All posts tagged "Russia"
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Russia’s Aggressive Foreign Policy
Putin's aggressive foreign policy is making a splash. Will it work?
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Russians March in Mourning of Opposition Leader’s Death
Thousands marched in Moscow in mourning over opposition leader Boris Nemtsov's shooting death near the Kremlin.
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Boston Olympics Backlash Filled With Cowardice and Stupidity
Think twice the next time you hear your Boston friends railing against having a Beantown Olympics -- here's...
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Recent Defamation Decisions Show Freedom of Speech is Alive and Well
Read these recent defamation suits for affirmation that freedom of speech is still being upheld across the globe.
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Hacking: The New Kind of Warfare
Hacking is a new way for nations and non-state actors to fight wars and gain advantages.
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ICYMI: Top 15 Top News Stories of 2014
There were a lot of big news stories this year, from the Olympics in early 2014 to the...
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The High Cost of Falling Oil Prices
The price you pay at the pump has dropped precipitously, but there are some steep consequences.
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Russia Left Out: United States and Cuba Thaw Relations
Diplomatic relations were reestablished between the US and Cuba, but why the freeze?
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Space: The Final Frontier…Again!
America terminated its space program in 2011, but private companies are carrying the torch.
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The Politicization of Natural Gas Exports
The world has a complicated relationship with non-renewable resources.
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Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws: The Discrimination Continues
Russia's treatment of its gay citizens has long been very unforgiving.
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Voting Gets You Laid
The way that the "Fifty Shades of Grey" series flies off of bookstore shelves makes it pretty obvious...
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Obama’s Tan Suit Proves He Has Given Up
You've probably heard about the tan suit President Obama wore to a press conference.
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Good News! Your Tax Dollars Go to Bad Wikipedia Edits
Guess who's making bad, and often offensive, edits to Wikipedia pages during slow times at work? Congressional staffers....
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America, Sarah Palin Has Her Own TV Channel
Sarah Palin is fed up with the Liberal Media bias and is doing something about it. She started...
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Is There Any Mortar in These BRICS?
Brazil is hosting a major international party today and the United States is not invited. While Brazil, Russia,...
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Russia-Ukraine Crisis: Are Sanctions the Answer?
Western countries agree that they do not condone the aggressive actions taken by Russia in Ukraine. Their response?...
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The Top 5 Reasons to Care About the Sochi Olympics
I love the Olympics. I always have. Summer or winter, it doesn’t matter. I will dutifully watch hours...
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$how Me the $ochi
By now you’ve probably heard about the bigots, dog killers, and unfinished hotels in the Russian Olympic city of Sochi....
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No End in Sight for Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in turmoil. There’s no other way around it. Protests have flared up in the...
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You Don’t Hear About This Side of Adoption
Early this fall, a Reuters piece on the practice of “rehoming” children in failed adoptions took the world...
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Snowden Granted Asylum
Edward Snowden finally left Sheremetyevo Airport, where he had been located for nearly 40 days, now that he has...
