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 Denver Post Wed 30 Dec 2009
Russia's Putin calls for new offensive-weapons systems to counter U.S.
MOSCOW — Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called Tuesday for the development of new offensive-weapons systems to "preserve a strategic balance" with the United States. The Russian leader... (photo: DoD /Cherie A. Thurlby.)
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 Zeenews Wed 30 Dec 2009
Partial lunar eclipse in Russia hours before New Year
St Petersburg: Russia will observe a partial lunar eclipse on the night before the New Year. "To make our sensations acuter, the lunar eclipse will be out there if, of course, whimsical weather... (photo: WN / janice)
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 Inquirer Wed 30 Dec 2009
Oil prices higher on demand expectations
NEW YORK World oil prices rose Tuesday on expectations of a bigger drawdown of stockpiles in the United States, where cold weather could boost demand for heating fuel.... (photo: WN/Theresa Poongan)
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 Wall Street Journal Wed 30 Dec 2009
From Ceausescu to the New Italy
By JIM ROSAPEPE AND SHEILAH KAST The recent election in Romania, in which President Traian Basescu was re-elected with 50.3% of the vote, underlined why, 20 years after... (photo: EC / © European Communities 2009)
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 The Times Tue 29 Dec 2009
Vladimir Putin calls for more weapons to stop America doing 'whatever it wants'
Russia needs more weapons to punch through America's new missile defence shield, Vladimir Putin said yesterday in blunt remarks that will complicate efforts to cut the... (photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / )
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 Wall Street Journal Tue 29 Dec 2009
Russia to Build New Weapons, Impeding Talks
ASSOCIATED PRESS MOSCOW -- Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia will build new weapons to offset the planned U.S. missile-defense system and urged Washington to share... (photo: AP Photo/ ITAR-TASS/ Presidential Press Service)
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 WPXI Tue 29 Dec 2009
Putin Urges US To Share Missile Defense Data
MOSCOW -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that Russia wants the U.S. to share detailed data about its planned missile shield under a new arms control treaty,... (photo: AP / Sergei Grits)
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 The Times Tue 29 Dec 2009
Silvio Berlusconi drives hard bargain in Russian car deal with Putin
Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian Prime Minister, has bagged himself a bargain with 10 per... (photo: AP / Luca Bruno)
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