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Severe weather kills 5; water rises in Indiana
2008-06-09 04:41:00 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Wicked weekend storms pounded the country from the Midwest to the East Coast, forcing hundreds of people to flee flooded communities, spawning tornadoes that tore up houses and killing at least five people. Rescuers in boats continued to pluck people from rising waters in Indiana on Sunday, a day after more than 10 ...
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Clinton to deliver on vow to strongly back Obama
2008-06-07 19:00:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton is ready to swing her full support behind Barack Obama and ask her backers to follow along, while thanking them for sticking with her on a roller coaster ride from sure thing to also-ran. The former first lady was ending her historic quest to become the first female president with ...
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AMERICAS', VERY OWN HOLOCAUST
2008-06-06 09:28:00 Post by Willy Treblinka , Nazi Concentration Camp 1943The perpetrator of this Holocaust Crime,the Concentration Camp commander,was hunted down, put on trial in Israel and hanged. He may not have personally with-held food from this victim, but he was in charge and held accountably. America,USA , Nursing Home 2008The perpetrator of this crime, taking place in a U.S. Nursing Home, the owner was never held accountable and he is still receiving thousands of our tax dollars from Medicaid and Medicare.Why are so many of our Governors, Congressional Representatives, Senators and Assembly Members allowing this to happen and continue? Could it be in return for the millions of dollars they receive from the Nursing Home Industry for their campaigns ??? * Lobbyist = A lobbyist is someone who is employed to influence the members of a legislative body (senate, house of representatives) and thus they are often seen as a possible tool of corruption, especially because they are most successfully empl...
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Clinton ending candidacy, supporting Obama
2008-06-05 18:07:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — Some of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s biggest backers from New York rallied around Barack Obama Thursday as she signaled her candidacy was ending. The likely Democratic nominee said he won’t be hurried into a decision on whether to make her his running mate. Clinton, in an e-mail to supporters, said she “will be speaking ...
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Voting opens in two Democratic primaries
2008-06-03 18:11:00 Set to declare victory against Hillary Clinton, African American Senator Barack Obama’s aides went on an overdrive to shepard super delegates to his camp with a marathon roller-coaster contest for the Democratic Presidential nomination ending on Tuesday. As voting opened in the primaries of South Dakota and Montana on Tuesday, scores of Democratic super delegates were ...
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Kennedy to undergo surgery at Duke for brain tumor
2008-06-02 15:12:00 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy was set to undergo surgery Monday at Duke University Medical Center for his cancerous brain tumor and then faces chemotherapy and radiation treatment, his office said. The 76-year-old senator was diagnosed last month with a malignant glioma, an especially lethal type of brain tumor. A statement from the ...
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Champions crowned in the Americas
2008-06-02 06:24:00 On a weekend when four titles were decided, two River Plates boosted their bids and Flamengo painted the Maracana red and black.
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Clinton defies party leaders; eyes Puerto Rico win
2008-06-01 14:50:00 SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton, newly defiant against her own party leaders, sought a victory Sunday in Puerto Rico’s presidential primary that would give her a toehold on an increasingly slippery path to the nomination. The island territory, once a political asterisk in presidential contests, stood as Clinton’s last best electoral ...
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Sharia by stealth - Ontario turns a blind eye to polygamy
2008-05-30 15:52:00 It?s an issue the Liberal govenrment of Ontario, led by Premier Dalton McGuinty, doesn?t want to deal with ? polygamy in the Muslim community. Last week the Toronto Star told the story of Safa Rigby, a 35-year-old mother of five children who recently learned her husband of 14 years had two other wives. Ms. Rigby?s ...
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A Message from Americas Next Top Model
2008-05-28 18:25:00 I haven't as yet written about the groundbreaking win of a plus-size model on 'America's next top model' recently over in the US. But Whitney Thompson, A UK size 12, has a great message to give out to the industry which is definitely worth sharing. ?I?m not really plus-size in real life, I?m regular,? Thompson recently told reports. ?I?m the weight I?m supposed to be and that?s considered plus size, and what kind of message is that sending to girls and boys all over the world??Well said Whitney, which is why its great to see the public over in the US supporting a model who promotes a real life healthy image. As for the goals she has for her newfound fame??No one from the generation behind me has anyone to look up to. Truly all of their role models are in rehab or have eating disorders, and I feel like it might be a lost generation because of that,? the model said. ?I?m not saying no to anything. I really want to work and work and work and just get everything I want to out there....
