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		<title>Rogozin vs. Sikorski</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Nov 2009 22:33:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A while back we pointed to the Twitter feed of Russia's Amb. to NATO Dmitry Rogozin.&#160; Today it looks like he has launched a personal assault on Radoslav Sikorski, the Polish MFA (everybody is just so prickly around this Berlin...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; Nov 13, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Nov 2009 08:46:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Medvedev's state of the nation address warns opposition against using democracy to rock the boat; talks up modernization. Media unconvinced President can match word with deed. Topol-M problem for START replacement talks;&#160; Litvinenko suspect Lugovoi willing to speak to...]]></description>
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		<title>Russia: The Playground Bully?</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/russia-the-playground-bully/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:29:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov is apparently 'astonished' to hear that Poland's Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski, asked NATO and the US to deploy troops in Europe to provide 'some strategic reassurance', on a recent visit to Washington.&#160; Since the scrapping...]]></description>
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		<title>Will Russia Deliver On Iran?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:28:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today's POLITICUS in the New York Times tries to fathom the extent to which NATO and the Western powers really trust Russia to cooperate in putting pressure on Iran, regarding its nuclear programme.&#160; Whilst certain recent moves by the West...]]></description>
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		<title>AIDS And Foreign Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:32:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ AIDS experts are aghast to see that rates of HIV in Russia have doubled in the past 8 years, reports the Washington Post.&#160; Russia's 'healthy lifestyles' program and advocacy of abstinence have not been effective in combating the problem,...]]></description>
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		<title>Belgrade And Moscow Tie Energy Knot</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 13:50:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first ever visit by a Russian President to Serbia has yielded another 'strategic partnership', this time soldered with a $1.5 billion loan to the debt-hit nation.&#160; A certain diplomatic interdependence between the two countries seems to be a de...]]></description>
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		<title>Harris Wins Major Contract &#8211; Analyst Blog</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:18:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[<br />
<strong>Harris Corp.</strong> (<a href="http://www.zacks.com/stock/quote/HRS">HRS</a>) recently won a  $419 million Basic Purchasing Agreement contract to supply the U.S. Army with Falcon III AN/PRC-117G multi-band tactical radios &#38; vehicular power-amplifier adapter systems. The initial delivery order under the contract is valued at $165 million. Harris&#8217; Falcon III AN/PRC-117G radios will be deployed by the U.S. Army for missions worldwide to provide next-generation, high-speed tactical satellite network and voice-and-data communications.<br />
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Harris has a strong market position in the government communications sector, with a broad product line and an enviable win rate on government contracts (more than 60% historically). The company&#8217;s Falcon III tactical radios are being widely used by U.S. Special Operations forces, the U.S. Army and various NATO and &#8220;Partnership for Peace" countries. Several industry researches have predicted that tactical radio segment may provide a multi-billion dollar business opportunity to Harris in the next couple of years as overall defense spending is likely to remain firm upgrading the military&#8217;s communications infrastructure remains a priority.<br />
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According to our assessment, in the near-term, Harris will benefit from higher defense expenditure by the U.S. government coupled with new expansion drives in the Asian, European &#38; African markets. The company has established a solid international dealer network to pursue multiyear contracts throughout these regions. Harris has estimated that international markets represent around $4 billion pipeline opportunity. The company has won large-scale multiyear standardization contracts in Mexico, Australia, Algeria, the U.K., Pakistan, Sweden and Iraq .<br />
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On Oct 12, Harris was awarded a potential three-year contract worth $7.5 million to provide technical and support services, including information assurance, development testing, configuration management and training -- for the U. S. Air Force Air Mobility Command's command and control systems. In last July, the company won five domestic contracts for its Public Safety and Professional Communications services.<br /><a href="http://register.zacks.com/ucd/step1.php?ALERT=YAHOO_ZR&#38;d_alert=rd_final_rank&#38;ADID=GENSYND_ZER&#38;t=HRS">Read the full analyst report on "HRS"</a><br /><a href="http://www.zacks.com">Zacks Investment Research</a><br />]]></description>
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		<title>API Nanotronics Corp. (APIA.OB) Reports Record First Quarter Revenues of $9.2 Million and Completes Cryptek Acquisition for Expansion in Defense and Secure Communications</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/api-nanotronics-corp-apia-ob-reports-record-first-quarter-revenues-of-9-2-million-and-completes-cryptek-acquisition-for-expansion-in-defense-and-secure-communications/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>QualityStocks</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[API Nanotronics Corp., a prime contractor for secure communications and electronic components to the global defense and aerospace industry announced operating results for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 ended August 31, 2009.
