a political party and enter parliament, saying he was unwill...

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In Russian Leadership Battle, Medvedev Hints He Lacks Fire

The New York Times | Ellen Barry | Posted 11.12.2011

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YAROSLAVL, Russia — When President Dmitri A. Medvedev of Russia took the lectern here at his annual political forum last week, the circles under his...

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UN Fiddles While Syria Burns

Michael Hughes | Posted 08.21.2011

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The core problem isn't whether or not the global powers have reacted quickly enough to oust a given tyrant. The focus should be on how we got here.

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Medvedev Sees 'Fires For Decades' In Arab World

AP | DAVID NOWAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Tuesday predicted decades of instability in the Arab world if protesters whom he called fanatics c...

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WikiLeaks: Russia Is Virtual Mafia State

AP | JIM HEINTZ | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — The leaked U.S. diplomatic cables that portray Russia as a virtual mafia state are "total nonsense" of doubtful authenticity, the spoke...

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The Governator Asks Russian President To Go Skiing

AP | LYNN BERRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — The Russian president and the Terminator are tweeting – and may soon go skiing together. The unlikely friendship was formed last...

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PHOTOS: Who Was The Best-Dressed Leading Man Of 2010?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Don't worry, dear Style readers -- we haven't forgotten about the men! 2010 was year full of suits, ties...scarves, pinstripes, gray denim, aviators a...

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Russian President: New 'Arms Race' If Missile Defense Agreement Fails

Posted 05.25.2011

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev warned that a new arms race would result if the West and Russia were unable to reach an agreement on a missile defen...

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WikiLeaks: Why They Help American Diplomacy

John Brown | Posted 05.25.2011

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The WikiLeaks episode is not a disaster for America from a public diplomacy or "behind closed-doors" diplomacy perspective -- so long as diplomats are not silenced by a State Department overly concerned about future leaks.

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Moscow Mayor

Jeff Danziger | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Medvedev's Project Of Modernization

Adrian Pabst | Posted 05.25.2011

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In short, Medvedev's ambition is to overcome the Soviet legacy of individual atomism and statist collectivism - when totalitarian state structures undermined social bonds of reciprocal trust and mutual cooperation. Without more human and social capital, Russia can neither modernize nor democratize.

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