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| Going native | St. Petersburg Times
“Wilhelm von Habsburg, the Red Prince, wore the uniform of an Austrian officer, the court regalia of a Habsburg archduke, the simple suit of a Parisian exile, the collar of the Order of the Golden Fleece and, every so often, a dress. | | August 28, 2008 01:55 |
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| Nation of Champions Starts in the Courtyard | St. Petersburg Times
With the Olympic Games over, we can now take a look at whether Russia achieved the status of athletic superpower. Unfortunately, our athletes did not fulfill the medals quota set by the president of the Russian Olympic Committee, Leonid Tyagachyov. | | August 28, 2008 01:54 |
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| Pravda
A judge in Texas has ordered the father of actress and singer Hilary Duff to spend 10 days in jail for contempt of court | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| Obama, Obama, Obama | Pravda
In April 2003, Barack Obama rose in the Illinois Senate to discuss a delicate issue: legislation calling for a study of whether police discriminate against black drivers by making up excuses to pull them over | | August 28, 2008 06:00 |
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| Ukraine tightens restrictions on Russia’s Black Sea Fleet | Russia Today
The Ukrainian government is demanding 72 hours notice each time Russia moves it’s Black Sea fleet from it’s Crimean base in Ukraine. A new law regarding the fleet’s movements has been passed in Ukraine. | | August 27, 2008 09:00 |
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| Palestinian imprisoned disabled children for 20 years | Russia Today
A Palestinian man has been accused of keeping his mentally impaired children locked in a dungeon for 20 years because he was “ashamed” of them. The brother and sister, both in their 30s, were discovered by police officers during a raid against arms and drug dealers in the West Bank village of Beit Awa. | | August 27, 2008 03:00 |
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| Georgians raise tension in conflict zone | Russia Today
South Ossetian authorities say Georgian troops and police have been building up in close-to-border villages on the Georgian side on Sunday. Moreover, at weekend Georgian sabotage groups have fired on several settlements in Leningorsky and Znaursky districts of South Ossetia, bordering with Georgia, and wiped out livestock of the locals there. | | August 25, 2008 05:00 |
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| Khodorkovsky denied parole | Russia Today
A regional court in the Siberian city of Chita has ruled to deny the former CEO of Yukos Mikhail Khodorkovsky release on parole. Khodorkovsky’s defence lawyer Vadim Klyuvgant says they are going to appeal against the court’s decision. | | August 22, 2008 11:00 |
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| White House dragging its feet on missing e-mails | Russia Today
The recovery of lost White House e-mails will not be completed by the time George W. Bush leaves office, according to an internal draft document. As many as 225 days worth of e-mails from the time of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal and the probe into the disclosure of CIA agent Valerie Plame are missing. | | August 21, 2008 05:00 |
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