Monday, March 2, 2009

Kremlin party cements grip in local Russian polls - Boston Globe

Kremlin party cements grip in local Russian polls - Boston Globe
MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's ruling party cemented its grip on elected posts with big victories in local elections despite an economic crisis, but the opposition complained of widespread cheating. Political analysts said the level of complaints about

News briefs - Columbus Dispatch
A suspected separatist group that has been holding an American U.N. worker in Pakistan for a month said yesterday that it would kill him in four days if the government does not release more than 1,000 prisoners. The threat on the life of John Solecki

See something you like? Share it with your friends! - The Observer
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Copyright Holders Challenge Sites That Excerpt - Blueridgenow.com
When the popular New York business blog Silicon Alley Insider quoted a quarter of Peggy Noonan’s Wall Street Journal column in mid-February, the editor added a caveat at the end: “We thank Dow Jones in advance for allowing us to bring it to you