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Market Matters: As Conflict Ends, Markets on Road to Recovery
After tumbling to its lowest point in almost two years on Tuesday, Russia's MICEX Index began to slowly claw its way back over the rest of the week, suggesting a possible end to the volatility that has plagued the country's markets since tensions erupted between Russia and Georgia on Aug. 8.

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Medvedev Taking Words From Putin's Mouth
By Francesca Mereu / Staff Writer First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has promised to continue Vladimir Putin's policies after his likely landslide victory in the March 2 presidential election. He appears to be continuing Putin's speech patterns as well.

Regions Putting on Election Shows
By David Nowak / Staff Writer Hello to Spring! Goodbye to Winter! Don't worry if you've never heard of either of these festivals, as neither had anyone else until regional officials conjured them up to entice people from their homes and down to their local polling station Sunday.

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Patarkatsishvili Back Home

Big Week for Missile Defense
By Ryan Lucas / The Associated Press Poland's defense minister said Tuesday that high-level talks with Washington this week would be crucial in determining whether his country would allow the United States to set up a missile defense base on its territory.

Medvedev Warns U.S. on Senility
Combined Reports First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev reached out -- sort of -- to Washington on Tuesday, saying he was willing to work with any future U.S. president who was not stuck in the past and did not have ""semi-senile views.""

British Journalist Beaten and Robbed
The Moscow Times A British sportscaster for Russia Today television was in a hospital with head injuries Tuesday after being robbed.

Kasparov Wants Snub for Medvedev
Combined Reports Former world chess champion and opposition leader Garry Kasparov on Tuesday said Western nations should snub First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev following his likely victory in Sunday's presidential election.

Putin Will Make Call to Vote
The Moscow Times President Vladimir Putin will give a televised speech this week calling on citizens to vote in Sunday's presidential election, the Kremlin said Tuesday.

Trespassing Transvestite Sent to Prison
Reuters A Japanese man was arrested for trespassing last week after turning up at a high school dressed in a girl's uniform and a long wig, local police said.

Rice Pressures China on N. Korea
The Associated Press U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday that she expected China to help prod North Korea into fully declaring its nuclear programs as part of efforts to breathe life into a stalled disarmament process.

'Doomsday' Vault Seeks to Protect World's Crops
The Associated Press A ""doomsday"" seed vault built to protect millions of crops from climate change, wars and natural disasters opened Tuesday deep within an Arctic mountain in the remote Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.

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