Day: March 4, 2012
News
Vladimir Putin Wins Another Six-Year Term as President of the Russian Federation
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, addressing a crowd gathered outside the Kremlin today, declared: “We have gained a clear victory! We won! Glory to Russia!” Opposition groups have called for protests following Prime Minister Putin’s winning more than 60% of the vote in the presidential election. Heightened security was present at polling stations, which is […]
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The Cold War: The Iron Curtain (1945-1947)
Winston Churchill: “From Stettin in the Baltic, to Trieste in the Adriatic, an Iron Curtain has descended across the continent.” This now famous speech outlined what Churchill called the Soviet sphere of influence in Europe. Unlike after World War I, it was clear that the United States would not be allowed to languish in the […]
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Television
Game of Thrones Season 2 Preview Video
HBO’s hit series, based upon the epic fantasy novels A Song of Ice and Fire by George R.R. Martin, Game of Thrones’ debuts Season 2 video. [HBO] Making Game of Thrones: Arya’s New Look
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Reykjavik Shows Interest in Using the Canadian Dollar as Iceland’s National Currency
Canadian ambassador to Iceland Alan Bones planned to deliver a talk on the future of Iceland’s current currency, the Krona, but instead finds himself offering to begin talks on Iceland’s adoption of the loonie as its means of exchange. Word of the remarks apparently reached Joseph Lavoie, Foreign Minister John Baird’s press secretary, who promptly […]
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Guilty Verdict for Florida Father Accused of Assaulting Teen in YouTube Fight
Minimum sentence of ten-years in a Florida prison to be levied upon man who fainted in the courtroom upon the reading of the verdict. A Florida father in Brevard County that interjected himself into the middle of a fight between his teenage son and another boy may find himself spending the next decade or so […]
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Election Day Russia 2012
Former President Vladimir Putin, Representing His Party United Russia, is Expected to Handily Win Russia’s Top Elected Office, Succeeding His Heir and Current Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. This electoral victory for Vladimir Putin comes as no surprise to Western onlookers as he is expected to easily win reelection back into the presidency given his considerable […]
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