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The reports of our 'disintegration' have been greatly exaggerated
THE REPORTS OF OUR 'DISINTEGRATION' HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED.... The Wall Street Journal has an interesting front-page item this morning, not the popularity in Russia of a scholar predicting the collapse of the United States. For a decade, Russian academic...
RIA Novosti - Russia - Russia to set world record with 39 space launches in 2009
RIA Novosti - Russia - Russia to set world record with 39 space launches in 2009
en.rian.ru — MOSCOW, December 29 (RIA Novosti) - Russia is planning to set a world record by conducting a... total of 39 space launches in 2009 despite the current global financial crisis, the head of the Russian Space Agency said on Monday. "We have scheduled a ... (more) RIA Novosti - Russia - Russia to set world record with ...
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MoJo Blog Posts: mojo — ... Over at the Washington Monthly, Steve Benen takes note of an increasingly popular scholar in Russia named Igor Panarin who has been predicting the demise of the United States for years. Apparently the Kremlin is a huge fan and is putting him on state television as regularly as possible. Here are ...

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