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11 hrs ago | TheNational

Russia's red, white and new

The Red Square in the very centre of Moscow with on the right hand side the Russian National History Museum.

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Related Topix: Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, World News, Russia

Thu Jul 09, 2009

The Asheville Citizen-Times

Freedom of press in Russia reminiscent of Soviet era

Whether President Obama's visit will improve U.S. relations with Russia will depend on the Soviet media, which tends to faithfully reflect government policy.

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Related Topix: Travel, US Travel, Journalism, New York

CLTV - Chicago Land's TV

Plan to rename Moscow's Leningrad railway station causes ire, confusion, reflecting rifts

Revolutionary leader Vladimir Lenin may be losing another round in the fight over Russia's history.

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Related Topix: Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, World News, Russia, Asia, Vladimir Putin

Reuters

CEOs use Obama visit to press Russia on rule of law

U.S. businessmen are expected to use a Russia-U.S. business summit on Tuesday to press Moscow to rein in corruption and improve conditions for western companies operating in the country.

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Related Topix: Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, Vladimir Putin

Wed Jul 08, 2009

South Asian Media Net

US urges Russian break from past

WASHINGTON: President Barack Obama has said Russia must understand that "old Cold War approaches" to relations with the US belong in the past.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev

Tue Jul 07, 2009

The Swamp

Obama and Medvedev: Russian revival?

It may not be the "reset button'' that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton presented her Russian counterpart earlier this year - a symbol of the need to start over again in relations between the United States and Russia - but it appears to be a start.

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Hillary Clinton, US Politics, US News, Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, Barack Obama, US Military, Andrews Air Force Base, US Air Force

Mon Jul 06, 2009

Chicago Sun-Times

President Obama official schedule and guidance, July 6, 2009. In Moscow with President Medvedev

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary _______________________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 5, 2009 DAILY GUIDANCE AND PRESS SCHEDULE FOR MONDAY, JULY 6, 2009 The President and the First Lady will arrive in Moscow in the afternoon.

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Related Topix: Dmitriy Anatolyevich Medvedev, World News, Russia, Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, Autos

Sun Jul 05, 2009

The Post Chronicle

Chilly Welcome Awaits Obama In Russia

Kremlin chief Dmitry Medvedev has promised U.S. President Barack Obama "the warmest time" when he visits Moscow this week but cold grey skies, a low-key welcome and a skeptical public are more likely.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, 2008 Presidential Election, Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, World News, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Sat Jul 04, 2009

Guardian Unlimited

Russian gambling halls shut down in most cities - AP

A A A' Thousands of casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls across Russia shut down Wednesday, complying with sweeping new restrictions that require all gambling business to relocate to four remote regions of the country.

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Travel, Vladimir Putin, Games, Card Game, Poker

Fri Jul 03, 2009

New York Times

Russia Opens Route for U.S. to Fly Arms to Afghanistan

The Russian government has agreed to let American troops and weapons bound for Afghanistan fly over Russian territory, providing an important new corridor for the United States military as it escalates efforts to win the eight-year-old war, officials on both sides said Friday.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Afghanistan, Strategic Defense Initiative, Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, George Bush, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Perez Hilton

Russia Bans Gambling, Shuts Down Casinos

A nationwide ban on gambling was just enacted! Russia has closed all casinos overnight, leaving approximately a third of a million people unemployed! "I feel terrible.

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Related Topix: Vladimir Putin, Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel

Thu Jul 02, 2009

Pravda

Russians name their children and liger cubs after Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's death may trigger another wave of Jackson Mania. The first vestiges of this phenomenon have already appeared in Russia and Ukraine.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Pop/Rock, Michael Jackson, World News, Russia, Asia, Travel,

Wed Jul 01, 2009

XtraMSN Real Estate

Russia bans all gambling and shuts casinos

Russia closed down its casinos overnight as gambling was banned nationwide, a move the industry says could throw a third of a million people out of work.

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Vladimir Putin, Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, Games, Poker

Tue Jun 30, 2009

KLFY-TV Lafayette

Putin tells Russian casinos to cash in their chips

Most roulette wheels are grinding to a halt in Russia. The Kremlin is trying to rein in an industry seen as a breeding ground for corruption and organized crime.

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Related Topix: Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel

Mon Jun 29, 2009

VietNamNet

Saigontourist buying $44 million hotel in the US

Saigontourist hopes a program of hotel purchases in major destinations abroad will create a breakthrough in its business.

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Related Topix: Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel

Sat Jun 27, 2009

Tass

US base at Manas stays - bad surprise for Russia or deal with US?

The Kyrgyz authorities' U-turn decision to leave the US airbase at Manas airport where it is, although in a different format, euphemistically termed Center of Transit Shipments, has proved an unpleasant surprise for Moscow, many analysts believe.

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Related Topix: Travel, World News, Kyrgyzstan Travel, Asia, Kyrgyzstan, Afghanistan, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization)

Fri Jun 26, 2009

The Daily Star

Iskander's latest book on Russia traces rise of economic powerhouse

BEIRUT: Marwan Iskander, a Lebanese economist who has published 11 books on the economies of the Middle East and has advised three Lebanese prime ministers, ventured into Russian territories with his latest publication, an informative and well-researched book entitled "The Bear Turns Tiger- Resurgent Russia." Iskander officially launched his book ...

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Related Topix: World News, Russia, Asia, Travel, Lebanon Travel, Middle East, Lebanon, Beirut, Lebanon Travel, Pennsylvania

Thu Jun 25, 2009

World News from Times Online

Mikheil Saakashvili says Russia started war to gain energy supplies

For a President facing political crisis, with Russian troops dug into Georgian soil and daily street protests calling for his head, Mikheil Saakashvili certainly put on a bombastic show for the visiting press.

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Related Topix: World News, Asia, Georgia, Mikheil Saakashvili, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, Vladimir Putin, George Bush

Wed Jun 24, 2009

The Daily Star

Russia's Medvedev aims to boost ties with Egypt

CAIRO: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev was in Egypt on Tuesday to discuss efforts to boost the grain trade and other economic ties with Russia's biggest trading partner in the Arab world.

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Related Topix: Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel

Tue Jun 23, 2009

RIA Novosti

Russia commemorates start of Great Patriotic War

Russia remembers on Monday the start of the 1941-1945 Great Patriotic War, the term used in Russia and other ex-Soviet states to describe WWII.

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Related Topix: Travel, Moscow, Russia Travel, Europe, World News, Moldova

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