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Relations with Russia at crossroads, say EU leaders | World news | guardian.co.uk

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Russia-Georgia Caucasus on 2008-09-01
- freezing talks on a new strategic pact with Russia
- breakaway regions
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- - French-brokered ceasefire
  - military ceasefire monitors
  - European armed peacekeepers
  - Russia's foreign minister, Sergei Lavrov
Евросоюз подождет с санкциями

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Russia-Georgia EU on 2008-09-01
- жесткой линии
- по переходу к безвизовому режиму между РФ и Евросоюзом
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- - новому базовому соглашению
  - Франция, председательствующая в этом полугодии в Евросоюзе, если судить по оценкам, которые давались в последние дни в Елисейском дворце, настроена на диалог, но «жесткий»
  - G8, ОЭСР и ВТО
  - стран Балтии
  - лейборист
  - строительства трубопровода по дну Балтийского моря и разработки Штокмановского газоконденсатного месторождения
  - прекращении огня
  - под эгидой ОБСЕ
  - подтверждением суверенитета и территориальной целостности Грузии
  - странах – членах ЕС
  - Информационная война
  - меняющийся глобальный порядок
Москва и Вашингтон переходят к системному противостоянию

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USA Russia Caucasus on 2008-09-01
- моментом истины
- странами СНГ
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- - Россия не успела пока конвертировать свою самостоятельность в конкретные внешнеполитические бонусы
  - субъектностью
  - после распада СССР
  - по урегулированию грузино-осетинского конфликта
  - ЕС еще раз показал, что не является единым субъектом в сфере внешней политики.
  - стран-«новичков
  - И все же, несмотря на возросшие трудности, отказываться от серьезного диалога с ЕС не стоит. В нынешних условиях он может стать одним из немногих факторов, могущих способствовать преодолению нового системного противостояния России и США.
  - в полном объеме
  - Иными словами
  - распространения демократии
  - в Вашингтоне верят, что именно от их реализации зависят и сохранение США в качестве единственной сверхдержавы, и выстраивание наиболее благоприятного им миропорядка – в политическом, экономическом и идеологическом измерениях.
  - вдребезги
  - в Сочинской декларации о стратегических рамках
  - к системному противостоянию
Wind Energy: Tiny Turbines May Have a Bright Future - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

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windpower energy turbines on 2008-09-02 and saved by 2 people
Op-Ed Columnist - The Palin-Whatshisname Ticket - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

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US Politics on 2008-09-15
Op-Ed Columnist - Roger Cohen - Palin’s American Exception - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

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US exceptionalism on 2008-09-26 and saved by 3 people
The Foreign Policy Debate: Separate Spin From Substance - Campaign Stops - 2008 Elections - Opinion - New York Times Blog

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USA on 2008-09-26
CQ Politics | Senate Takes Up Stopgap Funding

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stopgap funding USA on 2008-09-27
- stopgap spending bill
- offer the maximum number of amendments allowed at this stage of the process, a procedure known as “filling the amendment tree.
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- - ” Other amendment would not be in order until those had been disposed of.
  - spending measure
  - spending bills
  - an executive moratorium
  - the Interior Department’s Minerals Management Service, which would lease and manage offshore energy production, says the process of completing environmental reviews, holding lease sales, conducting geologic studies and building new infrastructure means it would be five to 10 years before any new offshore drilling could actually begin
Foreign Policy: Seven Questions: How to Clean up Toxic Waste

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finance bailout US on 2008-09-28
- an insolvency crisis
- a liquidity crisis
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- - a credit crunch
  - illiquid
  - illiquid assets
  - price discovery
Foreign Policy: Seven Questions: How to Clean up Toxic Waste

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bailout USA on 2008-09-28
- Saving Capitalism from the Capitalists
- We understand there’s a solid bedrock of government regulation that is needed to make a free market work
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- - “This is a one-way street. They feast in good times, and they’re bailed out in bad times.”
Popularity of mail-in voting surges in California, elsewhere - Los Angeles Times