Financial Highlights:
&#8211; Net revenue for the first quarter of fiscal 2010 was $9.2 million, a 16% increase over fiscal 2009 first quarter revenue [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Rogozin vs. NATO, in 140 characters or less</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:35:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One criticism that you not likely to hear about the Russian government is its lack of enthusiastic applications of new media technologies.&#160; The Prime Minister posts his topless photos at a much more timely rate that the White House page...]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Blast &#8211; October 5, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 09:17:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ The Financial Times enumerates Gazprom's problems: are its ambitions to increase production any more than pipe dreams?&#160; Competition for energy reserves in the Arctic Circle could prompt friction between Russia and NATO, a new commander at the alliance has...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; October 1, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-october-1-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 07:22:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: EU Russia-Georgia report out! Tilted towards blame on Georgia; Russia claims vindication on who started it issue; denies report's accusations of Moscow violating international laws; PR machines crank up on both sides.&#160; PACE to vote today on rights;...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; September 30, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:34:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY:&#160; Georgia-Russia tensions simmer in advance of EU report; Council of Europe hullabaloo.&#160; Russia edgy on Washington's new defense scheme; Obama forward looking; Kremlin does not feel Iran missiles justify sanctions.&#160; Journalist in hiding over anti-Soviet article; no joy...]]></description>
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		<title>Westerwellian Foreign Policy</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2009 22:27:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With so many changes afoot in Germany following the elections, there is surprising little discussion about how all this is going to affect relations with Russia.&#160; There's a pretty good reason for that, as everyone assumes the likely appointment of...]]></description>
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		<title>Obama&#8217;s Homage to Lewis Carroll</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 17:24:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For years I have enjoyed Mark Helprin's novels - "Winter's Tale" is specifically quite good.&#160; What many may not have known is that Helprin is a pretty prolific and uncompromising political opinion writer - and I believe that for many...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; September 23, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-september-23-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:42:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: EU chief has faith that Russia will not stand in the way of sanctions against Iran; US reproaches Russia on human rights; hope for WTO bid?&#160; Yushchenko suggests NATO bid would receive popular backing; ethnic haters charged; new...]]></description>
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		<title>Russia to NATO: No, Really, After You. I Insist.</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 17:52:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Honestly, is there any other way to interpret this? Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Andrei Nesterenko, as reported by the AP: Moscow wants NATO to listen to its concerns and hold serious discussions on the Kremlin's proposal for an overarching new...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; September 22, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 08:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Chief of staff denies decisions on Kaliningrad plan; Churkin criticizes US 'cold war attitude'; arms reduction talks not progressing as smoothly as they may appear.&#160; Israel maintains choice in Iran; Russia suggests onus on NATO to improve ties;...]]></description>
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		<title>FOMC Week…</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 19:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contrarian Profits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[p The dollar pushes back!                  FOMC plays battleship?              Norges Bank meets this week#8230;Precious metals give back too#8230;And Now#8230; Today#8217;s Pfennig!/p
pGood day#8230; And a Marvelous Monday to you! Here we go#8230; Starting a new week all over again#8230; I have a blank page to start each day, and then 2 hours later#8230; The Fabulous Pfennig! A work of art, I must say! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!/p
pWell#8230; Recall on Friday, I said that the non-dollar currencies would probably just follow whatever the stocks did, since the data cupboard was empty? Well, the non-dollar currencies didn#8217;t even follow that theme, as stocks pretty much wallowed around in the mud all day#8230; The dollar began to push back at the gains the other currencies had made during the#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; September 21, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-september-21-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2009 07:57:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Obama firm on reasons for missile defense decision; Medvedev and Putin seem to take it as a positive sign; Putin wishes to see trade the next barrier broken; Russia will abandon Kaliningrad missile plans.&#160; Pressure mounting regarding Iran situation;...]]></description>
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		<title>The Only Way to Profit from a Stock Market Bubble</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 17:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Contrarian Profits</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[pFormer U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said it was impossible to tell a bubble while you were in it. Well Alan, I’ve got news for you: We’re in one now. /p
pThe a href="http://www.google.com/finance?q=INDEXSP:.INX" target="_blank"Standard #38; Poor’s 500 Index/a is up 58% from its March lows, a href="http://www.moneymorning.com/2009/09/16/record-gold-prices/" target="_blank"gold has finally broken through the $1,000-an-ounce level/a – and a href="http://www.moneymorning.com/2009/09/16/gold-dollar-inflation/" target="_blank"may go higher/a – and bond yields have fallen substantially in spite of the huge U.S. budget deficit./p