CARAL SUPE: THE OLDEST CIVILIZATION IN THE AMERICAS
2008-05-28 14:15:00 Location: Peru Length: 12 min. Recent research shows that cities in the New World arose nearly a millennium earlier than previously believed. Radiocarbon dates from the ancient city of Caral, Peru, show that monumental architecture was under construction as early as 2627 B.C., even before ceramics and maize appeared. The site is enormous, with platform mounds (or "pyramids"), sunken circular plazas, and residences. Caral is by far the largest pre-2000 B.C. recorded site in the Andean region and seems to be the model for the urban design followed over four millennia.Watch the video...
A Slippery Moment for Mexican Oil
2008-05-26 15:52:00 Output is tanking, but there’s fierce opposition to a plan that could reward Big Oil for helping find new reserves Reform is urgent: Oil output in Mexico, the world’s No. 6 producer of crude, is plummeting. At the Cantarell field, the country’s main source of oil, production is declining 15% annually. Pemex pumped 2.85 million barrels ...
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Americas Love-Hate Relationship With Payday Loans Posted By : Rachel Yoshid
2008-05-26 03:30:00 Some want to stop them altogether, but many have used them effectively for what they were designed for with great care and success. Credit scores hold a lot of importance today. Your credit score will affect you in many ways other than securing a loan. To improve your credit score first you must understand how credit scores work. Read more about Credit and Personal Finance.
McCain appears cancer-free, healthy
2008-05-23 19:04:00 FOUNTAIN HILLS, Ariz. (AP) — Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical records reviewed by The Associated Press. The Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting remains at risk for developing new skin cancers, and gets a thorough check by a Mayo Clinic ...
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Our Dumb World | The Onion - Americas Finest News Source
2008-05-21 09:09:00 The atlas they don't teach you in school! :D
14 hurt in blast at San Diego construction site
2008-05-20 18:56:00 SAN DIEGO (AP) — A mechanical failure or gas likely triggered an explosion that rocked a waterfront hotel under construction, damaging four floors and injuring 14 workers, five critically, a fire official said. The blast occurred around 2 p.m. Monday, ripping off part of the Hilton hotel’s facade and sending debris flying. More than 400 construction ...
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Axe Cottage TV Commercial
2008-05-18 03:23:00 RegionInternational Advertising CompanyAXE.CA Relation PostsAxe Down Under : Axe Underwear Unilever AXE SKIN Contact TV CommercialAxe Down Under : Axe Underwear(Quick Time Player)Unilever : Axe Shower Gel Video AXE : CollapseSURE REXONA : Super Heroine LinkAxe Skin Contact Wrestling Axe Cottage
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Florida, Michigan cannot save Clinton
2008-05-17 04:39:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — Michigan and Florida alone can’t save Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign. Interviews with those considering how to handle the two states’ banished convention delegates found little interest in the former first lady’s best-case scenario. Her position, part of a formidable comeback challenge, is that all the delegates be seated in accordance with their disputed ...
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Bush fails to win Saudi help on gas prices
2008-05-17 04:37:00 RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) — President Bush failed to win the help he sought from Saudi Arabia to relieve skyrocketing American gas prices Friday, a setback for the former Texas oilman who took office predicting he would jawbone oil-producing nations to help the U.S. Bush got a red-carpet welcome to this desert kingdom, home to the ...
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Obama criticizes McCain for ?naive? foreign policy
2008-05-17 04:35:00 WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — Barack Obama laid into John McCain on Friday for advancing a tough-guy foreign policy that he called “naive and irresponsible,” serving notice that he’s ready to launch a full-throttle challenge to the Republican presidential contender on international relations in the general election campaign. Lumping McCain together with President Bush, Obama declared: “If ...
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Ecuador Targets a U.S. Air Base
2008-05-15 05:49:00 When the Colombian military made its controversial incursion into neighboring Ecuador two months ago, it may well have removed more than just a camp full of leftist Colombian guerrillas. The raid may wind up taking out a $70 million U.S. Air Force base as well. On Monday, Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa said he’s “convinced” the ...
