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	<title>Crikey &#187; Russia</title>
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		<title>Executive Remuneration</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/02/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups-93/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/02/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups-93/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[ceo remuneration]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[executive pay]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[footpaths]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[H1N1]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pedestrians]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Ossetian war]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[swine flu]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[University of Melbourne]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vaccination]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[<em>Crikey</em> readers weigh in on how measuring the obscenity of executive remuneration, the danger of footpaths and the South Ossetian war between Georgia and Russia. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Europeans throw Russia an olive branch</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/01/europeans-throw-russia-an-olive-branch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/10/01/europeans-throw-russia-an-olive-branch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[The Rest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[European Union]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Ossetia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[South Ossetian war]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The big political story in Europe is the release of the European Union report on last year's war between Russia and Georgia. Both sides claim a degree of vindication from it.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Kasparov vs. Karpov: it&#8217;s not 1984 but it&#8217;s still rock&#8217;n&#039;roll</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/kasparov-v-karpov-its-not-1984-but-its-still-rocknroll/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/kasparov-v-karpov-its-not-1984-but-its-still-rocknroll/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Anatoly Karpov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chess]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[garry kasparov]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It's the chess version of cricket dragging legendary figures out of retirement to play some well remunerated 20/20 games, writes <b>Ian Rogers</b>: great rivals Garry Kasparov and Anatoly Karpov were at it again in Valencia last night. ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/kasparov-v-karpov-its-not-1984-but-its-still-rocknroll/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>When Australians drink like Russians, it’s time for action</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/when-australians-drink-like-russians-it%e2%80%99s-time-for-action/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/when-australians-drink-like-russians-it%e2%80%99s-time-for-action/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 03:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Health]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[alcohol related problems]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dmitry Medvedev]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[health policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Pointing the finger elsewhere is no longer an option on alcohol policy, writes <b>Michael Moore</b>. Even Russia has declared a major campaign on curbing alcohol-related harm.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/09/23/when-australians-drink-like-russians-it%e2%80%99s-time-for-action/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>13</slash:comments>
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		<title>Biden goes off-piste&#8230; with Obama&#8217;s backing</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/24/biden-goes-off-pistewith-obamas-backing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/07/24/biden-goes-off-pistewith-obamas-backing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:30:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Charles Richardson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[United States]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Joe Biden]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Joe Biden's reputation for outspokeness is being used by Barack Obama to advance his administration's interests in the "transcaucasus", says <b>Charles Richardson</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Citizen journalism: 1, evolutionary instincts for survival: 0</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/11/citizen-journalism-1-evolutionary-instincts-for-survival-0/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/05/11/citizen-journalism-1-evolutionary-instincts-for-survival-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 03:23:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eleri Harris</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Online]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[citizen journalism]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend there was a massive gas explosion in Moscow. It raised questions about Russia's ageing energy infrastructure ... and the sanity of Russian civilians. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Japan? No. Try Russia, and the sick men of Eastern Europe</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/17/japan-no-try-russia-and-the-sick-men-of-eastern-europe/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/17/japan-no-try-russia-and-the-sick-men-of-eastern-europe/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eastern europe]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Financial Crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hungary]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recession]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every economy in the East is tanking: with Russia and the Ukraine probably the most damaged, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/02/17/japan-no-try-russia-and-the-sick-men-of-eastern-europe/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>The Russian gas war: A Crikey wrap</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/13/the-russian-gas-war-a-crikey-wrap/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/13/the-russian-gas-war-a-crikey-wrap/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russia and Ukraine's annual Christmas gas spat this year reached new heights, here's what the pundits say.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/13/the-russian-gas-war-a-crikey-wrap/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Europe at the mercy of energy politics</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/08/europe-at-the-mercy-of-energy-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/08/europe-at-the-mercy-of-energy-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[russian president vladimir putin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Europe is again at the mercy of energy politics, writes <b>Binoy Kampmark</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2009/01/08/europe-at-the-mercy-of-energy-politics/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>World championship chess: Live from Bonn</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/15/world-championship-chess-live-from-bonn/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/15/world-championship-chess-live-from-bonn/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Media-Arts-and-Sports]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[chess pieces]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[India]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Vladimir Kramnik is taking on Viswanathan Anand recently voted India’s greatest sportsman of the past 60 years, writes Australia's first Grandmaster <b>Ian Rogers</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/10/15/world-championship-chess-live-from-bonn/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Russia the first nation crippled by Wall Street&#8217;s woes?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/18/is-russia-the-first-nation-crippled-by-wall-streets-woes/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/18/is-russia-the-first-nation-crippled-by-wall-streets-woes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[credit crisis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Wall Street]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trading on the Russian stockmarket has been halted each of the last three days, prompting questions about how the US financial turmoil is affecting markets internationally, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/18/is-russia-the-first-nation-crippled-by-wall-streets-woes/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Is Russia boycotting the US financial markets?