Archive for July, 2009
Putin Prefers Not To Raise Taxes on Vodka
July 31st, 2009 | 
Author: Russian authorities traditionally try to achieve quick results in regulating prices on strong alcohol drinks in the country where alcohol has always been in great demand. Such an approach ruined many political careers in the USSR and then Russia. Mikhail Gorbachev’s reputation in the USSR was destroyed as a result of the anti-alcohol campaign
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US Interference In Russian Internal Politics, or How to Make Enemies
Obama’s relationship with President Medvedev and Prime Minister Putin, has been rocky at best. Obama first made an arse of himself with crass comments that Medvedev was selected by Putin, never mind a fair election where turn out was triple the typical American Imperial farce and where the vast majority, with international observers present, voted for Medvedev
Americans Spend Millions of Dollars on Alternative Medicine
According to a new report issued by the National Institutes of Health, Americans are spending a boat load of money on various forms of alternative medicine.
97 Illegal Immigrants Discovered inside Refrigerated Trailer in Arizona
Arizona police found 97 illegal immigrants crammed into the nearly freezing refrigerated trailer of a semi ranks.
Many connect US Defense Secretary’s sudden visit to Iraq with a new problem which has appeared in the US administration. The Pentagon has recently announced that the United States would accelerate the withdrawal of US troops from the war-torn nation, although the situation in Iraq is far from being stable
Texas Chemical Fire Forces Mass Evacuation
A fire at a Texas chemical plant north of Houston that forced the evacuation of a Texas town of thousands of residents has been extinguished, local news media reported.