M.N.: The West did not lose Russia. Russia, it appears, lost The West for now: tragically, blindly, in her "sleepwalking trance" induced by her historical and resurgent, revengeful criminal imperial mentality and the criminal predatory political personalities of her current leaders... | What we say in the UK doesn’t matter — despite the Russian bombers off Portsmouth. The same is true for the rest of Europe. Only America, as leader of the West, counts. So is President Obama, who leaves office in January 2017, likely to announce the U.S. will work to achieve George H.W. Bush’s post-Cold War vision of a Europe allied to Russia? It’s unlikely: PETER McKAY: "How we lost our chance for peace with Putin"

Conversation: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) react during a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin this morning
Conversation: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) react during a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin this morning

 M.N.: The West did not lose Russia, it was ready to embrace her, sincerely and trustingly, some minor mistakes and miscalculations of 1990-s notwithstanding. Russia, it appears, lost The West for now: tragically, blindly, in her "sleepwalking trance" induced by her historical and resurgent, revengeful criminal imperial mentality and the criminal predatory political personalities of her current leaders, not necessarily by those in the official government (including some military leaders) who might be sober minded and reasonable enough, but by the shadowy ruling clan of the nouveau riche mafia oligarchs and their puppets, with "mad czar" Putin as their chief "The Thief-In-Law". That's where the main incompatibility lies. 
His facial expression on the above photo: his true face behind the mask of propriety, full of the open hatred towards The West, rage, brazen aggression (calculating and strategically counting on the opponent's "strategic patience") and loathing of the cornered rat, is enough to understand what he really is about. He and his circle are fighting for their personal and political survival with the animal vehemence and shrewdness. 
When they are gone and Russia awakens from her trance, she will return to her Western cultural and historical family. Hopefully. 

 Vladimir Putin: We’re asked to accept that Russia's president intends to re-establish control of nations that once were part of the USSR — even if it means going to war against the U.S.-led West

How did it all come to this? The oft-repeated explanation is that Putin is a power-mad bully. Give him an inch and he’ll take a mile. Show him force and he’ll back off. Hawks in the U.S. and here rattle their sabres, demanding that he be faced down.
... 
What we say in the UK doesn’t matter — despite the Russian bombers off Portsmouth. The same is true for the rest of Europe. Only America, as leader of the West, counts. So is President Obama, who leaves office in January 2017, likely to announce the U.S. will work to achieve George H.W. Bush’s post-Cold War vision of a Europe allied to Russia?
It’s unlikely.

PETER McKAY: How we lost our chance for peace with Putin

Ukraine's Petro Poroshenko demands Vladimir Putin faces 'justice' over Crimean invasion
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:55 PM

