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December 12, 2011

NJ Nets owner challenges Putin for presidency

MOSCOW (AP) - After a week of surprising challenges to his authority, Vladimir Putin faces a new one from one…
March 1, 2011

New Jersey Nets see themselves as globe-trotters

LONDON (AP) - Owned by a Russian, awaiting two games in London and preparing for a move to New York,…
February 2, 2011

Obama signs START treaty at the White House

WASHINGTON (AP) - The treaty is a cornerstone of Obama's efforts to "reset" U.S. relations with Russia...
December 22, 2010

Obama wins again: Senate ratifies Russia nuke pact

WASHINGTON (AP) - The New START treaty, signed by Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev in April, would limit each…
December 21, 2010

Obama has votes to ratify US-Russia nuclear pact

WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. Senate is on track to ratify a new arms control treaty with Russia, a top…
December 2, 2010

Obama gets Powell support on START nuclear deal

WASHINGTON (AP) - Failing to ratify the treaty, Powell said, could leave the U.S. in a vulnerable position...
September 9, 2010

US beats Russia 89-79 and moves into semis at worlds

ISTANBUL (AP) - Durant scored 33 points to lead the United States to an 89-79 victory that moved it within…
July 23, 2010

A Russian milestone: 1st black elected to office

NOVOZAVIDOVO, Russia (AP) - People in this Russian town used to stare at Jean Gregoire Sagbo because they had never…
July 9, 2010

Tancredo: Obama a greater threat to the US than Al-Qaeda, USSR

Tom Tancredo, long a favorite of conservative Republicans argues that Obama constitutes a greater threat to the American way of…
April 9, 2010

Republicans expected to get behind Obama's new START

WASHINGTON (AP) - Despite near gridlock in the U.S. Senate, Republicans were expected to swing behind a new arms control…
April 9, 2010

Obama on Palin's nuke rebuke: 'She's not much of an expert'

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Obama snapped back at Sarah Palin and her criticisms about his nuclear defense policy, calling the…
April 8, 2010

Obama, Medvedev sign treaty to cut nuclear arms

PRAGUE (AP) - Seeking to end years of rancor, President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday signed…
April 8, 2010

Disarmament is Obama's only nuclear option

OPINION - Obama's nuclear plan will make America capable of destroying the world fifty times over instead of one hundred…
April 6, 2010

Obama calls new nuclear strategy 'significant step'

VIDEO - President Obama vowed Tuesday to constrain the use of the nation's Cold War-era nuclear arsenal, part of a…
March 26, 2010

US, Russia to sign first nuclear arms treaty in decades

WASHINGTON (AP) - The White House says the treaty will limit both sides to 1,550 warheads each -- about 30…
February 22, 2010

Shut out of 1,500 gold, Shani Davis sets eyes on Russia

RICHMOND, British Columbia (AP) - If there was any doubt about Shani Davis returning for another Olympics, all it took…
August 5, 2009

‘The Russian Obama’ — African-born farmer runs for office

An African-born farmer is making an improbable run for office in Russia, inspired by President Barack Obama and undaunted by…
July 7, 2009

Sasha Obama is Agent 99

Sasha Obama as Agent 99? President Barack Obama says his daughters proved to be "great travelers" on the family's visit…
July 6, 2009

The Obama family arrives in Russia

It was the whole Obama family that arrived in Moscow Monday morning. The president sat down with Russia's President Medvedev…