pIt’s really not difficult to tell when you’re in a bubble. What’s tough is trying to figure out how to invest while it’s developing./p
pWhen current Fed Chairman Ben S. Bernanke doubled the monetary base in a few weeks last fall, it was pretty obvious that the extra money would appear somewhere, either#8230;/p]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; September 18, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-lessons/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-september-18-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 08:37:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: US missile defense in Eastern Europe plans officially scrapped in favor of 'more efficient' new program.&#160; A matter of concession or conviction on Obama's part; mixed reaction from former would-be host countries fearful of Russian dominance; is the...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; September 17, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-september-17-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: US to modify or jettison missile defense plans? NATO chief to meet with Russian envoy; Lukaschenko sends out mixed messages.&#160; South Ossetia denies book burning; think tank leader says Putin could be heading for Brehznev-style decades in power; Medvedev...]]></description>
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		<title>There&#8217;s More to Russia&#8217;s Competitiveness Than Meets the Eye</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/theres-more-to-russias-competitiveness-than-meets-the-eye/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I've finally gotten around to looking more closely at the World Economic Forum's annual Global Competitiveness Report, released last week. The report ranks 133 countries on the basis of 12 measures of an economy's competitiveness: institutions, infrastructure, macroeconomic stability, health...]]></description>
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		<title>Still Squaring the NATO-Russia Circle</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:47:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are a number of media outlets reporting on the most recent NATO-Russia foxtrot, NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen's call for an "open-minded and unprecedented dialogue" with Russia. Personally, I'd first rather just go straight to the source: Listening...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; September 16, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-september-16-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:18:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Medvedev denounces corruption as main problem in Russia, argues business mentality needs transformation, does not rule out standing at 2012 elections and hints at a possible U-turn on Iran.&#160; NATO chief calls for closer cooperation with Russia; Medvedev suggests...]]></description>
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		<title>Russia&#8217;s Imperial Blowback</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 17:06:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday on Foreign Policy Christian Caryl published one of those "Russia-more-isolated-now-than-ever-thanks-to-their-own-policies-of-confrontation" type of articles.&#160; We are beginning to see this topic come around and around ever since the Ukraine smackdown, but the trend has been building over the past number...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; September 1, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:19:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War Two - officials meet in Gdansk for carve up of history; Putin acknowledges 'immoral' treaty and Katyn suffering; NATO receptive to plans for Russian defense; Stalin's grandson sues for libel; Other...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; August 31, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 07:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: NATO head upbeat on relations with Russia; Medvedev looks to imams for help with Caucasus Islamic insurgents; suggests a TV channel.&#160; Russia on the defensive regarding WW2; 70th anniversary of its start to prove a diplomatic minefield?&#160; St...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; August 21, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2009 08:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Putin orders infrastructure overhaul; blogger charged; Rogozin praises cooperation with NATO; Abkhazia warns Georgia over blockade; criminal charges for 'negligent' Ingushetia police; fire at rights organization HQ; Medvedev warns United Russia against complacency.&#160; Flag owners beware.Prime Minister Putin has...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; August 20, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:33:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Medvedev admits terrorists have strong hand in Caucasus; proposes sidestepping trial by jury for special cases; technological breakthrough to solve missile defence situation?&#160; Ukraine-Russia issues still making waves; church reacts on exposé article.At a security conference on the...]]></description>
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		<title>The Latest Western Insult to Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:23:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OK, folks, this has gone far enough.&#160; There's no need for the United States and Europe to continue in their unchecked and outrageous aggression against Russia, renewing Cold War tensions and antagonism, no matter how jealous they are of her...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; August 17, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:04:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Merkel condemns activist murder; explosive violence in Caucasus; South Ossetians encouraged to disarm.&#160; Medvedev merciless on Yushchenko; Venezuela and Russia tighten relations; military may scrap underperforming missile.&#160; 'Absolutely unacceptable' is how Chancellor Angela Merkel described the recent murders of...]]></description>