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  • Petro Poroshenko says rights of Crimeans are being repressed by Russia
  • Demanded both international and Ukrainian trials for all those responsible
  • Insisted Russian officials stand trial in the Hague over the annexation 
  • Poroshenko said Ukraine will win back the Black Sea peninsula 'in time' 
  • Comments come as Kiev delayed a promised pullback of heavy weapons 
Published: 11:00 EST, 23 February 2015 | Updated: 11:39 EST, 23 February 2015
Vladimir Putin and his top apparatchiks should face international justice over the annexation of Crimea, Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko demanded today.
Vowing to win back the Black Sea peninsula in future, Poroshenko alleged the rights of people in the annexed region had been repressed under Kremlin control.
His demands came as Kiev delayed a promised pullback of heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, saying continuous attacks from rebel troops means they cannot safely withdraw.
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Demand: Vladimir Putin (left) and his top apparatchiks should face international justice over the annexation of Crimea, according to Ukrainian leader Petro Poroshenko (right)
Conversation: Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu (right) react during a wreath laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier near the Kremlin this morning
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Petro Poroshenko's demands came as Kiev delayed a promised pullback of heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, saying continuous attacks from rebel troops means they cannot safely withdraw
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Petro Poroshenko's demands came as Kiev delayed a promised pullback of heavy weapons from the front line in eastern Ukraine, saying continuous attacks from rebel troops means they cannot safely withdraw
Poroshenko used an address on the first anniversary of the start of the annexation to promise his country will regain control over the peninsula. 
'I am not going to say today that it will happen quickly and easily,' admitted the pro-Western president. 
'But it will definitely happen, we shall build together a new Crimea, where the rights and interests of the indigenous people of Crimea and all the inhabitants of the peninsula, regardless of their ethnic, language and religious background, will be guaranteed.' 
He went on to demand Putin faces international justice over the annexation of Crimea.
'The time will come, and anyone who has committed and will commit a crime against the Ukrainian state and human rights in Crimea, will face international and Ukrainian trials,' he said.
He wants Russian officials to stand trial in The Hague, said the Kiev media.
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Ukrainian troops ride on armored vehicles towards Artemivsk in the east of the country this morning
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Despite pro-Russian rebels making new inroads in eastern Ukraine in the past month, Poroshenko claimed his country 'will never give up its sovereign rights to Crimea.' 
'Ukraine will defend by all available means the rights of people, who live there. There is a complete consensus on this issue,' said.
The annexation - which began one year ago - was a 'vile act carried out contrary to international law', he said.
With rebels massing near the strategic port of Mariupol, in violation of a ceasefire, Kiev refused to pull back its heavy weapons, claiming its forces were still be targeted by separatists.
'As Ukrainian positions are still being fired upon there can be no talk yet of a withdrawal of arms,' said military spokesman Vladyslav Seleznyov .
Moscow denies giving military support to the rebels. But Russia made the same denials over Crimea before admitting that it had deployed troops.
If Mariupol falls to the pro-Russian rebels, it would remove a key obstacle to creating a separatist land corridor stretching from Russia's border with Ukraine to Crimea.
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A Ukrainian serviceman stands in a truck pulling a twin-barrelled anti-aircraft gun while his withdrawing unit rests in the village of Artemivsk, near Debaltseve, in the largely rebel-held Donetsk province
This morning military spokesman Lt. Col. Anatoliy Stelmakh told reporters that Ukraine will begin its delayed withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line in the east of the country only when rebel attacks entirely stop, in line with a cease-fire that was supposed to begin February 15.
Stelmakh said there were two rebel artillery attacks overnight and although this is significantly fewer than in previous days, 'as long as firing on Ukrainian military positions continues, it's not possible to talk about a pullback.'
Colonel Valentyn Fedichev, deputy commander of the military operation against the rebels, said there had been 27 attacks against Ukrainian forces over the past 24 hours, which he said was lower than in recent days. He also indicated that no pullback was imminent.
'If the enemies continue to use their own heavy weapons, it is clear that Ukraine will continue to counteract these operations,' he said.
Delay: A Ukrainian military spokesman said Kiev will begin its delayed withdrawal of heavy weapons from the front line in the east of the country only when rebel attacks entirely stop
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The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe's observer mission in Ukraine is supposed to be monitoring the weapons withdrawal. 
Its spokesman, Michael Bocuirkiw today said the monitors had seen heavy weapons movements by both sides but could not tell whether weapons were being pulled back or just being redeployed.
An Associated Press reporter today saw Ukrainian forces moving back from around the town of Debaltseve, which was captured last week by rebel forces after a fierce week-long siege.
Both Stelmakh and Fedichev said rebels are still trying to overrun a Ukrainian government position in the village of Shyrokyne, on the outskirts of the strategic port city of Mariupol.
Rebels began moving toward Mariupol last August, raising concerns they were seeking to seize the city in order to establish a land corridor between mainland Russia and the Russia-annexed Crimean peninsula.
Russia has denied arming the rebels, a denial scoffed at by Western nations and NATO, who point to satellite pictures of Russian weapons in Ukraine.

GERMAN DOCTORS VISITED DETAINED UKRAINIAN PILOT IN RUSSIA 

German doctors have been allowed to visited Ukrainian military pilot Nadezhda Savchenko, who has been on hunger strike for more than two months in a Russian jail, a German Foreign Ministry spokesman said today.
Savchenko, 33, was captured by pro-Russian forces and handed over eight months ago to Russia, where she was imprisoned on charges of aiding the killing of two Russian journalists in east Ukraine. At home, she has become a symbol of resistance to Russian aggression.
German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to allow the humanitarian visit during talks on a ceasefire for eastern Ukraine in Minsk on Feb. 11-12, spokesman Martin Schaefer said.
Ukrainian army pilot Nadia Savchenko holds a sign inside a cage as she attends a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow charges with aiding the killing of two Russian journalists in east Ukraine last year
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Ukrainian army pilot Nadia Savchenko holds a sign inside a cage as she attends a hearing at the Basmanny district court in Moscow charges with aiding the killing of two Russian journalists in east Ukraine last year
Two German doctors visited her on February 15, then held talks with her prison doctors, in which Savchenko was included.
Savchenko is reported to have lost 37 lb since going on a water and glucose diet in December.
Schaefer told a regular government news conference that Germany was extremely concerned about her health, and repeated an appeal for her release.
He gave no further details of her condition, and said it was regrettable that reports had appeared in Russian media despite an agreement to maintain confidentiality.
Russia's Investigative Committee says the pilot provided the coordinates of two Russian journalists who were killed by a mortar attack in June in the Luhansk region of east Ukraine, held by pro-Russian rebels. She denies the accusation, but could be jailed for up to 20 years if found guilty.
Steinmeier is a member of the traditionally Russia-friendly Social Democrats and has long ties with Putin, although he has stuck closely to Chancellor Angela Merkel's tough line with Moscow over its backing of separatists in east Ukraine.

