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Diminishing Returns for Obama's Summiteering?

William Bradley | Posted 08.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Italy, G-8, Africa, Ghana, Barack Obama, Accra, Moscow, Sarah Palin, Copenhagen, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Un, G-20, Dmitri Medvedev, Msnbc, Media Culture, Michael Jackson, Cnn, Fox News, Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, Nato, Eastern Europe, Poland, Czech Republic, Media News

American media, especially cable TV news, is moving more into infotainment mode, stuck on a few areas. Geopolitics has never been its strong suit, and political coverage is mostly focused on food fights.

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Obama Does Moscow, and Vice Versa

William Bradley | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

Read More: Bishkek, Russia, Islamic Jihadist, Boris Yeltsin, Ussr, Kremlin, Iraq, Georgia, Vladimir Putin, Soviet Union, Dacha, Ukraine, Kgb, Iran, Chechnya, Nato, Barack Obama, Kyrgyzstan, George W. Bush, Poland, Gazprom, Manas, Moscow, Afghanistan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, Grozny, John McCain, Dmitri Medvedev, Czech Republic, Fsb, Dick Cheney, World News

Unlike most of the rest of Europe, Russia is hardly in the grips of Obamamania. He's certainly more popular than George W. Bush or John McCain, but that's damning with faint praise.

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An Obama Doctrine Emerges in Moscow

Joe Cirincione | Posted 08.08.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Moscow, Foreign Policy, Nuclear Weapons, Bush Doctrine, Obama Doctrine, Barack Obama, World News

In Prague, in Cairo, and now in Moscow, we are witnessing the emergence of an Obama Doctrine. A world view guided by universal compliance with democratic norms and the rule of law; policies driven by the convergence of shared interests and responsibilities; and a statecraft that does not shirk from the application of military force when necessary but promotes America's interests with respect for other nations and the strength of joint enterprise.

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Robin Givhan: How Michelle Broke Her Silence In Moscow

Washington Post | Robin Givhan | Posted 08.08.2009 | Style

Read More: Michelle Obama Moscow, Michelle Obama, Obamas in Russia, Michelle Silence, Moscow, Russia, Eleanor Roosevelt @Y:Politics, Michelle Obama Russia, Style News

First lady Michelle Obama began her only day of solo appearances in the Russian capital promising little more than a pantomime of handshakes and waves...

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In Russia, Obama Star Power Fails To Excite

The New York Times | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Malia Obama, Nuclear Weapons, Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Obama, Moscow, Obama Family, Putin, Sasha Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Politics News

Let other capitals go all weak-kneed when President Obama visits. Moscow has greeted Mr. Obama, who on Tuesday night concluded a two-day Russian-Ameri...

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Reading The Pictures: Obama-Putin Not in Love!

Michael Shaw | Posted 08.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: George Herbert, 10 Downing Street, Obama Putin, Moscow, Russia, Slovenia, Pickup, Obama, Blair, Dacha, Crawford, Brdo Castle, ALEXEY DRUZHININ, Fantasy, Putin, Bush, Politics News

This week, we had the opportunity to contrast Bush and Obama in terms of a first encounter with Putin.

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Obama Forgets Where He Met Michelle In Moscow Speech (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | Style

Read More: Marriage, Michelle Obama, Romance, How the Obamas Met, Moscow, Love, Barack Obama, Style News

Barack Obama has proven himself to in many ways be the ideal husband, but today in Moscow he showed that he was not immune to the occasional slip-up, ...

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The Daily Szep: Pres. Medvedev Negotiating with Pres. Obama

Paul Szep | Posted 08.07.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Vladimir Putin, Moscow, Cartoon, Barack Obama, Dmitry Medvedev, Comedy News

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Tokyo: 'Most Expensive Expat City'

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 08.07.2009 | World

Read More: Japan, Tokyo, Osaka, Moscow, Russia, Europe, Most Expensive Cities, Expats, Poll, Mercer, Most Expensive Expat Cities, Most Expensive Expat City, Mercer Tokyo, Mercer Expensive Expat Cities, Most Expensive Expat Cities Mercer, Tokyo 'Most Expensive Expat City', Most Expensive Expat Cities Mercer 2009, World News

According to the data/surveying firm Mercer, Tokyo and Osaka, Japan surpassed Moscow in 2009 as the most expensive city in the world for expats, due t...