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/22/is-russia-boycotting-the-us-financial-markets/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/22/is-russia-boycotting-the-us-financial-markets/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economy business]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Markets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[USA]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[There's strong suggestion that Russia is cutting back on its purchases of US Government debt, especially the debt of those struggling mortgage twins, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, writes <b>Glenn Dyer</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/22/is-russia-boycotting-the-us-financial-markets/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Georgia at war: What Bernard Henri-Levy saw</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/21/georgia-at-war-what-bernard-henri-levy-saw/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/21/georgia-at-war-what-bernard-henri-levy-saw/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[refugees]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[russian reigon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[world conflict]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Is the Georgian army there, but hiding? Ready to intervene but also invisible, writes <b>Bernard Henri-Levy</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/21/georgia-at-war-what-bernard-henri-levy-saw/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Comments, corrections, clarifications, and c*ckups</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[comments]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nt election]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Qantas]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russia v Georgia ... the Olympics ... Peter Costello ... Clare Martin water ... WA politics ... ]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/comments-corrections-clarifications-and-cckups/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Georgia v Russia: What the papers say</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/georgia-v-russia-what-the-papers-say/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/georgia-v-russia-what-the-papers-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[NATO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[russian region]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Russia fails to withdraw after a treaty and the US reassesses ties with their old arch rival.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/18/georgia-v-russia-what-the-papers-say/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Rundle 08: Russia bombs the theme park of American supremacy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/15/rundle-08-russia-bombs-the-theme-park-of-american-supremacy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/15/rundle-08-russia-bombs-the-theme-park-of-american-supremacy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Rundle</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Barack Obama]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[John McCain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US08]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trying to join NATO when you lie at the base of Russia is criminally stupid, writes US correspondent <b>Guy Rundle</b>.]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/15/rundle-08-russia-bombs-the-theme-park-of-american-supremacy/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
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		<title>Georgia v Russia wrap: Putin 1, Saakashvili 0</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/13/georgia-v-russia-wrap-putin-1-saakashvili-0/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/13/georgia-v-russia-wrap-putin-1-saakashvili-0/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sophie Black</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Politics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[US]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[vladimir putin]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[After six days of intensive fighting that left homes in ruins, over 1000 dead and uprooted 100,000 people, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has declared mission accomplished and agreed to a ceasefire, writes <b>Sophie Black</b>.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Crikey says</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/crikey-says/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/crikey-says/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Crikey Says]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[georgia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[international]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Politics government]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Russia]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Russians are backing separatists in South Ossetia with all the might of its revitalised military – while the “international community”, including Australia, regards South Ossetia as belonging to Georgia – nice, pro-Western, anti-Russian Georgia. 
]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
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		<title>Georgia v Russia II: What the papers say</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/georgia-v-russia-ii-what-the-papers-say/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/georgia-v-russia-ii-what-the-papers-say/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Where exactly is South Ossetia? Why are Russians throwing bombs at these people? And why is the Georgian leader asking the USA for help? Here's a helpful explainer, writes <b>Eleri Harris</b>.
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		<title>Georgia, Russia: blogging as the bombs come down</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/georgia-russia-blogging-as-the-bombs-come-down/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/georgia-russia-blogging-as-the-bombs-come-down/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Around midnight I heard some roaring, ran up to the window and saw shaft of fire, explosions at the port and heard a deafening noise, writes Georgian <b>blogger Veronica Khokhlova</b>.]]></description>
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		<title>Georgia v Russia I: What happened and who&#8217;s to blame?</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/georgia-v-russia-i-what-happened-and-whos-to-blame/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/11/georgia-v-russia-i-what-happened-and-whos-to-blame/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The conflict between Georgia and Russia over South Ossetia has its roots in the break-up of the Soviet federation. But it may also be a case of Georgian military miscalculation, says <b>Dr David Lockwood</b>, specialist in Russian politics at Flinder University. ]]></description>
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		<title>Rundle: Vale Solzi &#8230; Solcze &#8230; Sulzo &#8230; that Russian guy</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/07/rundle-vale-solzi-solcze-sulzo-that-russian-guy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/08/07/rundle-vale-solzi-solcze-sulzo-that-russian-guy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Guy Rundle</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The obituaries for Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn could not help but note the complexities of this extraordinary -- actually a greater word than extraordinary is required -- man's life. <b>Guy Rundle</b> reflects. ]]></description>
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		<title>Richard Farmer&#8217;s political bite-sized meaty chunks</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/22/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/05/22/richard-farmers-political-bite-sized-meaty-chunks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Meaty snippets from the home of government plus the daily reality check and the pick of other people's political coverage. <b>Richard Farmer</b> writes.]]></description>
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		<title>Putin returned in a well-organised landslide</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/03/putin-returned-in-a-well-organised-landslide/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/12/03/putin-returned-in-a-well-organised-landslide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russians and others from around the globe were not surprised that current president Vladimir Putin was returned in the weekend's election, but significant questions remain about the manner in which the election was handled. Here is how the world press saw the vote. ]]></description>
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		<title>State of the Planet</title>
		<link>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/07/26/state-of-the-planet/</link>
		<comments>http://www.crikey.com.au/2007/07/26/state-of-the-planet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crikey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Killer whales getting killed by pollution ... Renewable energy killing the planet ... Could the rich save Russia's environment? ... Businesswomen are good for the environment ... 15 Green religious leaders.]]></description>
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