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PETER McKAY: How we lost our chance for peace with Putin
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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - FEBRUARY 20: Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during an award ceremony in which he gave awards to 30 veterans of WWII at the Grand Kremlin Palace on February 20, 2015 in Moscow, Russia. The House of Lords EU committee has claimed Europe 'misread' the mood of the Kremlin in the run-up to the Ukraine crisis and did not realise how hostile Russia would be to the EU's closer ties to Ukraine. (Photo by Sasha Mordovets/Getty Images)

Panel Disqualifies Egyptian Tycoon From Parliamentary Bidby By MERNA THOMAS
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:18 PM

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The steel tycoon who came to epitomize cronyism and corruption in Egypt during the era of President Hosni Mubarak was disqualified after he had failed to submit financial statements from one of his wives, according to a judicial official.

Oscars 2015: the best quotes of the evening by Lanre Bakare
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:17 PM

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We round up all this year’s key soundbites, as they’re served up at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood
Tonight we celebrate Hollywood’s best and whitest, sorry… brightest.
If you’re lucky enough to have a parent or two alive, call them. Don’t text, don’t email. Call them. Listen to them for as long as they want to talk to you.
Well said, J.K. Simmons. #Oscars pic.twitter.com/yyB2EQvyln
American Sniper focuses on a soldier with 160 kills, or as Harvey Weinstein calls it, a slow morning
This next presenter is so lovely you could eat her up with a spoon
Thank you, Wes. You’ve been a great inspiration. You are like an actor, a great composer and you inspire all of us. If it wasn’t for you I couldn’t have done it this way.
We made a film about the need for silence and withdrawal… and here we are at the epicentre of noise and excitement. Life is full of surprises.
Well said, Pawel Pawlikowski. pic.twitter.com/hBgSXBw3iS
He’s easily the most well-adjusted former child star in the room, please welcome… Jason Bateman
I’m particularly happy because this means I can now get a free doughnut [complete silence]. Shall we stick to the script?
Oh sure, now you like him [after the audience applaud David Oyelowo].
To every woman who gave birth, to every citizen and taxpayer, it’s our time to have wage equality once and for all and equal rights for women of the United States of America!
[Before introducing the nominees for best animated film] If you’re at the awards party with the guys who made the Lego Movie, now would be a good time to distract them.
I remember crying my eyes out when I watched the end of the Lion King
Cheryl Boone Isaacs’s academy explainer
Tonight we are here to celebrate story tellers… your voice can be shared without fear of personal or professional attack. We honour the courage of filmmakers who cross borders and test boundaries.
They filled our lives so much, the films they were in made us laugh, think and cry. Through their work they shared a piece of our soul. We will miss them with the sadness with which we miss an old friend.
I want to thank the person who once never threw a chair at my head, but always pushed to make it better: Damien Chazelle - your art changed my life. 
We don’t stand here alone, it’s possible through the great organisations that support us. The disclosures that Edward Snowden revealed aren’t only a threat to privacy but to democracy, when the most important decisions made affect all of us. Thank you to Edward Snowden. I share this with Glenn Greenwald and other journalists who are exposing truth.
The subject of Citizenfour, Edward Snowden, could not be here for some treason.
Benedict Cumberbatch is not only the best name in show business, it’s also the response you get when you ask John Travolta to pronounce Ben Affleck. 
Recently, John and I got to go to Selma and perform it on the same bridge that Martin Luther King walked over. Once a landmark of a divided nation, the spirit of this bridge now for all people regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation or social status. This bridge was built on hope and welded with compassion. Common
We wrote this film for events that happened 50 years ago but we say that Selma is now. We live in the most incarcerated country in the world. There are more black men incarcerated today than were in slavery in 1850. John Legend
I can’t believe 50 years have gone by since that film was released. I blinked and suddenly here I am. We all really felt blessed and as for me; how lucky can a girl get. Great music does more than enhance a film, it cements our memories in the film going experience. 
When I was 16 years old I tried to kill myself because I felt different and that I didn’t belong. Now I’m here, and I want this moment to be for that kid who feels weird or different. Stay weird, stay different.
Tonight, I am wearing the real Michael Keaton tighty whities. This is crazy: talking about that little prick called ego. Ego loves competition because for someone to win, someone has to lose, but the paradox is that true art, and true individual expression as all the work of these incredible fellow film makers is, can’t be compared or labelled or defeated because they exist, and our work will only be judged by time.
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ISIS parades caged Kurdish fighters through Iraqi streets - Jerusalem Post Israel News
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:17 PM

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Islamic State released a new video in which caged Kurdish Peshmerga soldiers were were paraded through the streets in cages, AFP news agency reported Sunday. The incident supposedly took place in the city of Kirkuk, Iraq and shows men dressed in ...

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Australian PM Abbott announces fresh security crackdown
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:17 PM

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SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott on Monday announced a national security crackdown that could deny welfare payments to people seen as potential threats, strip the passports of those with dual nationality and curb travel overseas.
  