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Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Michael Jackson, We Are the World, Al Sharpton, Baptize, Dr. 90210, Off the Wall, Mourners, African-Americans, Janet Jackson, Usher, Race, Bleach, Britain, President, Prescriptions, Joe Jackson, England, 125th Street, Tanning Salon, Thriller, Army, B.E. T, Collagen, Transformer, American Idol, Pharmaceuticals, Hallelujah, Bad, Heaven, The Wiz, California, Hate, Guilt, Tunisia, Broadway, Surrealism, Suntan, Los Angeles, The Staples Center, Barack Obama, Sunbathing, Elvis Presley, Las Vegas, Anti-Depressants, Gender, Skin, Dancing, Pharmaceutical Companies, 50, Art, John Lennon, Bible, Motown 25, The Beatles, Genetics, Singing, Paul Mc Cartney, Justin Timberlake, Jackson 5, Rain, Apollo Theater, LaToya Jackson, Australia, Cartoons, Britney Spears, Prescription Drugs, Reality Shows, Jamie Foxx, Black Fedora, Spike Lee, Drugs, King of Pop, Musicals, Jacksons, Tummy Tuck, Child Molestation, Fans, Russia, Americans, Cosmetic Surgery, Performers, Gary, Encino, Mtv, Quincy Jones, Amateur Night, Mardi Gras, Tabloids, Associated Press, Suicide, Trials, Music Videos, Billie Jean, Moonwalk, Hollywood, Tanning Booth, Nose Job, Berry Gordy, Dermatologist, Plastic Surgery, Diana Ross, Impersonators, Beat It, Moscow, Jordan Chandler, Chris Brown, Suntan Lotion, Katherine Jackson, Memorial, Botox, Indiana, Mowtown, Rx, New York, Paris Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley, Deborah Rowe, Aeg Live, Martin Bashir, Brooke Sheilds, Lauri Lyons, White-Glove, Judith Hill, Marlon Jackson, Manhattan, Cnn, Jermaine Jackson, Youtube, New Orleans, New York News

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

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Georgia: One Of Trickiest Issues On Obama's Agenda In Russia

GlobalPost | Shaun Walker | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

Read More: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, President Obama, Moscow, Georgia, Russia, Obama, Cold War, Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili; Kremlin, World News

MOSCOW -- At Ergneti, Georgia the Georgian and South Ossetian flags fly at checkpoints just a few meters apart. A drunken soldier spraying a few bul...

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For Obama Visit, Russian TV Mute Anti-American Rants

nytimes.com | ELLEN BARRY | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Mikhail Leontyev, Mikhail v. Leontyev, Leontyev, Russia Press, Obama Medvedev, Russian Media Obama, Moscow, Obama Russia, Obama Russia Trip, Russian Tv Obama, World News

MOSCOW When Barack Obama and Dmitri A. Medvedev meet behind closed doors here on Monday, among those on tenterhooks will be the television commentator...

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Obama, Medvedev Meet In Russia

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 08.06.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Moscow, Obama Russia, Obama Moscow, Russia Obama, Obama Medvedev, Medvedev, Obama Medvedev Meeting, Michelle Obama, Obama in Russia, Obama - Medvedev, Obama, Watch Obama in Russia, Obama Medvev July 6, Press Conference Obama Medvedev, Moscow-Russia, Islamic Republic of Iran, North Korea, Obamas in Russia, Medvedev Obama, Obama and Medvedev Meeting, Obama Medvedev All Seeing Eye, Medvedev and Obama, Obama Meets Medvedev, World News

MOSCOW — Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev confidently committed to a year-end deal to slash nuclear stockpiles by about a third on Mo...

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Obama Meeting With Medvedev Monday, To Discuss Arms Control

AP | STEVEN R. HURST | Posted 08.05.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Arms Control Treaty, Arms Control, Moscow, Dmitry Medvedev, Barack Obama, Moscow-Russia, Georgia, Afghanistan, World News

MOSCOW — Presidents Barack Obama and Dmitry Medvedev end a seven-year hiatus in U.S.-Russian summitry on Monday, with each declaring his determi...

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Obama's Consequential First 4th: NoKo, AfPak, Iraq, Russia, Palin (Palin?!)

William Bradley | Posted 08.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Russia, Barack Obama, Afghanistan, Missile Defense, Pakistan, North Korea, Sarah Palin, Joe Biden, Moscow, Iraq, Navy, John McCain, Dmitri Medvedev, Marines, Vladimir Putin, Nuclear Test, Missile, Japan, South Korea, Korean War, Camp David, Islamic Republic of Iran, Politics News

North Korea was to have been the drama of the day. But it turned into a major fizzle.

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Eurovision Song Contest: Europe Braces For Massive Annual Pop Festival

AP | PETER LEONARD | Posted 06.15.2009 | World

Read More: Eurovision, Pop Music Contest, Europe, Moscow, Europe Music, World News

MOSCOW — Amid a frenzied light show, pyrotechnics and questionable wardrobe decisions, performers from across Europe will seek melodic supremacy...