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		<title>RAs Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; August 13, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2009 07:31:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Putin promises to fortify Abkhazia with new base; Ukraine still smarting from Medvedev blow.&#160; EU urges Russian leadership to work on safety of human rights advocates.&#160; Lawyers in Russia beware - it is not just their clients who face...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; August 12, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2009 08:12:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Shock reverberates around Chechyna NGO worker murder; Kadryov reacts with attack on Estemirova.&#160; NATO-Russia relations warming up; new kind of space race? Medvedev pulls no punches on Ukraine leadership. 'Merchant of Death' won't be extradited. Art attack. 'We...]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Medvedev Attacks Ukraine</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the President of the Russian Federation's video blog, an attack on the Ukraine, which has been picked up by some news outlets.&#160; Medvedev's complaints about the Ukrainian leadership are familiar - NATO, energy relations, and the attempt to classify...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; August 11, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-august-11-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:15:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Human rights activist and husband murdered; Medvedev has idea for military abroad; Georgia suggests the Kremlin seeking justification for incursion.&#160; Ukraine-Russia ties on the rocks; reports to be submitted about bribery.&#160; &#160; President Medvedev has submitted a bill to...]]></description>
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		<title>Turkey&#8217;s Geostrategic Energy Role</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Given all the news this week of Russia and Italy's South Stream deal with Turkey in exchange for a nuclear power plant, I thought I would repost an article written by Robert Amsterdam last fall in Energy Risk on Turkey's...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; August 7, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-august-7-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:25:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Georgia and Russia, one year on, guns quiet but war of words blazing: who started it?&#160; Opposition says democracy far off; humanitarian issues remain; strike on Twitter linked to conflict.&#160; Chavez military deal; Russia to calm Uzbekistan; launch radar.&#160;...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; August 4, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-august-4-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2009 08:06:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: New NATO chief asserts Russia needs to acknowledge sovereignty; nuclear chief fired; Uzbekistan wary of Kremlin's Kyrgyzstan plans.&#160; Moscow-appointed judge in Yukos case to step down. Anniversary of Solzhenitsyn's death. The new head of NATO, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, has...]]></description>
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		<title>The Moldovan Kingmaker</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-moldovan-kingmaker/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2009 12:34:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Financial Times has an interesting piece about the former Moldovan Communist Party leader Marian Lupu, who is playing a central role in the current events in Chisinau.&#160; Lupu will essentially be the main coordinator of whatever political alliance able...]]></description>
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		<title>Boris Nemtsov: &#8220;Dictators are incapable of cooperation&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 12:01:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I'm abroad, I often get asked who of the leaders of the Russian opposition I think stands out in some way. Usually I name Boris Nemtsov, Garry Kasparov, and Vladimir Ryzhkov. In doing so I always reiterate that I...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; July 31, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-july-31-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Medvedev pushes for cooperation in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan.&#160; Lavrov says no justification for Ukrainian expulsions; mortars rumble in South Ossetia as anniversary tensions brew; Russia puts the no in NATO.&#160; Journalist denied entry to Lithuania. No smokes...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; July 30, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:05:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Russia-leaning communists toppled in Moldova; tit for tat diplomacy on Ukrainian diplomat spat.&#160; Russia seeks second base in Kyrgyzstan; Georgia war report delayed.&#160; Space officials complain about US shuttle jet lag.&#160; Solzhenitsyn's widow anti-propaganda. President Medvedev is expected to...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; July 29, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:30:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Russia warns against US joining monitoring in Georgia; Lavrov unfazed by Biden's comments. US says Russia could still join NATO.&#160; Ambassador to Britain claims no legal basis for British Council activities in Moscow. Moldova election kicks off.&#160; Russian UN...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; July 27, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-july-27-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 08:29:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Biden's comments on 'withering' Russia cause consternation; Clinton steps in to smooth over reset cracks.&#160; Medvedev interview; 'bear' needs to appear more friendly.&#160; Russia threatens sanctions on firms helping Georgia re-arm; acknowledges Black Sea violation.&#160; In an interview...]]></description>
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		<title>Why Biden Talks about NATO</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/why-biden-talks-about-nato/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:48:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So much for the reset, writes Steve LeVine, as Joe Biden visited both Kiev and Tbilisi stating that Washington will continue to support their drive for NATO membership if that is the route they choose to take.&#160; He does a...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; July 23, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-july-23-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 07:54:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Biden in Georgia expresses support for freedom and territorial integrity; Russia-NATO Council meeting pragmatic.&#160; Body of missing Russian activist&#160; Andrei Kulagin found, second murder in a week.&#160; Nobel laureates plead for justice for Estemirova; Russia says no to...]]></description>