Mayor of Jerusalem tackles Palestinian knifeman after stabbingby Reuters
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:16 PM

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Mayor Nir Barkat pinned the 18-year-old assailant to the ground after an ultra-Orthodox Jew was injured
The mayor of Jerusalem and his security guard wrestled a Palestinian attacker to the ground near city hall on Sunday after an ultra-Orthodox Jew was stabbed with a knife at a busy intersection.
Security camera footage showed mayor Nir Barkat, in a white shirt, walking towards the suspect together with his bodyguard and lunging at him, pinning him down on a pedestrian crossing before others took charge and detained the man.
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Israel opens dams forcing hundreds of Gazans out of flooded houses (PHOTOS) - RT
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Palestinians ride horse carts as they evacuate their animals in the village of Al-Moghraga after it was flooded by rain water, near central Gaza Strip February 22, 2015. (Reuters / Ibraheem Abu Mustafa ). Tags. Ecology, Israel, Natural disasters. Over 80 houses ...

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'The Islamist death-cult has declared war on the world': PM announces he will ... - Daily Mail
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Many Australians who fight for the Islamic State will be stripped of their citizenship, the Prime Minister has announced, as part of tough new counter-terrorism laws. The dramatic pledge came as a review released today revealed more than thirty Australians ...

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the Host the Oscars (and Viewers) Need - The Atlantic
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Hosting the Academy Awards is a tough gig. On Sunday, Harris will attempt to get it right, likely with an eye toward the performance of a familiar contemporary. Joe Reid Feb 22 2015, 8:00 AM ET. Share on Facebook; Twitter; LinkedIn; Email · Print; Comments.
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Edward Snowden documentary Citizenfour wins Oscarby Andrew Pulver
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:15 PM

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Laura Poitras’ film about Edward Snowden and the NSA spying revelations carries off Academy award for non-fiction films
Citizenfour has won the Oscar for best documentary, for its director Laura Poitras, editor Mathilde Bonnefoy and producer Dirk Wilutzky.
Collecting the award, Poitras, flanked by journalist and collaborator Glenn Greenwald, said: “The disclosures of Edward Snowden don’t only expose a threat to our privacy but to our democracy itself. When the decisions that rule us are taken in secret we lose the power to control and govern ourselves.” Poitras thanked Edward Snowden for his “sacrifices”, and added: “I share this award with Glenn Greenwald and the many other journalists who are taking risks to expose the truth.”
“When Laura Poitras asked me if she could film our encounters, I was extremely reluctant. I’m grateful that I allowed her to persuade me. The result is a brave and brilliant film that deserves the honour and recognition it has received. My hope is that this award will encourage more people to see the film and be inspired by its message that ordinary citizens, working together, can change the world.”
“Congratulations to Laura Poitras. When she filmed Snowden, Glenn Greenwald and myself in Hong Kong, it never occurred to me she had something as ambitious as CitizenFour in mind.
I did not even give much thought to why she was filming: just assumed she wanted a record of events for some undisclosed reason, maybe a low-budget film to be used by privacy campaigners. It came as a surprise when I finally saw it, the sheer professionalism of it, and I had no doubt from that point she would win an Oscar.
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The Grand Budapest Hotel - WINNER - Telegraph.co.uk
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Want to know who has won what so far? Well, this is the best place to be. The full list of nominations below will be updated with the winner in each category as the Academy Awards are revealed. So, if American Sniper wins Best Picture or if Michael Keaton ...
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Oscars Red Carpet: The Best and Worst - Daily Beast
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The #AskHerMore campaign on Oscars night, aimed at getting red carpet presenters to talk about anything but the gowns the female stars were wearing, got some big-name support in stars like Reese Witherspoon. On E!, there was no 'mani-cam,' no ...
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Oakland dockworkers join others back in operation - San Francisco Chronicle
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The seaport in Oakland, California, appears to have joined others on the West Coast in resuming its normal operations. Port spokesman Mike Zampa said that several vessels were being loaded and unloaded with apparent regularity ... 
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'Citizenfour' Wins Oscar for Best Documentary - ABC News
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Revealing state secrets have turned into Oscar acclaim for the makers of the Edward Snowden documentary "Citizenfour." Laura Poitras' film documents her initial meeting in Hong Kong with Snowden, as well as journalist Glenn Greenwald.
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'Birdman' wins Oscar for best picture - Canton Daily Ledger
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:12 PM

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'Birdman' wins Oscar for best picture
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LOS ANGELES — "Birdman" has won the Academy Award for best picture. The film, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, who also won best director, stars Michael Keaton as an aging superhero movie star suffering an identity crisis — and seeking ...

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'American Sniper' Competes at the Academy Awards as Routh Trial Heads to Jury - NBCNews.com
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As Bradley Cooper and Clint Eastwood hit the red carpet and "American Sniper" contends for best picture at the Oscars, a murder trial in north Texas is exploring the dark real-life conclusion to the story. Jurors in Stephenville are expected to hear closing ...