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polling on 2008-10-27
The Challenge - No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part - NYTimes.com

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obama president-elect on 2008-11-05
- seismic challenges
- stitching back together a shredded economy
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- - Make the decisions that involve pain and sacrifice up front.”
  - a style of governance that is extremely laid back
  - he should not overstep his bounds
  - a lame-duck session
  - Treasury Secretary
  - in this netherworld between administration
  - their power of the purse
  - a deep danger of letdown
Election Unleashes a Flood of Hope Worldwide - NYTimes.com

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obama president-elect on 2008-11-05
This American Moment — The Surprises - Timothy Egan Blog - NYTimes.com

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obama election08 on 2008-11-06
On the White House - Want a Security Post? Say Nothing. - NYTimes.com

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on 2008-11-06
FT.com / World / US & Canada - Brown hopes relationship will remain special

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politics USA Britain on 2008-11-11
- The mood music between them has been excellent
- The US are pragmatic and hard-nosed about their relationships
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- - a marriage made in heaven
FT.com / Brussels - Kouchner expects Afghan test for Europe

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on 2008-12-27
- France wanted to see the UN take a bigger role in co-ordinating international reconstruction and security
- played down tensions
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- - the days when France and Germany alone could set the agenda for Europe were “finished”
  - aid campaigner
  - government promotion of human rights was incompatible with government diplomacy
FT.com / Columnists / Philip Stephens - The Obama challenge: is Europe just a spectator?

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transatlantic europe usa world on 2009-01-16
- he should stop throwing America’s weight around
- the world’s myriad problems
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- - from the security of the sidelines
  - on which side of the Atlantic
  - the hoopla of next week’s inauguration
  - expectations are so high that they are bound to be dashed
  - the deeper ambivalence about Washington’s role
  - someone looking to make friends for America rather than search out enemies
  - upbeat tone
  - some of Mr Obama’s stardust
  - A cohesive transatlantic community must be rebuilt on three pillars
  - humility
  - realism
  - Russian bellicosity
  - imagination
  - The instinct of politicians and policymakers is to put issues into silos: the Middle East is for this week, Russia for next, Iran for the week after that; climate change and nonproliferation can wait a month or two.
  - across a broader geopolitical sweep
FT.com / Comment / Opinion - The Group of Two that could change the world

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China USA on 2009-01-16 and saved by 2 people
Inaugural Words - 1789 to the Present - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

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speech keywords US Presidents on 2009-01-18 and saved by 83 people

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Nadine Touzet's List: Current Affairs

Relations with Russia at crossroads, say EU leaders | World news | guardian.co.uk

Евросоюз подождет с санкциями

Москва и Вашингтон переходят к системному противостоянию

Wind Energy: Tiny Turbines May Have a Bright Future - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

Op-Ed Columnist - The Palin-Whatshisname Ticket - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - Roger Cohen - Palin’s American Exception - Op-Ed - NYTimes.com

The Foreign Policy Debate: Separate Spin From Substance - Campaign Stops - 2008 Elections - Opinion - New York Times Blog

CQ Politics | Senate Takes Up Stopgap Funding

Foreign Policy: Seven Questions: How to Clean up Toxic Waste

Foreign Policy: Seven Questions: How to Clean up Toxic Waste

Popularity of mail-in voting surges in California, elsewhere - Los Angeles Times

The Challenge - No Time for Laurels; Now the Hard Part - NYTimes.com

Election Unleashes a Flood of Hope Worldwide - NYTimes.com

This American Moment — The Surprises - Timothy Egan Blog - NYTimes.com

On the White House - Want a Security Post? Say Nothing. - NYTimes.com

FT.com / World / US & Canada - Brown hopes relationship will remain special

FT.com / Brussels - Kouchner expects Afghan test for Europe

FT.com / Columnists / Philip Stephens - The Obama challenge: is Europe just a spectator?

FT.com / Comment / Opinion - The Group of Two that could change the world

Inaugural Words - 1789 to the Present - Interactive Graphic - NYTimes.com

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