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Market Matters: Struggling Stocks Spur New Record Oil Prices
Oil hit another record of just under $143 as global stocks tumbled last week, with the Dow briefly dipping into bear market territory as investors sought safety in gold, government debt and the Swiss franc.
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| Wednesday, July 09, 2008
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Published: 15 April 2008
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United Russia Creates Post for Putin
By Anna Smolchenko / Staff Writer United Russia on Monday voted unanimously to create a new party leadership position, which it will offer to Vladimir Putin, a move likely to cement the outgoing president's grip on power after he leaves office next month. |
Art of Yoga Coming to Kremlin
By Francesca Mereu / Staff Writer Russia's first president organized a tennis revolution, and the second encouraged his people to practice martial arts. |
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Chechen Crime Boss Atlangeriyev Abducted
By Nabi Abdullaev / Staff Writer A reputed Chechen crime boss whose partner has been linked to the murder of investigative journalists Anna Politkovskaya and Paul Klebnikov has been abducted in Moscow, Kommersant reported Monday. |
Head of Juice Makers' Union Killed
By Matt Siegel / Staff Writer The head of the Russian Juice Producers Union was beaten to death on the grounds of his Moscow region home as he was walking his dog over the weekend, law enforcement officials said. |
City Hall Plans to Neuter 50,000 Stray Dogs
By Henry Meyer / Bloomberg City Hall is spending $64 million to neuter as many as 50,000 stray dogs because of a rising number of attacks on people. |
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Lavrov Patient on Kuril Talks
The Associated Press Russia will continue talks with Japan on settling their territorial dispute even though there was no sign of progress on the status of four Russian-held islands claimed by Japan, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Monday. |
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Georgia to Pull Forces From Kosovo
Reuters Georgia will withdraw its peacekeeping contingent from Kosovo later this week, Georgian First Deputy Defense Minister Batu Kutelia said Monday |
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Columnists
Progressive Tax System Is Fair And Necessary
By Konstantin Sonin
Abramovich's Chukotka Miracle
By Nikolai Petrov
It'll Take More Than PR to Lift Russia's Image
By Richard Lourie
The Talented Mr. Ripsky
By Mark H. Teeter
Selling Lofty Dreams in Separatist South Ossetia
By Matthew Collin
How to Depict Sour Faces and Sour Smiles
By Michele A. Berdy
The Price of Rotten Stability
By Georgy Bovt
The Dangers Of Wearing A Headscarf
By Yulia Latynina
Lessons About Franco, Football and Freedom
By Yevgeny Kiselyov
Something Old, Something New
By Alexei Pankin
A Nation With 2 Armies
By Alexander Golts
Hiddink No Corrupt Nincompoop
By Alexei Bayer
Putting Some Meat in EU Summit Talks
By Vladimir Frolov
A Battle Against Everything Soviet
By Boris Kagarlitsky
Inflation's Sun Spots Stain Economic Successes
By Anders Aslund
From Vancouver to Vladivostok
By Fyodor Lukyanov
Immunity From the Oil Curse
By Martin Gilman