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Australian Leader Outlines Tough New Anti-Terrorism Measures by hcregan
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:11 PM

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Australians who hold dual nationality and flout antiterrorism laws will have their citizenship suspended or revoked, Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced Monday during an address on national security.
Even those born in Australia could have citizenship privileges taken away if they are involved in terrorism, reports the BBC.
“These [measures] could include restricting the ability to leave or return to Australia, and access to consular services overseas, as well as access to welfare payments,” Abbott said at the federal police headquarters in the capital, Canberra.
The 57-year-old Premier stressed that the new legislation would also target preachers who incite religious or racial hatred.
“By any measure, the threat to Australia is worsening,” he added, calling the spread of Islamic extremism over Syria and Iraq a “new dark age.”
Abbott said that many of his compatriots were becoming radicalized and lured into the “death cult” of terrorist groups. About 90 Australian nationals are believed to have traveled abroad to fight with the Islamic State of Iraq and Greater Syria (ISIS).
During his speech, Abbott also announced the appointment of a new counterterrorism chief and seven new financial analysts to crack down on terrorist financing.
The move comes in the wake of the Sydney siege, during which a lone gunman, Man Haron Monis, held 18 people hostage at a café in the city center. Three people including Monis, who had pledged fealty to ISIS, died at the scene.

Hungary PM Orban's Fidesz loses by-election
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BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary's ruling Fidesz-KDNP party alliance lost its two-thirds majority in parliament after it lost a by-election in the town of Veszprem on Sunday, according to results posted on the National Election Office's website.






  

Jack Straw and Malcolm Rifkind respond to 'cash for access' allegations: Politics Live blog by Andrew Sparrow
Monday February 23rd, 2015 at 12:10 PM

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Rolling coverage of all the day’s political developments as they happen, including Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw responding to ‘cash for access’ allegations and David Cameron’s speech on protecting pensioner benefits
Q: But you also chair the intelligence and security committee.
Rifkind says he was invited to serve on an advisory board. He would be advising not just on UK matters, but European and global matters. The letter sent to him did not mention his role as an MP. Many MPs serve on boards like this.
John Humphrys is interviewing Sir Malcolm Rifkind.
Today starts the interview by playing a clip of the undercover interview with Rifkind. He said they would be surprised by how much free time he had. He also said he did not receive a salary.
And this is what Jack Straw has said about the allegations.
According to the Press Association, he said in a statement that he made clear from the outset that any discussions he entered into related to what he might do once he left the Commons and not while he was a serving MP. He also said that despite his requests, Dispatches and the Telegraph had not supplied him with a transcript of his conversations with the undercover reporters so he could not identify the context of any of his remarks.
I now face the horrible situation in which what I said is being used to suggest wrongdoing when there was none. But I’ve spent long enough in politics to know how some of the remarks I made in what I had thought was a private conversation will now be used.
In view of this, and in order to clear my name, I have written to the Parliamentary Commissioner for Standards to make a self-referral to her. I have also written to Rosie Winterton, opposition chief whip, to say that pending consideration of my referral by the Commissioner, I shall voluntarily withdraw from the parliamentary Labour Party.
This is what Sir Malcolm Rifkind told Dispatches about the allegations. I’ve taken the quote from the Press Association.
I have never undertaken nor would undertake any lobbying as an MP on behalf of any private organisation for which I was receiving remuneration. You suggest that I showed myself as ‘willing to act as an MP for hire’. That is untrue.
There was no suggestion that I was being approached as an MP ... Their approach to me was because of my previous experience as a minister ... Ambassadors tend to respond not because I am a current MP but because I was foreign secretary.
Two more MPs have been caught in a “cash for access” sting, and they are two of the most senior figures to be ensnared by undercover reporters - Sir Malcolm Rifkind, the Conservative former foreign secretary, and Jack Straw, the Labour former foreign secretary. Both men have referred themselves to the parliamentary commissioner for standards and deny wrong-doing. It is not clear that they have broken any rules, but the evidence about how they were prepared to use their political influence for personal gain is clearly embarrassing.
The Daily Telegraph and Channel 4’s Dispatches broke the story. Here’s the Guardian’s version. And here’s how it starts.
Two former foreign secretaries are facing accusations of being involved in a new “cash for access” scandal by offering to use their political influence in return for payment.
The Telegraph and Dispatches said that Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind offered to use their positions as politicians on behalf of a fictitious Chinese company set up by Channel 4’s Dispatches in return for payments of at least £5,000 per day.
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Obama open to changes to military authority against ISby By NEDRA PICKLER
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The White House says President Barack Obama is open to negotiating with Congress on many elements of his request for war powers against Islamic State militants....

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Obama administration is warning states that the possible shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would harm the nation's ability to counter the extremist appeal of the Islamic State group within the U.S. and help communities struggling with winter snowstorms....

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KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine's military said on Monday it could not start withdrawing heavy weapons from the frontline in the east as pro-Russian separatists had not stopped attacking government positions despite a ceasefire deal.
  

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    The Mayor of Jerusalem Nir Barkat, and his bodyguard, together thwarted a potentially deadly knife attack Sunday evening, after they caught an 18-year-old Palestinian who allegedly lunged with a knife at a 27-year-old Israeli next to City Hall.
    Barkat, who happened to be passing by when the attack took place, said “My bodyguard and I jumped straight out of the car, he drew his weapon and together we caught the terrorist until police arrived, and we took care of the wounded, who, happily, was only lightly wounded.”
    The teenager was subsequently arrested by police. A motive for the stabbing has not yet been established, according to Police Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld.

