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Who Really Wears the Pants in Russia?

Obama said his interest is in dealing directly with his elected counterpart, President Medvedev but that he can also reach out to Prime Minister Putin, as well as other sectors of Russian society so that he can get the full picture of Russia’s needs.

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July 6, 2009 | Permalink | User Comments (68)

Malia Obama – Budding Fashionista?

For the flight with her family from Washington DC to Moscow, the 11-year old First Tween sported a skirt that bears a striking resemblance to one by designer See by Chloe.

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The Very Latest on the US-Russian Summit

MOSCOW -- President Obama and Russian President Medvedev are about to announce the myriad agreements the countries have reached, but the bottom line news out of today's summit seems to be the following: * The US and Russia are commiting...

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President Obama Seeks to Build Up Medvedev Over Putin

President Obama gave an interview to the most independent publication in Russia, Novaya Gazet, which has been highly critical of the Kremlin. The interview seemed to have been a way to build up Russian President Dmitry Medvedev - who also gave Novaya Gazet a recent interview -- and to seemingly dismiss Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.

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President Obama's Proverbial Reset Button

The word is "perezagruzka," meaning "reset." Not "peregruzka," meaning "overload." (As in: more than eight people on this elevator will create an overload.) The former is the word the Obama administration often invokes when describing what they would like to...

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The Latest from the US-Russian Summit

Sources from both the U.S. and Russian sides say that everything is on track for an announcement today on a "joint understanding" on reducing warheads from around 2200 to closer to 1500 per country.

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