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Arkady Gaydamak, the enigmatic Israeli-Russian billionaire, thought he had his campaign for mayor of Jerusalem all gamed out. He was hoping that a win by his Beitar football team last week would boost his chances in the Nov. 11 vote. Indeed, Beitar started strong against rivals Ha'poel from Tel Aviv. Twice, his players sprinted up field, shaking off defenders to take cannonball shots at the goal, but twice the ball struck the crossbar. Beitar was scoreless. Then, in the last six minutes of the game, Ha'poel drilled in two goals. The Jerusalem fans left in a foul...
...Russian president's words were presumably timed to remind America's newly-elected president that Moscow still matters. But Medvedev's threats are not quite as tough as they might sound. The Kozelsk Division consists of 46 missiles built in 1979. The weapons have now been in service three times longer than planned and the harsh truth is that Russia is struggling to build the next generation long-range missiles...
...maiden address to the Russian Parliament, President Dmitri Medvedev blamed the United States for Moscow's war with Georgia and for the world financial crisis. Washington, Medvedev said, was threatening Russia's security with the creation of a missile defense system and new NATO military bases around Russia's western and southern flanks. "We have gotten the clear impression that they are testing our strength," Medvedev said in his speech, which was made on the day U.S. voters elected Barack Obama president, and which at times recalled Soviet era rhetoric. (See pictures of the world reacting to Obama...
...response, Medvedev said that Moscow had canceled the long planned dismantling of the Kozelsk ICBM Division and would deploy short-range Iskander missiles and electronic jamming systems in Kaliningrad, a Russian enclave sandwiched between Poland and Lithuania. (See pictures of Moscow...
...words and take note instead of what Russia's leaders do. Speech made, Medvedev sent a message of congratulations to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama this week. "I hope for a constructive dialogue with you based on trust and consideration of each other's interests," the message ended. The Russian leader knows that even when he talks tough the likelihood that he can back that talk with action are fading fast...