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    ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey will make its planned new long-range missile system harmonious with the NATO system, presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin told a news conference on Monday in comments apparently at odds with those of the country's defense minister.
      

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    ABU DHABI (Reuters) - Russia's military budget may shrink by around 10 percent in 2015, the chief executive of state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec said on Monday.






      
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    Maria Golovn­ina had been workin­g with Reuter­s as the news agency's bureau chief for the past year-and-a-half
    ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Afghanistan bureau chief for Reuters, Maria Golovnina, was found dead at her residence located in Sector F-8 in Islamabad on Monday, according to the police.
    The police said that Golovnina, a Russian reporter, went to office and came back in the afternoon as she was not feeling well. Initial information revealed that she was feeling heavy headed and dropped on the floor after vomiting, the police said.
    “We are saddened to announce that Maria Golovnina, Reuters Bureau Chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan, passed away on Monday. She was 34. Maria fell unconscious in the Islamabad bureau. An ambulance arrived quickly and she was rushed to Kulsum International Hospital, but medical teams were unable to save her.
    Maria was a superb journalist with a long and varied career at Reuters. A fluent Japanese and Russian speaker, she joined Reuters in Tokyo in 2001 and subsequently worked in postings around the world including London, Singapore, Moscow, Afghanistan and Iraq. In 2013, Maria became Bureau Chief for Afghanistan and Pakistan, and led her team through an impressive run of exclusives and insights. Her talents, energy and can-do spirit will be sorely missed,” said a statement released by Reuters on Golovnina’s death.
    Dr Ayesha Ishani, the spokesperson for Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS), said that she was brought dead to the hospital. Before that she was taken to a private hospital where she was pronounced dead. She further said that it was too early to get to the cause of death.
    Contrary to the police version, the spokesperson said that Golovnina was found dead from the washroom of her office, adding that the body was recovered after breaking the door. Post-mortem report will reveal the real cause of death, she said.
    Golovnina’s husband had initially refused PIMS administration to carry out a post-mortem but then later gave permission for the hospital to carry out one.
    Dr Ishani further said her post-mortem is underway and being carried out by medico-legal officers Dr Nasreen Butt and Dr Furukh Kamal.
    “The body has been brought to PIMS so that it can be kept it in the mortuary,” she added.
    Golovnina had been working with Reuters as the news agency’s bureau chief for Pakistan and Afghanistan for the past year-and-a-half.
    According to her colleagues, the Russian journalist fell unconscious and was rushed to Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) where she was officially pronounced dead.
    Meanwhile, Information Minister Pervaiz Rashid expressed his grief over the sad demise of Golovnina.
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    CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait (AP) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter convened an extraordinary war council Monday on Iraq's doorstep, six days after taking office, to discuss the nitty-gritty of the administration's oft-criticized strategy for countering the Islamic State militant group and probe for gaps and weaknesses....