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		<title>Listening to Eastern Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/listening-to-eastern-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/listening-to-eastern-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ever since Barack Obama's first relatively friendly state visit to Moscow, Washington and the Kremlin have engaged in a showdown of gestures over the elephant in the room:&#160; the legitimacy of Russia's claim to a privileged sphere of influences.&#160; Directly...]]></description>
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		<title>A Letter to Obama</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/a-letter-to-obama/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:31:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vaclav Havel, Lech Walesa, and a long list of other former leaders of Eastern European states have penned an open letter to U.S. President Barack Obama expressing their fears over what kinds of sacrifices to their sovereignty might come along...]]></description>
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		<title>Ending the Estrangement</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 19:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Ivan Safranchuk, an adviser to the Russian government, recently told the Economist that with regard to the United States, "Moscow's general policy is one of disengagement."&#160; However others are arguing the precise opposite, that recent actions show that Russia is...]]></description>
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		<title>Will Washington Turn a Blind Eye to Kyrgyzstan?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:23:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Remember back in February when the Russians flew a delegation into Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, offering an extremely generous aid package of about $2 billion?&#160; Days later, the local dictatorship revoked the deal with Washington on the Manas air base, a critical...]]></description>
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		<title>Wonks Weigh In: What White House Would Want</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:37:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just couldn't resist the alliteration temptation. What we're looking at here is the broader directions that should result from next week's Obama-Medvedev powwow. Former U.S. National Security Adviser Zbigniew Brzezinski offers a three-pronged strategy in the Financial Times for...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; June 30, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-june-30-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 07:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Georgia fuming about war games; US-Russia officials meet in advance of Obama trip; more US cargo to go throgh Russia to Afghanistan?; journalist dies of injuries sustained in an assault two months ago; casino closure imminentThe military exercises...]]></description>
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		<title>Thales Partners with Russia on Weapons</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/thales-partners-with-russia-on-weapons/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There's an interesting post over at RCW's Compass blog on the new memorandum of understanding signed between the French defense giant Thales and the Russian state arms exporter Rosonboronexport to jointly manufacture and sell arms to third parties, beginning with...]]></description>
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		<title>Constructive Amnesia</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/constructive-amnesia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/constructive-amnesia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[With all of Silvio Berlusconi's torrid scandals in recent weeks, one may expect the colorful prime minister to hold some regrets and seek national reconciliation, while asking the country to put the past behind them.&#160; Here's a quote from the...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; June 29, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-june-29-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:06:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Russia and NATO hold first military talks since Georgia incursion; differences remain; OSCE skeptical about security proposals; issues emerge for imminent Obama visit; the Romanovs returnNATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer has said that Russia and NATO have...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; June 24, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-june-24-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2009 08:17:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Medvedev meets Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and LAS in Cairo; supports idea of Middle East peace talks before year's end; Lavrov says Russian security idea is not anti-NATO; European report launches stinging attack on Russian justice systemMedvedev has...]]></description>
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		<title>The Milk War and the Removing of Lukashenko</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-milk-war-and-the-removing-of-lukashenko/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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Kuznetsov;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend I had read the reports about the bitter "milk war" going on between Russia and Belarus, which is actually just one of many food-related trade disputes we've seen in recent months (see also the confusing ban on...]]></description>
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		<title>The Rhetorical Thaw</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-rhetorical-thaw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-rhetorical-thaw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 13 Jun 2009 20:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roger E. Kanet of the University of Miami has published a new 30-page paper on U.S.-Russian relations entitled "From Cooperation to Confrontation: Russia and the United States since 9/11."&#160; He's assembled quite a laundry list of the things that upset...]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Solutions Holding Inc. / DFSH Adds GAF(R) Materials to its Offerings in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/defense-solutions-holding-inc-dfsh-adds-gafr-materials-to-its-offerings-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:48:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart T. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense Solutions, Inc., an international project management and executive consulting firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFSH), announces that the Company is the preferred supplier of GAF Materials Corporation products to Iraq. GAF Materials Corporation (&#8221;GAF&#8221;) is North America&#8217;s largest manufacturer of residential and commercial roofing.