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Russian Gay Rights March Could See Violence

BBC | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Russian Gays, Russia Gay Rights, Eurovision Song Contest, Gay Rights, Russia Gay, Eurovision 2009, Foreign Affairs, Russia Gay Parade, Moscow, Russia Eurovision, Advocacy, Moscow Eurovision, World News

Gay rights activists have warned there could be violence on the streets of the Russian capital Moscow on Saturday as the city stages the Eurovision So...

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The First 100 Days: A Whole That Is Greater Than Its Parts

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Venezuela, Gaza, Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, George W. Bush, President Obama, Iran, Democratic Party, Finance, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Afpak, Israel, Tea Party, Republican Party, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Bill Clinton, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Hillary Clinton 2008, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Joe Biden, Democrats, Russia Georgia War, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Wall Street, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Jimmy Carter, Banks, Banking Crisis, Moscow, Europe, Iraq, China, Republicans, Politics News

When Obama became president, the country was reeling economically, directionless in foreign policy, losing credibility abroad and suffering a crisis of confidence at home. He has begun to turn all of this around.

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Moscow Police Chief Kills Three In Gun Rampage (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.28.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Crime, Moscow Police Chief, Moscow, Moscow Russia, Gun Rampage, Murder Rampage, Gun Rampage Russia, Video, Mexican Police Officer Gun Rampage, Moscow Chief of Police, Moscow Supermarket Shooting, Policeman Moscow Supermarket Video, Denis Yevsyukov Video, Super Market Shooting Russia, World News

Moscow Police Chief Major Denis Yevsyukov allegedly went on a violent rampage today killing three people in a supermarket, reports Times Online. The ...

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Gearing Up For Eurovision 2009 (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 05.22.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Video, Eurovision Song Contest, Eurovision 2009, Eurovision, Moscow, Europe, Moscow Russia, Russia Eurovision, Moscow Eurovision, Serbia, Belgrade-Serbia, Moscow-Russia, Bosnia, World News

The Eurovision Song Contest has been the premier international song festival for the past 53 years featuring such well-known artists such as ABBA, Jul...

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Battle Stations: Among the Russians

Scott Diel | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

Read More: Chekhov, Russia, Sheremetyevo, Estonia, Turgenev, Moscow, Travel, Pushkin, Red Square, Moscow-Russia, World News

Russian lines take on distinct forms that are not, in fact, lines. They are more elliptical in shape with cells within the larger unit each playing out its own small drama.

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What Hemingway Said

Scott Diel | Posted 05.06.2009 | World

Read More: Cia, Moscow, Hemingway, Toomas Hendrik Ilves, Tourist Slogans, Conrad, Estonia, Ashcroft, Yevtushenko, Joyce, Faulkner, World News

Estonians can put ten million euros behind saying "Welcome" if they want. But I favor crafting a story worthy of Hemingway. The West will swallow it whole.

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Lev Ponomarev, Russian Human Rights Activist, Attacked

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.02.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Lev Ponomarev, Human Rights, For Human Rights, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Vladimir Putin, Moscow, Russia Human Rights, Dmitry Medvedev, World News

Lev Ponomarev, the leader of the Moscow-based group "For Human Rights," was attacked and brutally beaten Tuesday in what the human rights activist is ...

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Moscow: Mars Mission Simulation Begun

AP | VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Mars Mission, Mars Mission Simulation, Moscow, European Space Agency, World News

MOSCOW — An international team of researchers entered a claustrophobic metal module in northern Moscow Tuesday to spend three months in windowle...

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Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup

Christopher Herbert and Victoria Kataoka Rebuffet | Posted 04.20.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Al-Qaeda, Recinciliation Talks, Sarkozy, Moussavi, Choudhry, France, Netanyahu, Iran, Sadc, Hamas, Zardari, Choudry, S-300, Detains, Pyongyang, Cheney, Nato, Madagascar, Aids, South Korea, Israel, Water Forum, Gilad Shalit, Ravalomanana, Yemen, Bush, Pakistan, North Korea, Shanghai Cooperation Organization, Rearmament, Us, Khatami, Pope Benedict, Gilani, Rice, Medvedev, Rajoelina, Moscow, Condoms, Foreign Affairs Roundup, Weekly Foreign Affairs Roundup, World News

The Week's Top Stories in Foreign Affairs: Quagmire of the year: Hamas-Israel There is an endless amount of news this week dealing with Israelis and P...

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