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Reform of Russia’s ailing economy cannot wait Sunday December 6 th , 2015  at  6:34 PM 1 Share ©Reuters Russian president Vladimir Putin P resident Vladimir Putin’s annual address to Russia’s parliament last week began with the expected rallying call to fight Islamist terrorism, and praise for the country’s military in Syria. He threatened to make Turkey “regret more than once” shooting down a Russian bomber last month. But then  Mr Putin  devoted much of his speech to domestic issues — above all, Russia’s growing economic difficulties. Such attention is welcome, though words are not enough. The Kremlin’s obsession with projecting military resurgence in the face of supposed external threats has long trumped economic issues. Now the impact of low  oil prices , western sanctions and failure to modernise is too harmful to ignore. Russia’s economy  has proved somewhat more resilient than expected. Output will contract b...

Tashfeen Malik as " La Femme Fatale ": Deeply deceitful, conveying the veiled hatred and rage smile, deep depression or rather sadness and regret, revengeful fanatical "devilish" determination, and above all - deep, deep, almost impenetrable mystery. It looks like a male face, with a firm male gaze. (Was she a transgender woman, with a child adopted or from surrogate mother? Does this possible circumstance convey the additional message?) It is also possible that "Tashfeen Malik" is a stolen identity. "Безбородый мессидж"(без них обойдёмся): "Don't you worry, 'Big Heart', моё дело в шляпе. А шляпа на папе. (А папа?)  Вести.Ru: Путин: Нина Русланова дарит зрителям тепло сердца Новости ∙ Президент ∙ События ∙ Президент России Investigators Piece Together Portrait Of Tashfeen Malik New Photo, Details Emerge About Woman Shooter in San Bernardino Killings - ABC News Pakistani in California shooting became hardline in S...