Founded in 1886, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Solutions Holding Inc. / DFSH Awarded First Commercial Contract in Iraq</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/defense-solutions-holding-inc-dfsh-awarded-first-commercial-contract-in-iraq/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:52:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart T. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense Solutions, Inc., an international project management and executive consulting firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFSH), announced today that the Company has signed a $750,000 contract to supply pipeline parts to North Gas Company, a state-owned company of Iraq. This contract represents Defense Solutions&#8217; first commercial-based contract [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; June 4, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-june-4-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2009 08:26:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: NATO ministerial level meeting to take place in Corfu; deputies suggests nationalization of troubled Pikalyovo factory; gay rights activist to sue Moscow mayor; blacklisting practice; bribery affecting the poor'We have always had quite good relations with the Korean leadership...]]></description>
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		<title>The Mikhail Lennikov Story</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-mikhail-lennikov-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-mikhail-lennikov-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2009 15:28:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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government;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today a former KGB spy, living in Canada since 1997, has taken refuge inside a church in Vancouver in a desperate move to avoid deportation of himself and his family.&#160; The Canadian authorities are seeking to send Mikhail Lennikov, his...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; May 27, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-27-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-27-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 08:30:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Russia back firm but cautious stance on North Korea; Russia-NATO council meeting on level of ambassadors; Russia-Georgia discuss border reopening; Kremlin seeks extradition of Yukos' Spanish head; Putin tries his hand at journalismVitaly Churkin, Russian Permanent Representative to the...]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. / DFSH Adds Eye Safety Systems Products to Its Offerings in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 01:56:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart T. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense Solutions, Inc., an international project management and executive consulting firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFSH), announces that the Company is an authorized distributor of Eye Safety Systems&#8217; (&#8221;ESSTM&#8221;) advanced eye protection systems to the military and law enforcement markets in Iraq.

Headquartered in Sun Valley, Idaho and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zeal for the Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the Bush II heydays, I always thought of Russia's Ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, as a tongue-in-cheek answer to the appointment of John Bolton to the United Nations (minus, of course, the overt racism of the former).&#160; Among...]]></description>
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		<title>Zeal for the Deal</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 14:55:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Back in the Bush II heydays, I always thought of Russia's Ambassador to NATO, Dmitry Rogozin, as a tongue-in-cheek answer to the appointment of John Bolton to the United Nations (minus, of course, the overt racism of the former).&#160; Among...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; May 26, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2009 08:10:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Russia condemns North Korea 'Hiroshima' size bomb test; Lavrov says election result in Lebanon must be respected; Medvedev believes influence in CIS states should be extended; streamlining the military provokes discontentA spokesman for President Medvedev has said that 'North...]]></description>
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		<title>The Soon-to-Fail Eastern Partnership</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 18:11:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new 5-page policy brief by the Spanish think tank FRIDE takes a look at the EU's Eastern Partnership proposal, and finds it riddled with holes and destined for failure.&#160; One, among the many, flaws is that too many EU...]]></description>
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		<title>Respecting Russia vs. Loving Russia</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2009 20:58:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the oldest tricks in the authoritarian playbook is the subtle theft of the people's sovereignty, grafting the rights of citizens onto a regime of personal power. Cuba's Fidel Castro was and is the grandmaster of this tactic -...]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Solutions Holdings Inc. / DFSH Adds CamelBak(R) Products to Its Offerings in Iraq</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2009 13:43:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart T. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense Solutions, Inc., an international project management and executive consulting firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFSH), announces that the Company is an authorized distributor of CamelBak® Hands-Free HydrationTM Systems to the military and law enforcement markets in Iraq.

CamelBak Products, LLC, a privately-held company known for its cutting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; May 19, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2009 08:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Attempts to rescue Georgia security talks following Russia and South Ossetia walkout; compulsory income declarations extended; redefining US-Russia nuclear ties; Medvedev aide launches thinly-veiled attack on PutinRussia and South Ossetia have followed the lead of Abkhazia, and walked out...]]></description>
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		<title>Europe&#8217;s Balkan Reluctance</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 14:54:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reading this stark judgment on Europe's performance of leadership in the Balkan conflicts from Foreign Policy, one can see how easily Russia established its influence in Southeastern Europe (or at least enough influence to take over the gas transit).Something is...]]></description>
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		<title>Video: How to Press a Reset Button</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 14:03:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stopped by the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace to talk about missile defense, NATO enlargement, the conflict with Georgia, nuclear proliferation, past/future U.S.-Russia relations, and his favorite recipe for quiche.&#160; OK, maybe he didn't share...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; May 15, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-15-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2009 07:56:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Russia willing to revive European Arms Control treaty; IOC praises Sochi but says task must not be underestimated; Russia pledges help to Abkhazia and South Ossetia; policemen on trial&#160;Russia has proposed a new version of the Treaty on Conventional...]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Solutions Holdings Inc. / DFSH Announces Distribution Agreement with iRobot</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/defense-solutions-holdings-inc-dfsh-announces-distribution-agreement-with-irobot/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2009 19:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart T. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense Solutions, Inc., an international project management and executive consulting firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFSH), announces that the Company has signed an agreement with iRobot Corporation (Nasdaq: IRBT), to distribute its iRobot PackBot®, a multi-mission tactical mobile robot, in Iraq and Afghanistan. iRobot is a designer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Russian Pessimism</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/russian-pessimism/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 19:02:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Andrei Kortunov;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Pessimism, it seems, is blind to partisan differences in Russia.&#160; This is from an interesting column by Andrei Kortunov in the Moscow Times.It is interesting that Russia's conservative "patriots" and the diametrically opposed liberals are in many respects equally pessimistic....]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. Expands Commercial Scope to Include Energy Sector</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/defense-solutions-holding-inc-expands-commercial-scope-to-include-energy-sector/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 16:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart T. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense Solutions, Inc., an international project management firm and executive consulting firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFSH), announces that the Company has expanded its commercial scope opportunities to include the facilitation of contracts within the energy sector. Through the Company&#8217;s continued ongoing relationship with the Iraqi Government [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation Announces Board of Director Appointment</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 00:07:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart T. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[KENNEWICK, Wash., May 12, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Advanced Medical Isotope Corporation (&#8221;AMIC&#8221;) (Pink Sheets:ADMD)(http://www.isotopeworld.com), a company engaged in the production and distribution of medical isotopes, announced today the appointment of Dr. Michael Korenko to its Board of Directors.

Dr. Korenko was the Westinghouse Vice President in charge of the 300 and 400 areas, including the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Solutions Holdings Inc. / DFSH Announces Distribution Agreement with Dynamic Defense Materials</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2009 13:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart T. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Defense Solutions, Inc., an international project management and executive consulting firm, a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DFSH), announces that the Company has signed a distribution agreement with Dynamic Defense Materials, LLC, manufacturer of portable anti-ballistic and anti-blast structures. Defense Solutions will be an exclusive distributor of these portable [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unexpected Incidents</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 16:17:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This Financial Times editorial came across my email alerts last night, reminding us that somewhere along the line either the U.S. government or the media or both came up with this mythic assumption that talking to Russia about security issues...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; May 11, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-11-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 07:03:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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army;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ TODAY: Victory Day parade and a stern warning from Russia; Putin suggests financial crisis will determine who is to run for President; NATO games prove a spanner in the works of US-Russia restart; 'sorry' not good enough for ex-Standard...]]></description>
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		<title>The Clinton-Lavrov Sibling Rivalry</title>
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		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-clinton-lavrov-sibling-rivalry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 18:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russia has made some brash moves in the past couple weeks.&#160; They chucked out two Canadian diplomats, broke the ceasefire agreement in Georgia by advancing their troops to the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, and even had one Duma...]]></description>
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		<title>Defense Solutions Holding, Inc./DFSH Announcement</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/defense-solutions-holding-incdfsh-announcement/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/market-commentary/defense-solutions-holding-incdfsh-announcement/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2009 13:53:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stuart T. Smith</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Form 10-K filed today to remove &#8220;E&#8221; on stock symbol
Defense Solutions, Inc., an international project management firm and a wholly owned subsidiary of Defense Solutions Holding, Inc. (OTCBB: DFSH, DFSHE), reports that the Company has filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K with the SEC today and the &#8220;E&#8221; that was added to its stock [...]]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; May 7, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-7-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-7-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 08:33:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defense Ministry;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dmitry Rogozin;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[olympics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valentin Varennikov;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washington]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Georgian tensions continue; 'counterproductive' is NATO's word on Russian expulsions; Eastern partnership a risky undertaking for the EU?; Sochi is apparently secure and within schedule; first attempt at gay marriage in Russia; anti-Gorbachev plotter diesNATO envoy Dmitry Rogozin has...]]></description>
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		<title>Zhirinovsky Links Georgia and Venezuela</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/zhirinovsky-links-georgia-and-venezuela/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/zhirinovsky-links-georgia-and-venezuela/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 19:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I personally don't subscribe to the idea that Washington holds Latin America in the same regard as Moscow does the former states of the Soviet Union.&#160; Certainly, throughout history there has been no shortage of unfortunate if not brutal examples...]]></description>
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		<title>Avoiding Confrontation</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/avoiding-confrontation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/avoiding-confrontation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:54:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Lomaia;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Canadian Embassy;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Pavel Felgenhauer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ralph Lysyshyn;]]></category>
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headquarters;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Valentin Korabelnikov;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[First Russia extended their troops to the borders of South Ossetia and Abkhazia, then there was a rebellion of a tank battalion, followed by the expulsion of two Canadian diplomats working for NATO.&#160; Kind of like a tit-for-tat and tat...]]></description>
