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Mikhail Gorbachev denounces Putin`s attack on rights via Videos by Oscars2013 on 3/7/13 Mikhail Gorbachev denounces Putin`s attack on rights 'Soviet President" "Mikhail Gorbachev" "Mikhail Gorbachev Interview" "Russian President" "Vladimir Putin" "Russian" "President Vladimir Putin" "pro-Kremlin" ... From: Oscars2013 Views: 0 0 ratings Time: 02:43 More in News & Politics Conclave to elect new pope to start March 12 via Yahoo! News - Latest News & Headlines on 3/8/13 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Roman Catholic cardinals will start their conclave to elect a successor to Pope Benedict on March 12, the Vatican said on Friday, with no clear favorite to take charge of the troubled Church. Benedict's surprise abdication last month has already brought most of the world's cardinals to the Vatican for discussions on the problems facing the 1.2 billion-membe

Mike Nova's starred items Pope may change conclave rules before leaving: Vatican via Reuters: Top News on 2/20/13 VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict may change Church rules governing the conclave where cardinals from around the world will meet next month to secretly elect his successor, the Vatican said on Wednesday. Panetta tells Congress that budget cuts could lead to furloughs via Reuters: Politics on 2/20/13 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Leon Panetta said on Wednesday he had notified Congress that automatic budget cuts scheduled to take effect on March 1 could lead to furloughs at the Pentagon. White House targets trade secret theft with new strategy via Reuters: Technology News on 2/20/13 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House will tackle the theft of U.S. trade secrets on Wednesday with a new strategy to protect American companies from losing hundreds of billions of dollars in an area of growi

Mike Nova's starred items Vladimir Putin's Outsider and Free Market Personalities via Videos by BrookingsInstitution on 2/5/13 Vladimir Putin's Outsider and Free Market Personalities Senior Fellows Fiona Hill and Clifford G. Gaddy discuss the identities of Vladimir Putin in their book, Mr. Putin: Operative in the Kremlin. In part three of a five-part podcast series, Hill and Gaddy say Putin's "outsider" persona is the key to understanding Putin's support of the free market. Buy the book online now: goo.gl From: BrookingsInstitution Views: 112 0 ratings Time: 06:03 More in News & Politics Путин внес изменения в положение о СПЧ РФ - Росбалт.RU via путин – Новости Google on 2/10/13 Путин внес изменения в положение о СПЧ РФ Росбалт.RU Президент РФ Владимир Путин внес изменения в положение о Совете по развитию гражданского общества и правам человека (СПЧ РФ). О подписании соответствую