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Is Putin More Dangerous Than ISIS? | Baffling ‘odd’ gaps in California terror attack | Third Eyewitness To San Bernardino Shooting Says It Wasn’t ‘Terror Couple’ Who Carried Out Attack | The rewards of bottom fishing: SAN BERNARDINO SHOOTING: Speculation rampant; FBI divers find something, but don’t say what - The Press Enterprise - 9:36 PM 12/12/2015

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The Dark Knight Putin Britain confronts Putin over repeated 'incursions' into UK airspace by Russian bombers | UK | News | Daily Express During his speech Mr Fallon also dismissed claims that Britain and Russia had made plans for "collaboration" over bombing campaigns against Islamic State (ISIS) in Syria and Iraq. Striking a more confrontational tone the Defence Secretary said there had been a "resurgence in Russian aggression" over the last five years which is threatening Western security.  He said: "This attempt in the Crimea and Ukraine to change international borders by force, the constant pressure on the Baltic states, the increase in long range aviation, the increase in submarine activity, means we have to regard now, sadly, Russia as more of a competitor and a threat that we have to take measures against, not least because of the increase in their own defence spending both on nuclear and conventional forces.”  "So, yes, Russ

Russia in Review - Harvard: Russian President Vladimir Putin is concerned about a possible erosion of his support amid the country's deep economic recession, and has his secretive Federal Guard Service monitor and tries to assuage protest moods in the country. | Belated fishing expedition: FBI Searching Lake for Clues in San Bernardino Shooting | Is the government telling us the truth about terror? | Fox News Video | Ukraine lawmaker manhandles PM Yatseniuk in rowdy parliament scenes | Reuters | Key Waterways Become Focus of Turkish, Russian Tensions | And now the real action comes: Mexican drug lord El Chapo threatens Islamic State - NY Daily News - 7:40 PM 12/11/2015

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Russia in Review - Harvard : Russian President Vladimir Putin is concerned about a possible erosion of his support amid the country's deep economic recession, and has his secretive Federal Guard Service monitor and tries to assuage protest moods in the country. (Moscow Times 12.10.15/Bloomberg, 12.09.15).  _________________________________________ The nation’s cartoonists on the week in politics - POLITICO FBI Searching Lake for Clues in San Bernardino Shooting Russia in Review - Harvard - Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs Vladimir Putin's Bodyguards Also Do Economic Stimulus - Bloomberg Business Putin Uses Federal Guards to Monitor Public Mood | News | The Moscow Times Over 2 Million More Russians Fall Below Poverty Line | Business | The Moscow Times Oil Prices Seen Staying Low Next Year as Demand Weakens - The New York Times Russia Says Oil Prices of $50-60 Per Barrel Is 'Optimistic' - The New York Times Oil Prices Plunge 5%