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Obama has tapped Kerry(1) for secretary of state and Hagel(2) for defense secretary at a time of sharply deteriorating ties with Moscow.

Obama has tapped Kerry(1) for secretary of state and Hagel(2) for defense secretary at a time of sharply deteriorating ties with Moscow.

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New Obama National Security Team Realistic on Russia: Analysts

02:41 15/01/2013

US President Barack Obama’s nomination of veteran Washington lawmakers John Kerry and Chuck Hagel for his next national security team portend a pragmatic approach to US-Russia relations in his second term but few prospects for breakthroughs.

Russia’s US Adoption Ban Protesters Lament State TV Coverage
19:09 14/01/2013
Opponents of a Kremlin-approved ban on US nationals adopting Russian children expressed anger on Monday at a state TV program that suggested they were betraying their homeland.1
Adoptions in Russia: ‘Supply Exceeds Demand’
19:09 14/01/2013
In terms of supply and demand Russia is an “adoptee’s market” with over 128,000 children waiting for adoption and only 18,000 families ready to take them, Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets said Monday.
Russian Lawmakers Reject Petition Against Adoption Ban
18:16 14/01/2013
Local lawmakers on Monday rejected a petition urging them to lift Russia’s controversial ban on adoptions by American citizens, which was signed into law late last year.
Russians March Against US Adoption Ban
19:58 13/01/2013
Thousands of people braved freezing temperatures in Moscow on Sunday afternoon to protest a government ban on adoptions of Russian children by US nationals, as well as to call for the dissolution of parliament, which initiated the legislation.10
Russian Opposition Activist “Suffered Heart Attack” - Lawyer
17:14 13/01/2013
Russian opposition activist Leonid Razvozzhayev suffered a heart attack in November fearing trial in Siberia, his lawyer has said.
Blind Girl Chides Putin over Adoption Ban
05:55 13/01/2013
A teenage girl who was born blind became an overnight Internet sensation in Russia after publicly appealing to President Vladimir Putin to repel the ban on foreign adoptions that he endorsed.
Due West: Why Russia’s Leaders Don’t Respect the US Anymore
13:49 12/01/2013
I cannot claim to understand the intricate domestic debate in the United States about “Obama-care.” One has to be American to figure out what the whole fuss is about on both sides. But that’s for Americans to judge.1
Prospective US Parents Ride Emotional Adoption Rollercoaster
01:56 12/01/2013
The message that came from an adoption facilitator in Russia Friday morning was, in a word, life-altering for one American couple in the tumultuous, final stages of adopting a young girl from a Russian orphanage.
Russia: US Adoption Ban Still in Place
19:51 11/01/2013
Russian officials on Friday clarified that a recent US-Russian adoption agreement would not overrule the ban on adoptions by US nationals that came into force on January 1.1
Putin Visits Flood-Ravaged Krymsk
19:22 11/01/2013
President Vladimir Putin traveled on Friday to a flood-ravaged city in southern Russia whose citizens are still recovering from the destruction wrought by a record-setting flood last summer.
Russian Communists Invite Depardieu to Join Party
16:23 11/01/2013
Russia's Communist Party (KPRF) has invited French actor and tax exile Gerard Depardieu to join its ranks, following his receipt of Russian citizenship earlier this month, party First Secretary Valery Rashkin said Friday.
Ex-Defense Minister Serdyukov Declines to Testify
15:38 11/01/2013
Former Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov refused to testify on Friday when investigators questioned him over a massive fraud case at a state defense firm, citing his Constitutional right not to testify against himself.
Russian Press - Behind the Headlines, January 11
14:28 11/01/2013
Fewer Russians Mourn Collapse of Soviet Union/ Duma, Get Lost! / Investors Free of Crisis Fears
Ex-Defense Minister Appears For Questioning
10:52 11/01/2013
Former Russian Defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov appeared for questioning on Friday over a massive fraud case at a state defense firm that led to his high-profile downfall late last year.
What Does ‘Loopy’ Signature Say About Obama’s Pick for Treasury Secretary?
02:44 11/01/2013
When US President Barack Obama publically announced on Thursday that White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew was his pick to be the next US treasury secretary, it of course drew plenty of media attention, but not all of it for the reasons one might expect.
Kremlin Comment Unlikely to Change Russian Adoption Ban
23:11 10/01/2013
A Kremlin spokesman said Thursday that a Russian-US adoption agreement would remain in force until year’s end, but earlier comments by the same official, as well as the Foreign Ministry, suggest this will do little if anything to lift a Russian adoption ban imposed on Americans late last year.
As Offshore Oil Prospects Expand, Putin Calls for More High-Tech Ships
21:42 10/01/2013
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday called for his country to boost its production and design of high-tech ships, in comments at a naming ceremony for a new oil-rig supply vessel with icebreaking capability.
Transmissions from a Lone Star: French Tax Exile Gerard Depardieu Is My Hero
21:10 10/01/2013
I’m not a fan of class warfare, so when I heard recently that Gerard Depardieu had blown a fuse at the prospect of being taxed at 75 percent on his earnings, I sympathized.
Russia-US Adoption Deal to Last Till 2014 – Putin Spokesman
20:10 10/01/2013
The existing bilateral adoption agreement between Russia and the United States will remain valid until early January 2014, President Vladimir Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Thursday.2

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