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Mikhail Gorbachev Considers Comeback, Gives Speech Knocking Kremlin

AP | MANSUR MIROVALEV | Posted 05.25.2011

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MOSCOW — Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev criticized Kremlin policies Friday and toyed with the ambitious idea of attempting a political c...

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Energy is Still a Piece of the Economic Puzzle

T. Boone Pickens | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Foreign Oil, Natural Gas, Economy, Energy, Russia, Energy Independence, Dependence on Foreign Oil, Georgia, Russian Oil, Ukraine, Green News
T. Boone Pickens

The rest of the world is wondering why no one in Washington appears to be the least bit concerned about the astonishing risks we continue to run by doing nothing about our dependence on foreign oil.

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The Russia-Ukraine Gas Dispute: Not Over Yet

Sam Black | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Economics, Commodity Prices, Ukraine Gas, Europe, Russian Gas, Russia Ukraine Gas Talks, Ukraine, Gas, Oil, Russia Leaving Europe Cold, Natural Gas, Russian Oil, World News
Sam Black

The news today out of Russia was that a solution to the gas problem has been reached, though seemingly this is just a superficial fix.

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Stock Market Misunderestimating Russia Threat

Henry Blodget | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: George Bush, Russia Georgia War Coverage, Russia Sanctions, Russia-Georgia War, Bush Georgia, Russian Oil, Business News
Henry Blodget

Russia produces 12.5% of the world's oil and 23% of its natural gas. If Bush and NATO retaliate with economic sanctions, Russia's exports could be taken off the world market.

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The West's Dependence On Russia's Vast Energy Supplies Worries US

AP | DESMOND BUTLER | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — The Cold War competition between the United States and Russia _ played out in Europe with the threat of mutual nuclear destruction ...

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Putin's Global Ambitions Hinge On Oil From Former Siberian Gulag

Portfolio | James Verini | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Russia, Vladmir Putin, Russian Oil, Soviet Union, Sakhalin Island, Putin, Business News

Even in August, a visitor to Sakhalin Island, off the eastern shores of Russia, can detect a chill in the air. The pine and birch forests are still a ...

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