Russia accuses US of meddling in vote

'US adopts Cold War-era stereotypes and tries to talk down to Russia':

RUSSIA: Russia on Thursday accused the United States of trying to influence its election process by funding opposition groups in advance of Vladimir Putin's expected return to the Kremlin in weekend polls.

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‘Go to hell Barack’- Row over Washington Metro ad

This goes beyond the pale, says Democratic congressman Jim Moran:

US: In the heat of a US presidential election year, with Americans immune to the polarized and bitter nature of political discourse, it takes a lot to shock them, especially in Washington. But one ad at a DC Metro station -- which starts off criticizing Obama's health care reforms and ends up telling the president to “go to hell” -- goes beyond the pale,

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Brazil says rich nations causing ‘monetary tsunami’

‘We will not be impassive in the face of currency exchange war’:

BRAZIL: President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday accused the world's rich countries of unleashing a “tsunami” of cheap money that hurts developing countries like Brazil. Rousseff complained that rich nations are responding to the global financial crisis with easy credit and low interest rates,

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