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Hillary Clinton wins West Virginia primary
2008-05-14 03:14:00 CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton coasted to a large but largely symbolic victory in working-class West Virginia on Tuesday, handing Barack Obama one of his worst defeats of the campaign yet scarcely slowing his march toward the Democratic presidential nomination. Clinton was gaining 58 percent of the vote in the early returns, with Obama ...
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Canada announces 20-year plan to rebuild military
2008-05-13 15:00:00 Prime Minister Stephen Harper announced Monday a 30-billion-dollar plan to re-equip Canada’s military, to boost its recruiting and to bolster Canada’s defense industry over the next 20 years. The initiative will include major combat fleet replacements of surface combat ships, maritime patrol craft, fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft, fighter aircraft, and land combat vehicles ...
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?We Want to Join OPEC and Make Oil Cheaper?
2008-05-13 14:40:00 Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, 62, talks to SPIEGEL about why Brazil wants to join OPEC, his country’s biofuels program and Europe’s fear of Latin America’s shift to the left. more… Photo Gallery: Brazil’s Popular President A New Energy Leader: Brazil Wants to Join OPEC Brazil’s Rainforests: Is Cheap Meat Bigger Threat to Amazon than Biofuels? From ...
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President calls Jenna?s wedding ?spectacular?
2008-05-12 05:20:00 WACO, Texas (AP) — President Bush spent months joking about being a father of the bride, but on Sunday he was downright wistful about giving his daughter Jenna away to her longtime beau. “Our little girl, Jenna, married a really good guy, Henry Hager,” Bush said, standing next Mrs. Bush at an airport in Waco where ...
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Clinton goes from inevitable nominee to on the ropes
2008-05-11 18:04:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton began her presidential quest armed with talent, tenacity, fame, money, connections and a team that knew how to win. Many people believed her victory in the Democratic nomination was a sure thing. Her ultimate failing may have been in believing it, too. Clinton had one big problem out of the ...
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22 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma, Ga. after new round of storms
2008-05-11 17:55:00 PICHER, Okla. (AP) — Crews and search dogs hunted Sunday for survivors or bodies in piles of debris after tornados and storms rumbled across the region a day earlier and killed at least 22 people in three states. Seven people died in Picher, once a bustling mining center of 20,000 that dwindled to about 800 people ...
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Obama overtakes lead in superdelegates for first time
2008-05-11 08:18:00 WASHINGTON (AP) — Barack Obama erased Hillary Rodham Clinton’s once-imposing lead among superdelegates Saturday when he added more endorsements from the group of Democrats who will decide the party’s nomination for president. Obama added superdelegates from Utah, Ohio and Arizona, as well as two from the Virgin Islands who had previously backed Clinton. The additions enabled ...
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18 dead in Missouri, Oklahoma after new round of tornadoes
2008-05-11 08:16:00 SENECA, Mo. (AP) — A tornado that spun across the Oklahoma-Missouri border killed at least 18 people as severe storms raked the nation’s heart Saturday, injuring many and mangling buildings in the storm-weary region. At least 12 people were killed after severe storms spawned tornadoes and high winds across sections of southwestern Missouri, the State Emergency ...
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Iran?s influence in Latin America worries U.S.
2008-05-08 15:13:00 Left-wing governments in Venezuela, Cuba, Nicaragua and Bolivia have all become allies of Iran in recent years, and other countries in Latin America have diplomatic ties with the Islamic republic. Shannon said Iran wants to ease its international isolation by showing it is able to win friends in Latin America, which has been historically in the ...
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President Bush Attends Council of the Americas PODCAST VIDEO
2008-05-08 03:05:00 President George W. Bush delivers remarks to the Council of the Americas Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. President Bush highlighted his policies in the Western Hemisphere, emphasizing the importance of congressional approval of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. President Bush said, "Once implemented, the Colombia Free Trade Agreement would immediately eliminate tariffs on more than 80 percent of American exports of industrial and consumer goods." White House photo by Chris GreenbergPresident Bush Attends Council of the Americas FULL STREAMING VIDEO Department of State Washington, D.C. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLETHE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Bill, thank you for the kind introduction. Thanks for giving me a chance to come by and see that the Secretary of State's dining room is a lot better than the President's dining room. (Laughter.) I'm honored to be here. I'm pleased to be with the Council of Americas again. I appreciate wha...
