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Global News Blog Russia's Medvedev plays 'good cop' on Pussy Riot
Russia's Dmitri Medvedev called for the release of three Pussy Riot members sentenced to two years in prison. Is he trying to distance himself from the decreasingly popular president?
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Was Putin in charge during Georgia war? Medvedev begs to differ.
On fourth anniversary of the Georgia war, Russia's President Putin said he was in close contact with then-President Medvedev. He also created a stir by saying Russia had a 'war plan' before the conflict.
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Bus full of Israeli youth explodes in Bulgaria, killing at least three
Witnesses told Israeli media that the huge blast occurred soon after someone boarded the vehicle.
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Putin to Israel: Beware 'not that smart' wars, like ones in Iraq, Afghanistan
'To do something without knowing the final consequence isn't that smart,' Russian President Vladimir Putin said this week, citing US-led wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was in Israel, warning leaders there of risks of a military strike against Iran.
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The Monitor's View At Chicago summit, NATO must take stock of its big shoulders
The NATO summit in Chicago can overcome the alliance's current woes about Afghanistan and defense cuts by remembering how unique NATO is in history as a club of democracies with shared principles and interests.
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Pakistan's price: US to pay $365 million more a year to reopen supply lines
A US-Pakistan deal to reopen a key NATO supply route through Pakistan, closed for nearly six months, would raise the cost of the war effort in Afghanistan by about $365 million annually.
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Cover Story Putin inauguration: World view of a Russian feeling dissed
As the second presidential inauguration of Vladimir Putin approaches, a former correspondent who once worked for him looks at the world view of the Russian iron man. His theory: The president is feeling dissed by the West and believes it conspires to "destroy" Russia.
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The New Economy Nutella settles lawsuit. You can get $20.
Nutella settles lawsuit over false advertising claims. Because the maker of Nutella settles lawsuit, it agrees to set up a $3 million settlement fund to repay customers up to $4 a jar.
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Ship's anchor cuts Internet access to six East African countries
The outage – caused when the anchor cut a cable – comes as Kenya has assumed a leading regional role in technology, largely due to fast, reliable broadband connections, and could affect growing foreign investment.
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Eisenhower in War and Peace
Jean Edward's Smith's new biography obliterates earlier arguments that Eisenhower’s was a dull, torpid presidency.
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Fearing West, Putin pledges biggest military buildup since cold war
Vladimir Putin, less than two weeks away from presidential polls, pledged $772 billion on arms over the next decade.
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The Monitor's View Which Iran is Obama dealing with?
Events in recent days reveal two views of Iranian leaders: as either pragmatic to the pressure of sanctions or irrationally bent on terror and Israel's demise. So far, Obama is playing to Iranian rationality, reflected by the Iranian people.
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Terrorism & Security Thai officials say Tuesday's Bangkok blasts were meant for Israeli diplomats
The Iranian suspects in the Bangkok blasts were planning to attack Israeli diplomats, a senior Thai intelligence official said. Earlier blasts in India and Georgia also targeted Israelis this week.
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Nadal, Federer, Wozniacki all advance at Australian Open
Roger Federer didn't have to play to advance, while Rafael Nadal and women's No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki had short matches to move on.
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Why Russia is planning Iran war games
Russia has reportedly ordered the military to plan war games to deal with potential spillover from a US-Iran conflict.
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Opinion Christmas gift to America 20 years ago – a Russia to be thankful for
When the Soviet Union collapsed 20 years ago on Christmas, doomsayers had a field day. But seen strictly from the perspective of what matters most to Americans, the good news is that the nightmares that experts realistically expected about Russia have not happened.
12/25/2011 09:00 am -
Vaclav Havel: remembering the Czech president, playwright, and peacenik
Vaclav Havel went from being a playwright to a symbol of the new Czech state and democracy in Eastern Europe. Along the way he became Czech's first democratically elected president, nominee and winner of prestigious peace prizes, and one of the world's preeminent anti-communist revolutionaries.
12/18/2011 12:46 pm -
Putin, in four-hour telethon, sticks to his guns on election (video)
Vladimir Putin projected his usual magisterial image in the appearance, ruling out any recount of the recent election and warning that foreign powers are behind the protesters seeking reform.
12/15/2011 09:37 am -
Ahead of Russian elections, quashed Ossetia vote embarrasses Moscow
The crushing of an apparently legitimate election victory in South Ossetia, a key client state of Moscow, could bring a fresh wave of unwanted attention to Russia's own problematic democracy.
12/01/2011 11:16 am -
Pakistan cuts supply lines, but US has options
The US military had begun shifting its Afghanistan logistics network away from Pakistan and toward Central Asia even before the latest tensions between Washington and Islamabad.
11/29/2011 12:30 pm -
Could NATO's Libya mission be its last hurrah?
With the austerity gripping Europe and a new generation of leaders not shaped by cold-war politics, NATO's future is increasingly in question.
08/24/2011 12:36 pm -
Russia, Georgia remain in distrustful deadlock on anniversary of 2008 war
The US Senate this week called on Russia to stop its 'occupation' of two breakaway enclaves that were once part of Georgia. But both sides appear to be hardening their positions.
08/05/2011 04:04 pm -
Medvedev takes on Russia's outdated military-industrial complex
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Tuesday that the Defense Ministry should open its contracts to bidding by foreign firms if Russian products didn't fit the bill.
07/13/2011 02:00 pm -
New US-Russia arms race? Battle lines grow over missile defense.
Defense Secretary Gates and his Russian counterpart will sit down for high-level talks Thursday. US plans for antimissile deployments are spurring threats that Russia might withdraw from the New START nuclear treaty.
06/08/2011 02:26 pm -
Opinion Obama's crucial moment in Poland
At the dinner he co-hosts in Poland, President Obama has an opportunity to not merely rebuild relations with nations that have felt estranged in recent years; he should declare America’s enduring support for completion of a Europe that is truly whole, free, and at peace.
05/26/2011 11:20 am
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