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		<title>Resetting Impunity</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/resetting-impunity/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/resetting-impunity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 15:25:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dmitry Rogozin;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Moscow]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Obama administration]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago we posted some comments and video from American observers on U.S.-Russian relations, which included some exchange of views on realism and the whole "reset button" approach to the Kremlin currently being offered by the Obama Administration.&#160;...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; May 6, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-6-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-6-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 08:16:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yulia Latynina]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Georgia accuses Russian secret services of fomenting military plot; Kremlin retaliates to NATO spy row with expulsion of Canadian diplomats; Russia extends pork ban to Britain; gay pride march to take place in tandem with EurovisionGeorgia has accused Russia...]]></description>
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		<title>The West is Failing Ukraine</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-west-is-failing-ukraine/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/the-west-is-failing-ukraine/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 15:38:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Aleksander Kwasniewski;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Failing Ukraine Former Polish;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kiev]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Former Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski writes in the Wall Street Journal, calling on Europe to renew its promises of 1989.Despite these achievements, the process of making Europe "whole and free" is incomplete -- and will remain so as long as...]]></description>
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		<title>Mutiny in Georgia</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/mutiny-in-georgia/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/mutiny-in-georgia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2009 14:49:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Iskandaryan;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alexander Rondeli;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Georgian Foundation for Strategic and International Studies;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Mikheil Saakashvili]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Yeravan;]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that if Russia wanted to do something dramatic about Georgia, now would be the perfect time, given that Barack Obama's options may be more constrained now than in the future and Mikheil Saakashvili is on political death watch.&#160;...]]></description>
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		<title>An Intense Psychological Complex</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/an-intense-psychological-complex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/an-intense-psychological-complex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 18:17:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dmitry Rogozin;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Miriam Elder;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Below is an excerpt of an article Miriam Elder - a journalist that many of us know from the pages of the Moscow Times - however this time she is writing for GlobalPost, a new news model which is taking...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; May 1, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-1-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-may-1-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 07:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Natalia Kolesnikova;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: NATO-Russia contacts reach immediate hurdle; security pacts reignite tensions as do spying claims; attacked journalist in coma; labor day today - but is there much to celebrate? The security agreements Moscow has signed with South Ossetia and Abkhazia, which...]]></description>
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		<title>Bribing Kyrgyzstan</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/bribing-kyrgyzstan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/bribing-kyrgyzstan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 19:00:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Market Commentary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Kurmanbek Bakiyev;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyrgyz embassy;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyrgyz government;]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manas air base;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A couple billion dollars can go a really long way in some Central Asian countries, and its a pity that the United States and other NATO members didn't realize that President Kurmanbek Bakiyev was more or less "up for sale."&#160;...]]></description>
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		<title>Listening to Medvedev</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/listening-to-medvedev/</link>
		<comments>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/listening-to-medvedev/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 12:02:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[China]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[de-politicising energy;]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dmitry Medvedev]]></category>
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co-operation;]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[European Voice has an editorial about the importance of continuing the dialogue that Dmitry Medvedev opened during his last visit to Finland - namely that proposals to draft a new Energy Charter Treaty and to put the energy trade into...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; April 30, 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.straightstocks.com/investing-in-russia-stocks/ras-daily-russian-news-blast-april-30-2009/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 07:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: NATO and Russia resume formal dialogue; Russia-Ukraine tensions easing?; Kyrgyzstan denies talks with US on military base; Kasparov confronts prosecutor at Yukos trial; Novaya Gazeta wins awardFormal contacts between Russia and NATO have officially recommenced under the framework of...]]></description>
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		<title>Video: Russia&#8217;s Real and Imagined Security Concerns</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 16:55:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During my interview with David Satter, I asked about the Russian decision to push the United States out of the Manas air base in Kyrgyzstan, thereby hampering NATO's chances of success in Afghanistan - which is arguably one example of...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; April 23, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TODAY: Sergei Lavrov opens talks in Pyongyang; Russians skeptical about Medvedev's level of power; Medvedev's blog flooded with comments; PM to have access to state secrets?; Siberia sells 'anti-democracy' truckForeign Minister Sergei Lavrov has arrived in North Korea for two...]]></description>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; April 23, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2009 08:06:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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		<title>RA&#8217;s Daily Russian News Blast &#8211; April 22, 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2009 07:25:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Amsterdam</dc:creator>
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