China National Recruitment Legislation

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Georgian Troops Move to Retake Rebel Province

Friday 08 August 2008 Tbilisi, Georgia - Russian troops moved into South Ossetia hours after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned Georgia that its attack on the breakaway region would draw retaliation, Russian television reported Friday. On Friday near South Ossetia's capital, Georgian troops fired rockets at troops from the separatist province. (Photo: Reuters)     The Russian move comes after Georgian troops launched a major military offensive earlier Friday to regain control over South Ossetia and the president accused Russia, which has close ties to the separatists, of bombing Georgian territory.     The fighting in South Ossetia has raised fears of an all-out war that could draw in Russia, which has peacekeepers in the region. Putin said an unspecified number of the peacekeepers have been wounded.. » read more

AT THE BRINK OF NUCLEAR WR - U.S. vs. RUSSIA (Updated 6/26/08

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Presidents Condemn US Shield Plan

Russia and China have condemned a US plan for a global missile defence shield, saying it will set back international disarmament efforts. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a joint statement with Chinese President Hu Jintao in Beijing. The US says the shield, parts of which it plans to deploy in Europe, is key to its own security and that of allies. The joint statement came as Russia's new president began a state visit Both Russia and China have opposed the plans in the past but this is the first time they have come together to do so. The US, which wants to locate a radar base in the Czech Republic and an interceptor missile site in Poland, says the system will offer protection against missiles fired from states like Iran and North Korea.. » read more

Another Former N.J. Lawmaker Indicted

Feb 14, 2008 6:24 PM EST NEWARK — A former state senator was indicted Thursday on influence-peddling charges, accused of funneling millions of public dollars to a hospital for a $5,000-a-month consulting fee. Joseph Coniglio, 65, faces one count of extortion and eight counts of mail fraud. Each charge carries up to 20 years in prison and fines of up to $250,000. The retired plumber from Bergen County approached Hackensack University Medical Center soon after being appointed to the influential Senate Budget and Appropriations Committee in 2004 and received about $103,900 by the time the arrangement ended in early 2006, according to the indictment. Coniglio has maintained his innocence, but he dropped his re-election bid in September after being told he was targeted in a federal corruption probe involving the hospital.. » read more

Russia To Build Up Presence In Global Ocean - Navy Commander

03/ 02/ 2008 SEVEROMORSK, February 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russia will build up its presence in the strategic areas of the World Ocean, the Russian navy commander said on Sunday. Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky summed up Sunday the results of the Russian naval task force's two-month tour of duty in the Mediterranean Sea and the North Atlantic. The operation was the first large-scale Russian navy exercise in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean in 15 years.   "What is important is that we have appeared [in the Atlantic and the Mediterranean] at a scheduled time and not just that we appeared there. We'll do all we can to build up our presence where Russia has strategic interests," Vysotsky said, adding that Russia intended to carry out similar missions once every six months.. » read more

Putin Named Time "Person of the Year"

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The Voice of the White House for October 15th 2007

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Report: Russia Tests 'Dad Of All Bombs'

MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has successfully tested what it described as the world's most powerful non-nuclear air-delivered bomb, Russia's state television reported Tuesday, the latest show of the nation's military muscle amid chilly relations with the United States.It was the latest show of Russia's military muscle amid chilly relations with the United States.Channel One television said the new weapon, nicknamed the "dad of all bombs" is four times more powerful than the U.S. "mother of all bombs.. » read more

Strategic Planes Resume Flights On Permanent Basis - Putin

CHEBARKUL RANGE (Chelyabinsk region), August 17 (Itar-Tass) -- President Vladimir Putin said Russia would resume flights of its long-range aviation on a permanent basis beginning from Friday. "Fourteen strategic missile carriers, support planes and tanker planes took off from seven Russian airfields in various parts of the country at 00:00 Moscow time on August 17. Combat alert has begun," Putin said. He called on other countries for an understanding. “Since 1992, the Russian Federation unilaterally stopped flights of its strategic aviation in remote combat areas.. » read more

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