President Bush Attends Council of the Americas PODCAST VIDEO
2008-05-08 03:05:00 President George W. Bush delivers remarks to the Council of the Americas Wednesday, May 7, 2008, at the Department of State in Washington, D.C. President Bush highlighted his policies in the Western Hemisphere, emphasizing the importance of congressional approval of the Colombia Free Trade Agreement. President Bush said, "Once implemented, the Colombia Free Trade Agreement would immediately eliminate tariffs on more than 80 percent of American exports of industrial and consumer goods." White House photo by Chris GreenbergPresident Bush Attends Council of the Americas FULL STREAMING VIDEO Department of State Washington, D.C. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLETHE PRESIDENT: Thank you all. Please be seated. Bill, thank you for the kind introduction. Thanks for giving me a chance to come by and see that the Secretary of State's dining room is a lot better than the President's dining room. (Laughter.) I'm honored to be here. I'm pleased to be with the Council of Americas again. I appreciate wha...
Obama wins NC, says nomination close; Clinton leads Indiana
2008-05-07 04:51:00 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Barack Obama swept to victory in the North Carolina primary Tuesday night and declared he was closing in on the Democratic presidential nomination. Hillary Rodham Clinton clung to a narrow Indiana lead, struggling to halt her rival’s march into history. “Tonight we stand less than 200 delegates away from winning the Democratic nomination ...
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Dishonest Money Is A Danger To Americas Standard Of Living Posted By : Jenn
2008-05-05 00:37:00 In our modern, pampered world, many people dont want to take care of themselves and are always crying out for the government to do something about whatever it is that is causing discomfort in their lives. The tax laws can be incredibly complicated to understand, especially for the Small Business Owner like yourself. How can you be expected to run your business AND keep up with all the tax rules and regulations? That's why over the years I've discovered many tax-saving strategies that will reduce your tax bill each and every year. These "strategies" are not difficult to understand, nor are they hard to implement.
Twisters tear up parts of 4 states; 7 die in Arkansas
2008-05-03 04:49:00 DAMASCUS, Ark. (AP) — Violent storms unleashed tornadoes, high winds and hail in four central states and killed seven people in Arkansas, including a teenager who died when a tree fell into her bedroom as she slept. The storms late Thursday and early Friday ripped off roofs and toppled train cars near Kansas City, Mo.; pelted ...
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John Edwards’ two Americas
2008-05-02 16:01:00 Same entry point, Bits makes his point and  I make mine. Congressmen will never take action to lower the price of gasoline as long as the taxpayer is paying for their gasoline.  The Breck Girl is right.  There are two Americas.  We have the America which works, Bill Vlasic, New York Times DETROIT — Soaring gas prices have turned the steady migration by Americans to smaller cars into a stampede. In what industry analysts are calling a first, about one in five vehicles sold in the United States was a compact or subcompact car during April, based on monthly sales data released Thursday. Almost a decade ago, when sport utility vehicles were at their peak of popularity, only one in every eight vehicles sold was a small car. And then we have the America which governs, WCBS-TV: :NEW YORK (CBS) ― You may not realize it, but members of the House of Representatives can lease a car and have it paid for by you — the taxpayer. And it’s not just the car, but gas, reg...
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Suzuki Association of the Americas
2008-04-30 22:52:00 The Suzuki Association of the Americas did a short 10 minute interview with me about the "creative process" to use as a teaching aide for their music instructors. It revolves around the body of work I shot for the Pasadena Conservatory of Music. You can check out the QuickTime Movie here.
Suzuki Association of the Americas
2008-04-30 22:52:00 The Suzuki Association of the Americas did a short 10 minute interview with me about the "creative process" to use as a teaching aide for their music instructors. It revolves around the body of work I shot for the Pasadena Conservatory of Music. You can check out the QuickTime Movie here.
