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  • February 2008

    • Dem Debate Oddly Like 'SNL' Parody

      New York Times  |  Feb 27, 08 11:28 AM CST

      Dem Debate Oddly Like 'SNL' Parody

      (Newser) - Hillary Clinton was so taken by last week's "Saturday Night Live" sketch that had moderators fawning over Barack Obama in a debate between the two candidates that she brought it up in the real debate last night. And the debate lived up to the SNL spoof, Alessandra Stanley writes in the New York Times : the anchors needled her constantly and seemed to go out of their way to show Obama at his unflappable best. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • Vladimir Putin  • Democratic nomination  • Saturday Night Live  • MSNBC  • Tim Russert  • Brian Williams  • debates  • political spin

    • Russia Steps Up Support for Serbia

      BBC  |  Feb 25, 08 4:46 AM CST

      Russia Steps Up Support for Serbia

      (Newser) - Unrest and uncertainty marked the one-week anniversary of Kosovo's independence as ethnic Serbs within Kosovo and around the world continued to protest, and Serbian ally Russia deployed top officials to Belgrade to meet with Serbian leaders, BBC reports. Serb protesters in northern Kosovo brandished posters of Vladimir Putin and a sign reading: "Russia Help!" More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Serbia  • Kosovo  • Kosovar independence  • Ethnic Serbs

    • Putin Defies Critics in Last Bow

      New York Times  |  Feb 14, 08 2:36 PM CST

      Putin Defies Critics in Last Bow

      (Newser) - Today may have been Vladimir Putin’s final press conference as Russia's president, but he made it clear he won’t be going far, the New York Times reports. Putin said he would remain a force in the Kremlin, as “there’s enough power to go 'round,” Bloomberg adds. He defied international criticism, refusing to withdraw recent threats to aim nuclear weapons at Eastern Europe. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • NATO  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Ukraine  • Poland  • missile defense system  • prime minister  • Czech Republic  • press conference

    • Serbia, Russia Blast Kosovo Independence

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 14, 08 1:09 PM CST

      Serbia, Russia Blast Kosovo Independence

      (Newser) - Serbian and Russian leaders today lambasted Kosovo's imminent declaration of independence from Serbia, the Guardian reports. Serbian Prime Minister Vojislav Kostunica declared the move illegal, and said his government won't cooperate with European efforts to keep Kosovo running. Russian President Vladimir Putin blasted as "immoral and illegal" Western nations' plans to recognize the province's independence. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Serbia  • Kosovo  • Security Council  • Kosovar independence  • Vojislav Kostunica

    • Lovefest Film Puts 'Putin' in Romantic Light

      CNN  |  Feb 14, 08 11:12 AM CST

      Lovefest Film Puts 'Putin' in Romantic Light

      (Newser) - A warm and fuzzy Russian movie about a politician's rise to the Kremlin, released today for Valentine's Day, bears more than a passing resemblance to Russian President Vladimir Putin, CNN reports. "It's a film about the life of a politician, about love, and the relationships every person has," gushed the producer of The Kiss Is Off the Record. More »

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      Russia  • film  • Vladimir Putin  • propaganda  • Russian elections  • Valentine's Day

    • Russia to Ukraine: Don't Join NATO, Or Else

      Washington Post  |  Feb 12, 08 9:53 PM CST

      Russia to Ukraine: Don't Join NATO, Or Else

      (Newser) - If Ukraine joins NATO and hosts the US missile-defense program, Russia may aim nuclear missiles at its neighbor, Vladimir Putin said today in a press conference with Ukranian president Viktor Yushchenko. Russia’s president claimed that “it is horrible to say and even horrible to think” that such measures might be necessary, reports the Washington Post . More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Ukraine  • missile defense system  • Viktor Yushchenko

    • Kremlin Closes Top Russian University

      Guardian (UK)  |  Feb 12, 08 10:20 AM CST

      Kremlin Closes Top Russian University

      (Newser) - A leading Russia university, attacked by Vladimir Putin as an agent of American and European intervention, has been shut down, the Guardian reports. A court ordered the European University at St. Petersburg to close on Friday, ostensibly because its aging buildings posed a fire hazard, but school officials say the move is retaliation by the Kremlin for the university's involvement in election monitoring. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • St. Petersburg

    • Putin: Russia Ready for 'New Arms Race'

      Reuters  |  Feb 8, 08 3:45 PM CST

      Putin: Russia Ready for 'New Arms Race'

      (Newser) - Russian president Vladimir Putin virtually renewed Cold War hostilities today, accusing the West of starting a new arms race and vowing to respond in kind, Reuters reports. “It is already clear that a new arms race is unfolding,” Putin said, citing recent NATO decisions to expand to Russia’s border and install missile-defense systems in central Europe. “We are forced to retaliate.” More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • arms race

