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Clinton Says US and Russia Agree Gaddafi’s Days Numbered

VOA News Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, capping a day of wide-ranging U.S.-Russian policy talks in Washington, said the two powers agree that Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi’s days in power are numbered. Clinton and her Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov signed … Continue reading

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Russia 2012: Putin and Medvedev to Square Off?

Over the past couple of months, maybe even over a year, things in Russia have certainly been interesting to try to follow. As in the United States, Russia will be facing presidential elections in 2012. But it seems that there … Continue reading

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Electing Putin in 2012

In Russia, there is no question who is leading things and that person is Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Having served as President from 2000 through 2008, he certainly knows a thing or two about how Russia operates. And, as elections … Continue reading

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Don’t Start on START Until Next Year

by Ken Blackwell Americans can tell when we are being lied to. We’re being lied to when Harry Reid tells us that the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) with Russia is a bit of unfinished business that the Senate must … Continue reading

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Risking a New Cold War

by Patrick Buchanan Before Republican senators vote down the strategic arms reduction treaty negotiated by the Obama administration, they should think long and hard about the consequences. In substance, New START has none of the historic significance of Richard Nixon’s … Continue reading

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The Image of the Power Play

While on vacation, both Obama and Putin enjoy a bike ride.

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