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Published: 02/21/11

Gorbachev Has Harsh Words for Putin and Medvedev

By  not in system - AOL News
Gorbachev Has Harsh Words for Putin and Medvedev

MOSCOW -- Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev on Monday described Russia as an imitation of democracy and accused its current rulers of conceit and contempt for voters, in his harshest criticism of the government yet. Gorbachev criticized Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and his protege, President Dmitry Medvedev, for saying that they will decide between them who should run for president in Russia's March 2012 presidential vote. AP / Getty Images Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev, left, accused Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, right, and his protege of ...

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Published: 01/4/11

Counting Dead Blackbirds: Conspiracy Theories Abound in Arkansas

By  Suzi Parker - Politics Daily
Counting Dead Blackbirds: Conspiracy Theories Abound in Arkansas

The mystery: Dead blackbirds, dead fish. The setting: Rural Arkansas on New Year's Eve. The story: In a town named Beebe, thousands of red-winged blackbirds begin to drop dead out of the sky onto New Year's revelers. Coincidentally, the surname of the Arkansas governor is Beebe. Meanwhile, 125 miles away, 100,000 drum fish are found belly-up in the Arkansas River. Two days later, in Louisiana, 500 more red-winged blackbirds are discovered dead on a highway, and Kentucky reports bird deaths. Religious leaders begin preaching about the end times. Officials say loud fireworks or weather are ...

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Published: 12/16/10

Putin 'Mistress' Graces Cover of Russian Vogue

By  Lauren Frayer - AOL News
Putin 'Mistress' Graces Cover of Russian Vogue

(Dec. 16) -- Gossip whispered among Russia's political elites this week isn't about Moscow's troubling ethnic riots or even a jailed tycoon the prime minister called a "thief." Instead, rumors are swirling over who's on the cover of next month's Vogue. The answer might embarrass Vladimir Putin. The January 2011 issue of Russian Vogue is splashed with a risque front-cover photo of Alina Kabayeva, a former Olympic gold medal gymnast -- and Putin's alleged mistress. She's shown wearing a $33,000 gold Balmain dress and looks as if she could give sultry Russian spy Anna Chapman a run for her ...

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Published: 08/26/10

Vladimir Putin's Latest Macho Romp: Shooting a Whale

By  Carl Franzen - AOL News
Vladimir Putin's Latest Macho Romp: Shooting a Whale

(Aug. 26) -- The gray whale is a magnificent but perilous creature that roams the icy waters of the northeastern Pacific. Vladimir Putin, 57, is the tough-guy prime minister of Russia. On Wednesday, the two met for the first time in the wild when Putin traveled to the whale territory along with a scientific expedition and shot one with a crossbow. Don't worry, animal lovers -- the shot wasn't to kill or hurt the whale: Putin was helping researchers collect skin samples and tag the local whale population of Kronotsky Biosphere Reserve, which the International Union for Conservation of Nature ...

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Published: 06/17/10

Anti-Putin Books Seized in Russia

By  Paul Wachter - Politics Daily
Anti-Putin Books Seized in Russia

One hundred thousand copies of the book, "Putin. The Results. 10 Years On," written by opposition leaders, were seized by Russian police this week ahead of the St. Petersburg Economic Forum, where they were to be distributed. Vladimir Putin, now prime minister after two terms as president, remains Russia's most powerful political figure and consistently has pushed for greater control over media in the country. (He's expected to run again for president in 2012 and win.) In the 10 years since Putin seized control of the country, Russia's progress has been marked by corruption, cronyism and a ...

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Published: 06/8/10

Russian PM: Gas Pipeline Unlikely to Go Through Israel

By  not in system - AOL News
Russian PM: Gas Pipeline Unlikely to Go Through Israel

ANKARA, Turkey (June 8) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that a new natural gas pipeline to Turkey would probably not extend to Israel as originally planned but he denied the change was a result of deteriorating relations between the two countries. Turkey shelved discussions on extending the Blue Stream II pipeline to Israel after last week's deadly raid by Israeli commandos on a Gaza-bound aid ship operated by a Turkish charity. Putin said the pipeline could still supply gas to countries such as Lebanon and Syria but it would not need to go to Israel, which has recently ...

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Published: 03/18/08

Rice, Gates in Russian Talks

By  Mark Impomeni - Politics Daily
Rice, Gates in Russian Talks

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates are in Russia for meetings with outgoing Russian President Vladimir Putin and his successor, Dmitry Medvedev. High on the list of items to be discussed is the dispute between the two nations over U.S. plans for a ballistic missile defense system in Eastern Europe and the Czech Republic. Russia opposes locating missiles and radar installations in the two former Soviet bloc countries on grounds that the system may one day be converted to an offensive system targeting Russia. American officials, including President Bush ...

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