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...Russian President Dmitri Medvedev has called rampant corruption a threat to national security and made an anti-corruption drive one of the signature campaigns of his presidency. However, even he is realistic about what can be done. In a recent interview with the German magazine Der Spiegel, Medvedev questioned a pledge by Nurgaliyev earlier this year to eradicate corruption in the nation's police forces over the course of a month. "I would hope that the Interior Minister has a clear idea of how to combat corruption," Medvedev said. "This certainly cannot be achieved in one month. I also think...
However, although “Clumsy Girl”, “Down Under Boy”, and “Messy Hot Mess” don’t exactly live up to the Waldorfs and Van der Woodsens, Harvard and NYC do have their similarities...
...with various alterations and restrictions, to products such as cheese and chocolate (but not, thankfully, to children). Enforcing them could be problematic, since identifying "Swiss-ness" is sometimes not as easy at it seems. Just ask McDonald's. Its campaign to assure customers that its ingredients are 100% "aus der Schweiz" took a knock last July when it emerged that the cow used in a poster was in fact Austrian. But then cows aren't the only Swiss animals having an identity crisis. (Read: "Supersizing Europe: The McDonald's Stimulus Plan...
...That is complete nonsense. Ahmad Wali was already accused of dealing in drugs. I investigated it thoroughly: naturally, none of it is true." - Hamid Karzai, denying Wali Karzai's involvement in the drug trade (Der Spiegel...
Gossip Girl generally comes off as obnoxious and very badly acted. So with Armie's most prominent role being as Gabriel Serrano—one of Serena van der Woodsen's love interests—on Gossip Girl, and not doing a great job of being a convincingly caring boyfriend, FlyBy has to give him the lowest grade...