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- 17 Babies, 5 Adults Infected with HIV
  Posted by theangryindian from Themoscowtimes
  BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan -- Seventeen babies and five adults have contracted HIV through infected blood transfusions in Kyrgyzstan, a senior health official said Friday.
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- Letter From Moscow : Kremlin, Inc.
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  Why are Vladimir Putin’s opponents dying?
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- Soil Sample Backs Up Pole Claim
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  Less than a month after sending a high-profile expedition to the North Pole, a state-run research institute claimed Thursday to have proof that a large chunk of the Arctic belongs to Russia, although the statement was met by skepticism from foreign scientists. "We obtained enough material to demonstrate that the Lomonosov Ridge ... is an extension of the continental margin," said Viktor Posyolov, deputy head of the Institute of World Ocean Geology, Interfax reported.
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- US and Russia at loggerheads over Kosovo independence
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  Tensions between the United States and Russia, already inflamed at the G8 summit last month, have erupted over the issue of independence for Kosovo. The dispute is also splitting Europe, emboldening secessionist movements elsewhere to press for independence and threatening further instability in the Balkan region. There is widespread fear of further violence whether independence goes ahead or not.
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- Britain expels Russian diplomats over Litvinenko - Times Online
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  Russia warned Britain tonight its decision to expel four Russian diplomats over the murder of Alexander Litvinenko would have "the most serious consequences". The Cold War-style expulsions - the first in a decade - were announced in an emergency Commons statement this afternoon by David Miliband, the Foreign Secretary.
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- On eve of G-8 summit Tensions between US and Russia erupt in mutual recriminations
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  In the run-up to this week’s Group of 8 summit of industrialized nations in Germany, tensions between the United States and Russia have led to an extraordinary series of public clashes on issues ranging from a US plan to install interceptor missiles and radar stations in Eastern Europe, to a US and European-backed push for Kosovan independence, to Washington’s arms shipments to Lebanon, to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s crackdown against oppositionist forces within Russia.
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- Russian farewell to Rostropovich
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  The funeral of the celebrated Russian cellist and conductor Mstislav Rostropovich has been held in Moscow.
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acommontater comments on:
U.S. to rely on Russia for manned spaceflight - International Herald Tribune

McCain denounced Russia as a KGB run state and has called to oust Russia from the G8. How will this partnership be affected if he gets voted in?

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5:26 am 10/07/08
amanda8595 comments on:
Will Russia get away with it?

Communists are great !
Don’t you think the fight is perfectly similar with the Korean War in 1951 between China and America ?! Just a kind of self-protection. Much better than the invaders!
The real guy who needs to stay where they belong is the one who should GET AWAY FROM IRAQ right now !!!

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8:51 pm 8/12/08
amanda8595 comments on:
Will Russia get away with it?

Putin is great !

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6:39 pm 8/11/08
Mahatma comments on:
Russia, Georgia troops battle on border

I imagine, in a more advanced VR environment, they might animate a different, less stressful outcome. Like they could animate a brightly colored spray of candy or presents instead of sharpnel and body parts parts strewn about the blast site. Maybe a little, "atta boy," or "outstanding" followed by canned cheering from a studio audience when a particularly good strike is executed.
This scenario of positively re-enforcing the kill could ease the pain of human slaughter and give a real sense of total accomplishment. The possibilities are endless. I wonder if drone pilots get better VA benefits than the rest of the "combat" vets do?

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9:24 pm 8/08/08
Garrett comments on:
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Yup, I didn’t get an email. Sweet.

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4:08 pm 7/14/08
Jeff comments on:
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I think they work well – I need to fix the formatting bug.

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2:54 pm 7/14/08
Garrett comments on:
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I dunno yet, lets find out.

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2:19 pm 7/14/08