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...Charles Pasqua, a former French Interior Minister and onetime close associate of French President Jacques Chirac's who has categorically denied any involvement. Among others to be named are a member of British Parliament, a right-wing politician in Russia and a former senior aide to Russia's President, Vladimir Putin...
Moreno's critics are scratching their heads. Why would an owner who last season generated so much good will, and extra revenues, by cutting ticket prices and signing American League MVP Vladimir Guerrero provide fodder for late-night comedians? (Craig Ferguson joked of another name change: "The San Francisco Giants on Steroids"). More important, why would Moreno potentially alienate an affluent suburban fan base in Orange County? Says Anaheim mayor Curt Pringle, a red T shirt that reads THE ANAHEIM ANGELS OF ANAHEIM hanging in his office: "We're sad, and we're very disappointed...
...Vladimir Putin said last week, "the triumph of civilization over fascism." In Russia, May 9 marks the 60th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany - an event that in Western Europe is marked the day before - and Russia is going all out to celebrate. Leaders, from U.S. President George W. Bush to Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi, are expected to come to Moscow for a military parade in Red Square, flyovers by World War II-era fighter planes and, organizers promise, a "stupendous" fireworks display. But for security reasons, ordinary Muscovites are not invited; instead, they've been encouraged...
...wanted it to be good and readable,” comments Hdry. “We didn’t want dirty things,” Baldegg adds. “We were really concerned about tone.” According to H Bomb’s Business Manager Vladimir Djuric ’06 the greatest cause of the delayed publication was “content not coming in on time.” “Most of the pictures we had didn’t make it into the magazine,” says Djuric...
Most of Shleifer’s argument rests, predictably, on Russia’s economic indicators. He does not, however, ignore Russian politics. He explains away President Vladimir Putin’s efforts to undermine democratic institutions as perfectly ordinary activities for middle-income heads of state, comparing the level of election fraud, voter intimidation and vote-buying in the Russian Federation to those of Argentina and Brazil. So Russia is “normal,” at least according to the conveniently quantifiable indicators economists such as Shleifer use to gauge the economic and political life (or lack...