A New ?CONCEPCION? ? University of the Americas
2008-04-24 00:00:00 What started as an idea in 2002, has now been completed. The University of the Americas in the city of Concepcion, Spain. The idea behind this futuristic design was to bring a futuristic building to an urban area that is growing in logistics. The area of where the project began ...
Pennsylvania voters are choosing between Clinton and Obama today
2008-04-22 19:48:00 PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama collided Tuesday in the Pennsylvania primary, the last of the big-state contests in a Democratic presidential campaign growing more negative the longer it goes. With 158 delegates at stake, Pennsylvania offered the largest prize remaining in a primary season that ends on June 3. Obama began the night ...
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Former Bush press secretary Tony Snow joins CNN as pundit
2008-04-22 19:40:00 NEW YORK (AP) — Former White House press secretary Tony Snow has joined CNN as a conservative commentator. Snow’s new duties return him to the world of punditry he occupied for 10 years at CNN rival Fox News Channel. In addition, he was host of Fox broadcasting’s “Fox News Sunday.” Before joining Fox, Snow was a substitute ...
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Another Slap in the Face for Americas Soldiers
2008-04-18 17:43:00 What in the hell has happened to people in America?? What has happened to love of country?? And love of the flag?? Has respect for God and Country gone completely by the wayside?? I personally know an old Marine that was a part of the invasion of Iwo Jima, not just a casual acquaintance either, we are friends, and to ...
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South American defense spending not arms race: Brazil
2008-04-15 15:12:00 South America has a right to beef up its armed forces but is not in an arms race, Brazil’s defense minister said on Monday, as the region raises military spending on the back of high oil, food and metals prices. Brazilian Defense Minister Nelson Jobim, who is in Venezuela to discuss a planned South American security ...
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Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific at
2008-04-14 18:39:00 I visited the ROM one lunch break to preview the Shreyas and Mina Ajmera Gallery of Africa, the Americas and Asia-Pacific. There was a little speech by prominent officials. I learned that new curators were brought on board to help with the gallery. We then went up to the gallery itself. ...
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Americas Cup Team Seeks Ferrari Link-Up
2008-04-14 17:42:00 Successful america’s cup yacht team Team Alinghi is looking for a technological link-up with the Scuderia Ferrari team in the future. The yacht team believes that their sport, at least in terms of design and aerodynamics, shares significant similarities with Formula One. The boss reckons that one of the designers could come up with a revolutionary design ...
Obama Concedes Remarks Were Ill Chosen
2008-04-12 18:19:00 MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — Democrat Barack Obama on Saturday conceded that comments he made about bitter working class voters who “cling to guns or religion” were ill chosen, as he tried to stem a burst of complaints that he is condescending. “I didn’t say it as well as I should have,” he said. As Obama tried to ...
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Map of the Americas, from The New World (1671), added on 9th April 2008
2008-04-09 03:08:00 Novissima et Accuratissima Totius Americæ Descriptio per Gerardum a Schagen. This map of both North America and South America shows California as an island. The map was popular, and was probably first attributed to Claes Visscher of Amsterdam in the 1670s. The largest version is a six megabyte file. You can also download the photograph I used as a starting-point from the Library of Congress. I have cleaned this image up rather aggressively.(read more...)
Bush, Putin fail to agree on missile shield
2008-04-06 12:43:00 Sochi(Russia), April 6 (RIA Novosti) US President George W. Bush and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin failed to resolve their differences on missile defence at their final summit in the south Russian resort Sunday. Although the Russian leader called the talks generally positive, he said key differences remained on the issue of strategic arms. Bush, who is ...
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Bush, Putin Begin Farewell Talks
2008-04-05 19:55:00 SOCHI, Russia (AP) — President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin opened suspenseful farewell talks Saturday as the White House dropped hopes they would resolve differences on U.S. missile defense plans, one of the most contentious issues in a long list of security disputes. They opened their meeting with a warm handshake and smiles at Putin’s ...
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Venezuela to buy subs from Russia
2008-04-05 14:25:00 Russia expects to sell at least three submarines to Venezuela in a deal to be inked when President Hugo Chavez visits next month, Russian news media reported Friday. The Interfax news agency and the daily Kommersant cited unnamed military-industrial officials as saying that the subs would be diesel-electric models, of the Varshavyanka class. “As of today, work ...
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