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Russia's In A Hurry - Here's Why
A Journey Into The Mind Of Vladimir Putin.... On Tuesday night, as we all discussed the consequences of what had just happened, your humble correspondent staked out what seemed to be a minority position - that is, that the next 2 - 4 years will be dominated not by things domestic, but by ...
The world has never seen such freezing heat
telegraph.co.uk — A surreal scientific blunder last week raised a huge question mark about the temperature records that underpin the worldwide alarm over global warming. On Monday, Nasa's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS), which is run by Al Gore's chief ... (more) The world has never seen such freezing heat
Russia to deploy short-range missiles near Poland - Yahoo! News
Russia to deploy short-range missiles near Poland - Yahoo! News
news.yahoo.com — MOSCOW Russia will deploy short-range missiles near Poland to counter U.S. military plans in Eastern Europe , President Dmitry Medvedev warned Wednesday, setting a combative tone that clashed with global goodwill over Barack Obama 's election. In his ... (more) Russia to deploy short-range missiles near Poland - ...
Medvedev: Russia to Deploy Missiles in Baltic Sea Territory
Medvedev: Russia to Deploy Missiles in Baltic Sea Territory
foxnews.com — President Dmitry Medvedev says Russia will deploy missiles in its Baltic Sea territory in response to U.S. missile defense plans. (more) Medvedev: Russia to Deploy Missiles in Baltic Sea Territory
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News — ... the left, The Vine's Bradford Plumer says Gore was simply trying to broaden the discussion of what's possible for clean energy in America. FROM THE BLOGS: [image] The Climate Change Reformation - Abe Greenwald, contentions [image] Quid Pro Quo - Matthew Yglesas [image] Update on the Minn. Senate Race - A. Carpenter, Townhall.com [image] Bailout Watch: Bush's Subtle Scheme - David Sirota, Open Left [image] Russia's in a Hurry - Skanderberg, RedState [image] Big Government & Taxes - ...

Everything old is new again
Daily Pundit — An interesting take on our future administrations next challenge and from where. A few days ago, one of my Estonian friends noted that the Russians have a habit of asking that others “forgive and forget,” but that they never do that themselves. Since I’m on the ground regularly over in that part of the world - as recently as last month - I’d have to peg that as a very useful observation. “forgive and forget,” It seems to me that I have heard that phrase just recently, it just seems that I can’t ...

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