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    23/02/15 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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    23/02/15 11:21 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from The European Union Times - World News, Breaking News. Swedish Researchers have discovered previously unknown cell types while producing an in depth map of cortical cell types and the active genes they harb...
    » US, allies stage 25 air strikes on Islamic State: joint task force - Reuters
    23/02/15 11:20 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from World - Google News. Reuters US, allies stage 25 air strikes on Islamic State: joint task force Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States and its allies staged 25 air strikes on Islamic State fighte...
    » The name ISIS hates to be called
    23/02/15 11:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from CNN.com - World. We know them as ISIS or ISIL. But there's another name the group hates -- so much they've threatened to cut out the tongue of anyone who uses it.
    » 'Cash for access' scandal: the reaction. Live - Telegraph.co.uk
    23/02/15 11:15 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Top Stories - Google News. National Post 'Cash for access' scandal: the reaction. Live Telegraph.co.uk ... • Former ministers Straw and Rifkind brag about their political contacts to business •The MPs who ...
    » WorldViews: How the story of two fires reveal the UAE’s great inequities
    23/02/15 11:14 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from World: World News, International News, Foreign Reporting - The Washington Post. Both places were called home by the vast foreign workforce drawn to the United Arab Emirates. Both caught fire last week.The ...
    » Scrappy deal keeps Greece from the wolves
    23/02/15 11:01 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Europe News. Athens and the eurogroup must improve the way they negotiate
    » СМИ: ЕС может заблокировать атомный контракт Венгрии с Россией - Коммерсантъ
    23/02/15 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Полит.ру СМИ: ЕС может заблокировать атомный контракт Венгрии с Россией Коммерсантъ Решение Венгрии заключить с Россией контракты в области атомной энергетики «сталкивается с нарас...
    » In Soviet Russia, the Oscars Host You - TIME
    23/02/15 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. TIME In Soviet Russia , the Oscars Host You TIME Bob Hope, back from his Russian junket, noted that there had been TV in all the rooms of his Moscow hotel—”only it watches you”—also c...
    » Hungary taking aim at NGOs and, critics say, democracy
    23/02/15 11:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Europe News: News and Headlines from Europe - The Washington Post. BUDAPEST — Veronika Mora was getting ready for work when her home phone rang. “I’m at your office,” she recalls a policewoman telling her....
    » Syrian Activists Use Caged Children in Disturbing Video Stunt
    23/02/15 10:59 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. In an attempt to highlight atrocities of Syrian regime, Syrian anti-government activists videotaped young children in a cage in a staged a re-enactment of a brutal Islamic State video sho...
    » Министры обороны США и Великобритании обсудили ситуацию в Украине - СЕГОДНЯ
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    mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. СЕГОДНЯ Министры обороны США и Великобритании обсудили ситуацию в Украине СЕГОДНЯ Обстановку в Украине обсудили в состоявшемся в воскресенье телефонном разговоре министры обороны С...
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    mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РИА Новости Times: Кэмерон потребовал активизировать поиск разведчиков из России РИА Новости Премьер-министр Великобритании выступил с обращением к руководителям британской службы ...
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    mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. A 71-year-old Jeep rolled in, and later out, at the Viennese Opera Ball at the Waldorf Astoria on Friday, a charity gala that was celebrating the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Aus...
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    mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Порошенко представил новые «доказательства агрессии российских войск» РБК Президент Украины Петр Порошенко показал европейским лидерам новые «доказательства агрессии российских...
    » Глава Пентагона еще не рекомендовал Белому Дому начать поставки оружия на Украину - Газета.Ru
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    mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. bigmir)net Глава Пентагона еще не рекомендовал Белому Дому начать поставки оружия на Украину Газета.Ru Глава Пентагона Эштон Картер еще не представлял рекомендации Белому дому по в...
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    23/02/15 10:55 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. New U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter will hold talks on Monday in Kuwait with top U.S. commanders and diplomats on U.S. efforts to fight the Islamic State group. Carter flew to Kuwait...
    » Война России против Украины: последние события в Донбассе - 22 - Odessa Daily
    23/02/15 10:49 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Odessa Daily Война России против Украины: последние события в Донбассе - 22 Odessa Daily Аннексировав Крым, Россия продолжила антиукраинскую агрессию на территории Донбасса. Искусс...
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    mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. Lenta.ru Кэмерон приказал активизировать борьбу с российскими шпионами Lenta.ru Премьер-министр Великобритании Дэвид Кэмерон распорядился активизировать поиск и слежку за агентами ...
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    23/02/15 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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    » The European ties Russia is binding closer - CNBC
    23/02/15 10:48 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
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    » What is Russia's Real Population? - American Thinker (blog)
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    » Ukraine: Rebel Attacks Halt Weapons Pullback
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    » US Homeland Security Chief Calls for Vigilance Following New Video
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    » Margvelashvili Invites Ukraine's Poroshenko To Georgia
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    23/02/15 10:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. РБК Украина Порошенко угрожает крымчанам украинским и международным судами BFM.Ru Украина непременно вернет контроль над «временно оккупированным» Крымом. Об этом говорится в обращ...
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    » Kiev 'Unable' to Withdraw Heavy Artillery as Rebel Attacks Persist
    23/02/15 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from The Moscow Times Top Stories. Ukraine's military said Monday that it could not start withdrawing heavy weapons from the front line in the east because pro-Russian separatists who advanced last week were st...
    » Egypt Sentences Leading Activist to 5 Years in Prison
    23/02/15 10:39 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. An Egyptian court sentenced prominent activist Alaa Abdel-Fattah to five years in prison Monday on charges connected to a law banning protests. The Cairo court also sentenced 24 others to...
    » Google being investigated by Russian competition watchdog over Android
    23/02/15 10:38 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Russia | The Guardian. Anti-monopoly authority confirms investigation following complaints from competitor Yandex, alleging company abuses smartphone operating system domination Russia’s competition watchd...
    » 2 British Lawmakers Deny Wrongdoing Amid Graft Allegations
    23/02/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. Both acknowledged meeting with an undercover journalist claiming to represent a bogus company and offering to pay them to use their influence.
    » High-Level U.S.-Iran Nuclear Talks In Second Day
    23/02/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif held a second day of talks on Tehran's nuclear program, seeking to narrow gaps ahead ...
    » Sweden changes racist bird names
    23/02/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from - Europe RSS Feed. Sweden’s Ornithological Society has banned racist bird names after completing the country’s first official guide.
    » Greek exit could open door for Russia, China: Faber - CNBC
    23/02/15 10:19 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Greek exit could open door for Russia , China: Faber CNBC The publisher of the Gloom, Boom & Doom Report Faber said the real concern of a possible Greek exit from the euro single ...
    » 11 Ways to Keep Yourself Safe Online
    23/02/15 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. To read the headlines these days is to get the sense that the Internet has become a scary place. Cyber espionage and identity theft abound while organized criminals and national spies lur...
    » Россия предлагает Ирану комплексы "Антей" вместо С-300 - BBC Russian
    23/02/15 10:18 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from В мире – Новости Google. BBC Russian Россия предлагает Ирану комплексы "Антей" вместо С-300 BBC Russian "Что касается Ирана: вместо С-300 мы предложили "Антей-2500". Пока они думают, решение пока не принят...
    » Afghanistan’s Abdullah: Taliban Talks to Start Soon
    23/02/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. Afghanistan’s Chief Executive Abdullah Abdullah told a cabinet meeting that peace talks with the Taliban will start soon. Following days of media reports that peace talks are imminent, Ab...
    » Top Nuclear Officials From U.S. and Iran Seek to Outline Accord
    23/02/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from NYT > Europe. The officials’ participation reflects the complexity of the potential deal, which seeks to place constraints on Iran’s program in return for suspending economic sanctions.
    » Ukraine Live Day 371: Russian-Backed Forces Continue Attacks Across Front Line
    23/02/15 10:04 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from The InterpreterThe Interpreter. Yesterday’s live coverage of the Ukraine conflict can be found here . An archive of our liveblogs can be found here . For an overview and analysis of this developing s...
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    2,344,324 2,344,324 2015-02-22 #SecretaryOfDefense   #Afghanistan US Defense Secretary Reviews Troop Plans in Afghanistan | » Deadly Bombing Hits Peace March In Kharkiv 22/02/15 21:00 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks US Defense Secretar...
    » US Defense Secretary Reviews Troop Plans in Afghanistan
    22/02/15 21:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Voice of America. New U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter traveled to southern Afghanistan Sunday to review plans to withdraw U.S. troops from the country within two years. On his second day in Afghanista...
    » Russian bombers threatening Britain could hit passenger aircraft - Telegraph.co.uk
    22/02/15 21:40 from Mike Nova's Shared Newslinks
    mikenova shared this story from Russia - Google News. Press TV ValueWalk Russian bombers threatening Britain could hit passenger aircraft Telegraph.co.uk A senior Tory MP warned the upturn in incidents proved Vladimir Putin had returned ...

