Oleg Deripaska

John McCain Still Pallin' Around With Lobbyists

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Geoffrey Dunn

There is an air of both tragedy and farce as the Arizona Republican primary for the United States Senate comes to a conclusion this Tuesday. Incumbent John McCain has been forced into the sludge against an unworthy opponent, J.D. Hayworth, in what is likely to be the final campaign of his political career. He may have once branded himself a political reformer, but with John McCain, the democratic process has always come with a price attached.

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Did the Russian Shadow Elite Bail Out the U.S. Auto Industry?

Dr. Donald N. Jensen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dr. Donald N. Jensen

How rewarding to people like Oleg Deripaska that after the indignities Russia suffered at the hands of the West in the 90s, they today see the flow of power and money in the opposite direction.

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Oleg Deripaska, Barred Russian Tycoon, Allowed Into U.S. By FBI, Meets Top Execs

wsj.com | EVAN PEREZ and GREGORY L. WHITE | Posted 05.25.2011

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One of Russia's most powerful tycoons -- barred entry to the U.S. for years due to U.S. government concerns about possible ties to organized crime -- ...

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General Motors: Cold War Part II

Diane Francis | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Vauxhall, Dmitri Medvedev, General Motors, Moscow, Angela Merkel, Oleg Deripaska, Cars, Britain, Putin, Detroit, Magna International, General Motors Bailout, Business News
Diane Francis

General Motors' prospects are improving and there is widespread sentiment that its European operations should not be sold now nor should they be allowed to be taken over in order to protect technology.

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Russian Oligarchs To Become Government Employees To Avoid Bankruptcy

Russia Magazine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Russia Magazine

Amid the financial crisis sweeping through Russia, the oligarchs, the country's financial elite, are faced with a dilemma they did not anticipate a mere year ago: how not to go broke?

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Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska Struggles To Save Metals Empire

Wall Street Journal | GREGORY L. WHITE and DANA CIMILLUCA | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW -- Just before midnight earlier this month, one of Russia's richest businessmen was rushing among the dark-paneled meeting rooms outside his of...

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Top Russian Oligarchs: Who Are These Rich Men? (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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We browsed through the Forbes list of billionaires to find the richest Russians and found a lot of metal magnates and the occasional unsavory characte...

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Rise Of The Minigarchs: For First Time, More Than 100 Russian Youngsters To Inherit $1B Each

Telegraph | Adrian Blomfield | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the first time in Russia's history, over 100 youngsters stand to inherit more than $1 billion from the country's burgeoning ranks of oligarchs. A...

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