Putin’s ‘minority’ party will have to share power
Vladimir Putin's ruling party yesterday heard a
chorus of jeers from the Russian media after early results showed
that United Russia was winning less than half the vote in polls
marred by claims of fraud. “The minority party,” liberal business
daily Vedomosti said acidly on its front page.
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US convoys begin leaving Iraq
Attempt to minimize last minute damages:
With less than a month to go, the US military
wants to minimise last-minute dangers and has paid tribal fighters
cash to help provide a safe exit from Iraq after more than eight
years of war. Much of the mighty US military machine is leaving Iraq
by heading south to Kuwait down the main highway, a tempting target
for Iran-backed militants.
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