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...Family Network, which Buckham organized in 1996 for the ostensible purpose of promoting conservative values and "moral fitness." Last month the Washington Post reported that nearly all its funding came from corporations linked to Abramoff?including a million-dollar payment that may well have come indirectly from corrupt Russian oil interests, which have never expressed much interest in moral fitness; half a million dollars from textile companies in the Northern Mariana Islands in the Pacific that are known for their cheap labor; and a quarter of a million from the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, Abramoff's largest client...
...Russians are known for being tough negotiators, but their decision last week to cut off Ukraine's supplies of natural gas in order to secure agreement for a big gas-price hike may have been a little too tough. The dispute was rapidly resolved. But the shocked reaction in Europe and the U.S. casts a cloud over Russian President Vladimir Putin just as he takes over chairmanship of the G-8 association of industrialized nations, and it will probably accelerate Western efforts to reduce dependence on Russian gas and oil. U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice publicly accused Russia...
...appalled that the place got busted before we could complete our own in-depth investigation.Lucky for us, there is this chick named Flat Patty who apparently lives over by Felipe’s. Unluckily, she’s a bit of a prude. But while a “Russian ending” (allegedly one of About Hair’s “specialties”) may be out of the question with her, burgers can be sexy. See Carl Jr.’s ads with Paris Hilton. On second thought, don’t.In wholly unrelated news...
...Always a maverick, he had called for a sharp devaluation of the Russian ruble before the August 1998 financial meltdown. Illarionov is also credited with playing an important role in making the 13 percent flat income tax a reality. From the outset of Putin?s presidency, Illarionov struggled to curb state interference in the economy and oppose the monopolist economic policies of natural gas, electricity and railway corporations...
...they operate has quite little in common with the state interests. Quite to the contrary, they do act against the state interests. Take the case of Rosneft (the state-owned oil company). Now, Rosneft is preparing its IPO, which is advertised as a major event for the Russian economy. Rosneft will issue dozens millions worth shares to cover its assets-with not a single dollar earmarked for the state budget. It's not privatization; it's IPO by a state-owned company. In this context, the action does look like stealing state funds on a multi-billion scale. This...