    • Key Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Vote

      New York Times  |  Feb 7, 08 4:27 PM CST

      Key Watchdog Won't Monitor Russia Vote

      (Newser) - Europe's main election watchdog will boycott Russia's March 2 presidential vote due to excessive Kremlin restrictions, the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights announced today. The group had agreed to send just 70 monitors to oversee the campaign, the New York Times reports, but when Russia barred them from arriving earlier than two weeks before the election, negotiations broke down. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • election  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Kremlin  • election monitors

    • Putin Critic Committed to Mental Hospital

      Times (UK)  |  Feb 6, 08 4:20 AM CST

      Putin Critic Committed to Mental Hospital

      (Newser) - An opponent of Russian president Vladimir Putin has been imprisoned  in a mental hospital in a move reminiscent of the "punitive psychiatry" used to discredit dissidents in the old Soviet era. Roman Nikolaichik, a member of chess champ Garry Kasparov's anti-Putin coalition, Other Russia, was certified mentally unstable after being interrogated about his political activities, reports the Times of London. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Garry Kasparov

  • January 2008
  • December 2007

    • Russia Completes GPS Rival

      Reuters  |  Dec 27, 07 10:31 AM CST

      Russia Completes GPS Rival

      (Newser) - Russia launched three additional satellites for its GLONASS positioning system today, Reuters reports. The Russian positioning system is similar to the American GPS network, and currently consists of 18 satellites operated by the country's military. GLONASS already provides ground coverage for most of Russia itself, and is expected to expand to 24 satellites—and global coverage—by 2009. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • GPS  • satellites

    • Russian Liberal Stands Down

      Washington Post  |  Dec 27, 07 8:30 AM CST

      Russian Liberal Stands Down

      (Newser) - Another candidate has dropped out of the race for the Russian presidency, complaining of dirty tricks, the Washington Post reports. Boris Nemtsov, leader of a mainstream liberal party, said the uneven playing field was turning the contest into a farce. He accused the Kremlin of using "Goebbels-like propaganda, force and bureaucratic pressures" against rivals. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Kremlin  • Russian elections  • Garry Kasparov

    • Russia's Gas Giant Faces Big Squeeze

      Newsweek  |  Dec 24, 07 9:00 PM CST

      Russia's Gas Giant Faces Big Squeeze

      (Newser) - Russia faces a threat to its international trump card as Gazprom—its powerful natural gas company—struggles to meet massive worldwide demand, Newsweek reports. The company gets much of its oil dirt cheap from former Soviet republics in Central Asia, then resells it a handsome profit to Europe. Now those Central Asian nations are beginning to cut their own deals—and land important new customers such as China. More »

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      China  • Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • natural gas  • Gazprom  • Kazakhstan  • Central Asia

    • Is Putin Europe's Richest Man?

      Guardian (UK)  |  Dec 21, 07 9:17 AM CST

      Is Putin Europe's Richest Man?

      (Newser) - The Guardian looks at an unprecedented power struggle within the Kremlin as Vladimir Putin's last term as president winds down. The battle, between ex-KGB officers and liberal allies of Putin's successor, Dmitry Medvedev, revolves around control of the enormous assets of Russia's state-owned industries. As the face-off heats up, information is leaking out about Putin's personal stake: a fortune of "at least" $40 billion, which would make him Europe's richest man. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev

    • Bush: I Didn't Know About CIA Tapes

      Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 11:07 AM CST

      Bush: I Didn't Know About CIA Tapes

      (Newser) - President Bush said today he didn’t know about the destroyed CIA interrogation tapes until CIA chief Michael Hayden briefed him earlier this month, and he intends to reserve judgment while they’re investigated. "Let's wait and see what the facts are," he said. In his year-end press conference, Bush touched on everything from foreign policy to the economy. More »

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      Iraq  • George W. Bush  • Congress  • Vladimir Putin  • Michael Hayden  • CIA videotapes

    • Putin Time's Person of the Year

      Time  |  Dec 19, 07 8:27 AM CST

      Putin Time's Person of the Year

      (Newser) - Don't be fooled by the 5' 6" frame of the man George W. Bush termed "Pooty-Poot": Russian President Vladmir Putin is Time's Person of the Year for having "brought Russia back to the table of world power." The quiet man behind the steely stare snuck up to best 2007 heavyweights Al Gore and JK Rowling at perhaps their peak. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin

    • Kasparov Won't Run for Russian Prez

      Associated Press  |  Dec 13, 07 9:22 AM CST

      Kasparov Won't Run for Russian Prez

      (Newser) - Former chess champ and Russian opposition leader Garry Kasparov won't be running for president this March, but not for lack of trying: Other Russia, his political party, was unable to book a Moscow conference hall due to government pressure on landlords, said his spokeswoman. Today is the last day Russian law permits parties to hold nominating meetings. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • Russian elections  • Garry Kasparov  • chess  • Other Russia

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