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reason.com - 4/1/2009
From Russia with Love
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Another ally-turned-enemy of the Kremlin is offed, this time in Dubai. The New York Times has details : A former general in Chechnya and foe of the republic's Kremlin-backed president was shot over the weekend in the Persian Gulf emirate of Dubai, and the police there said Monday that he had ...
Drunken Nation: Russia’s Depopulation Bomb
worldaffairsjournal.org - 4/3/2009
Drunken Nation: Russia’s Depopulation Bomb
— worldaffairsjournal.org — Drink of choice A specter is haunting Russia today. It is not the specter of Communism—that ghost... has been chained in the attic of the past—but rather of depopulation—a relentless, unremitting, and perhaps unstoppable depopulation. The mass deaths ... (more) Drunken Nation: Russia’s Depopulation Bomb

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Russia backs return to Gold Standard to solve financial crisis
telegraph.co.uk - 3/30/2009
Russia backs return to Gold Standard to solve financial crisis
— telegraph.co.uk — Russia has become the first major country to call for a partial restoration of the Gold Standard... to uphold discipline in the world financial system. (more) Russia backs return to Gold Standard to solve financial ...

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Obama and Medvedev to Announce Broad U.S.-Russia Agreement
washingtonpost.com - 4/1/2009
Obama and Medvedev to Announce Broad U.S.-Russia Agreement
— washingtonpost.com — Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from... the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. ... (more) Obama and Medvedev to Announce Broad U.S.-Russia Agreement

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