Is Charlie Crist Gay?

Seeded on Sun Oct 22, 2006 12:33 PM EDT (Online Journal)

In mid-September, 2006, 'millionaire Reform Party gubernatorial candidate Max Linn ' . . . 'insist(ed) that Charlie Crist is gay" . . . 'on Orlando radio station WFLA-AM 540' . . . to talk show 'host Bud Hedlinger. . . .

governor, election, florida, gay, politics, foley, november, gubernatorial, charlie-crist

The Frame-Up of Vladimir Putin

Seeded on Wed Oct 18, 2006 3:00 PM EDT (AntiWar.com)

Truth no longer matters: objective reality is "out." That is a relic of the pre-9/11 era, clung to only by the beleaguered remnants of the "reality-based community." What counts, nowadays, is not who has the facts, but who has the winning narrative.

russia, journalist, kremlin, murder, putin, world-news, antiwar, russophobia, politkovskaya, raimondo

Daily Kos: The first September Fund ad

Seeded on Thu Oct 12, 2006 3:32 PM EDT (Daily Kos)

Remember the guy who did Spitzer's incredible ads? They're by Jimmy Siegel, a Madison Avenue ad exec looked down upon by political media consultants because he's not part of their crappy club. But he's good. Really good.

media, iraq, stem-cell, politics, minimum-wage, outsourcing, voters, madison-avenue, september-fund

Russia Criticized Over Chechen Troops

Seeded on Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:54 PM EDT (The Moscow Times)

A human rights campaigner said on Wednesday it was "absurd" that Russia had sent troops accused of human rights abuses in their native Chechnya to join multinational forces in Lebanon.

lebanon, troops, world-news, chechnya, moscow, peacekeeping, peacekeepers, unifil

Kadyrov Denies Role in Reporter's Murder

Seeded on Thu Oct 12, 2006 12:52 PM EDT (The Moscow Times)

Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov said Wednesday that he did not order the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, the journalist who wrote articles alleging he was behind brutal rights abuses.

journalist, world-news, chechnya, moscow, kadyrov, politkovskaya, anna-politkovskaya, novaya-gazeta

A Sobering Effect of Politkovskaya's Killing

Seeded on Wed Oct 11, 2006 2:55 PM EDT (OSNews)

The killing of Anna Politkovskaya, one of the few journalists who had refused to keep their mouths shut and continued to criticize harshly the Putin regime, has had a sobering effect on the Russians.

russia, murder, putin, world-news, chechnya, anna-politkovskaya, novaya-gazeta

Russian defense minister blasts NATO plans to build base in Poland

Seeded on Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:54 PM EDT (Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire)

The United States has ambitious plans to deploy a network of anti-missile systems across the world to protect itself and its allies from threats from countries such as Iran and North Korea, and there has been speculation they would be based in at least two former Communist-bloc c …

russia, nato, poland, united-states, world-news, anti-ballistic

N. Korea becomes 9th nuclear power - Ivanov

Seeded on Tue Oct 10, 2006 3:50 PM EDT (Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire)

North Korea has become the ninth nuclear power de facto, Russia's defense minister said Tuesday.

russia, nuclear, defense, north-korea, world-news, nuclear-test, ivanov

Kadyrov calls for thorough, objective probe into Politkovskaya's killing

Seeded on Sun Oct 8, 2006 2:09 PM EDT (Interfax)

Chechen Prime Minister Ramzan Kadyrov has called for a thorough and impartial investigation into the murder of known journalist Anna Politkovskaya. Perhaps the Kadyrovtsy weren't involved in her death; or perhaps I'm not cynical enough since I returned to the US...

investigation, probe, journalist, murder, world-news, chechen, kadyrov, politkovskaya, interfax

The 'Color' Revolutions: Fade to Black

Seeded on Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:29 PM EDT (AntiWar.com)

Justin Raimondo discusses the corruption and misinformation surrounding the "color coded revolutions" in former Soviet republics, detailing how it's all become about American power in the region and increased access to energy resources, not about "exporting democracy" or spreadi …

russia, georgia, politics, corruption, ukraine, revolution, kyrgyzstan, putin, orange-revolution, yushchenko

Hezbollah's Russian Arms Seen on the Internet, French TV - Kommersant Moscow

Seeded on Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:13 PM EDT (Kommersant)

A short video clip shot by Reuters' correspondents in southern Lebanon shows the newest model of Kornet antitank rockets, which Russia recently supplied to Syria.

russia, israel, lebanon, rockets, syria, world-news, hezbollah, kornet, merkava

Russia Gives Georgia Tough Warning Over Detained Officers

Seeded on Thu Sep 28, 2006 6:11 PM EDT (OSNews)

Russia warned Georgia on Thursday that it would use every means available to free Russian officers who were detained in Tbilisi on suspicion of spying, the Reuters news agency reports.

russia, georgia, spying, diplomatic, world-news, tbilisi, lavrov

Airliner crashes with U.S. combat aircraft in Kyrgyzstan

Seeded on Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:55 PM EDT (Top Russian news and analysis online | 'RIA Novosti' newswire)

Sixty one passengers and crew on a Kyrgyz airliner had a lucky escape Tuesday after the plane crashed on take-off into a U.S. combat aircraft in the Central Asian state's international airport Tuesday, a source at the airport said.

airport, kyrgyzstan, united-states, world-news, central-asian, hercules, bishkek

Microsoft Reaps Profits Fighting Russian Piracy

Seeded on Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:42 PM EDT (Kommersant)

Microsoft's Russian office has posted a 72 percent growth in software sales on the Russian market this year, reaping $250 million.

business, russia, piracy, microsoft

Gazprom Neft May Be Integrated into Parent Company

Seeded on Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:39 PM EDT (Kommersant)

The board of directors of Gazprom will consider two strategies for the company's oil business on September 27. The board has to decide whether to preserve Gazprom Neft's independence or to make it a division of Gazprom.

business, energy, oil, russia, europe, gazprom, export

Gazprom Neft May Be Integrated into Parent Company

Seeded on Tue Sep 26, 2006 4:10 PM EDT (Newsvine)

business, energy, oil, russia, europe, gazprom, export, neft

Russian FM Lavrov Reaffirms Russia's Sovereignty

Seeded on Tue Sep 26, 2006 12:54 PM EDT (OSNews)

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, speaking to the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles, "mentioned the concept of sovereign democracy proposed by Kremlin officials," as well as responding to comments made about Russia by Vice President Dick Cheney at a speech in Vilnius in …

cheney, russia, politics, putin, sovereignty, lavrov