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    Russian propagandists sought to influence LGBT voters with a "Buff Bernie" ad. The World News and Times M.N.: Donald, you should really check your IQ. It is very easy to kill that p.o.s., the task is to find out who is behind him.  4:45 PM 10/31/2017 4:45 PM 10/31/2017 3:32 PM 10/31/2017 ALL POSTS ON G+ 9:09 AM 10/30/2017 Video: Manafort walks to the FBI field office 8:21 AM 10/30/2017 Paul Manafort, Who Once Ran Trump Campaign, Told to Surrender New York Times-6 minutes ago 8:16 AM 10/30/2017 Russian-Backed Facebook Accounts Organized Events on All Sides of Polarizing Issues 5:31 PM 10/29/2017 Sharing fake news should be punishable as libel 2:45 PM 10/29/2017 Russian propagandists allegedly targeted blacks with free self-defense classes 8:32 AM 10/29/2017 Gates: In a close election or legislative battle, they can spell the difference. Foreign Interference Has Bedeviled D.C. For Decades, With No Easy Reponse How social media helped weaponize Donald Trumps elect
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    Trump Investigations Report Current News | Reviews of media reports | Selected reading lists | Video and Audio News | News Topics RSS Feeds | News, Reviews, Analysis, Opinions Posts on G+ from mikenova (2 sites) Public RSS-Feed of Mike Nova. Created with the PIXELMECHANICS 'GPlusRSS-Webtool' at http://gplusrss.com: 3:40 PM 11/6/2017 With Manafort, It Really Is About Russia, Not Ukraine New York Times 3:40 PM 11/6/2017 With Manafort, It Really Is About Russia, Not Ukraine New York Times Saved Stories Saved Stories - None VOA Newscasts - November 06, 2017 Paradise Papers: Tax haven secrets of ultra-rich exposed - BBC News At least nine people in Trump's orbit had contact with Russians ... - Washington Post US commerce secretary invests in firm linked to Putin family and allies, reports say - Washington Post Russia launched social media support for Trump almost immediately after he announced his campaign - Raw Story Texas gunman k... Public RSS-Feed of Mike
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    POLITICS F.B.I. Evidence Is Often Mishandled, an Internal Inquiry Finds By  MATT APUZZO  and  MICHAEL S. SCHMIDT DEC. 19, 2014 Photo The J. Edgar Hoover F.B.I. building in Washington. Auditors have found many problems with how the bureau handles evidence.   Credit Brendan Hoffman for The New York Times Continue reading the main story Continue reading the main story Share This Page Email Share Tweet Save More Continue reading the main story F.B.I.  agents in every region of the country have mishandled, mislabeled and lost evidence, according to a highly critical internal investigation that discovered errors with nearly half the pieces of evidence it reviewed. The evidence collection and retention system is the backbone of the  F.B.I. ’s investigative process, and the report said it is beset by problems. It also found that the F.B.I. was storing more weapons, less money and valuables, and two tons more drugs than its records had indicated. The report’
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