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Maria Butina, gun rights activist who sought to infiltrate U.S political groups and promote Russia's around the time that Donald Trump rose to power, left Tallahassee, Florida and boarded home to Moscow.. ..

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devin nunes: gop needs to use 'every lever' of government to combat

Fresh off Virginia court in defamation case involving Twitter, California Republican told Breitbart News that tech oligarchs allow their media platforms to be used to vilify conservatives, why he has turned to the courts for help... ..

20 years of putin in power: a timeline

While Yeltsin had succumbed to alcoholism and post-Soviet state by the end of his rule in 1999, Putin assumed the role of powerful and leader, entering the scene as Russia's economy began period of rapid growth..  . ..

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russian agent maria butina sentenced to 18 months in prison, with

Russian agent Maria Butina was sentenced to 18 months Friday for conspiring with Russian official to infiltrate American political circles and influence U.S relations with Russia.. ..

the mahablog

That, at least, is what Republicans want voters to think, newborn babies and turn blind eye to bigotry against Jews... ..

the american right and russian right connections

With the collapse of Soviet Union, IRI opened Moscow in 1993 with some of Americans, including Paul Manafort,  started developing extensive ties to Russian politicians and oligarchs.  http www msnbc com on-assignment watch inside-the-international-republ.. ..

russia: anti-gay purge in chechnya

victim of the purge telling his story in safe house in Russia April 2017. © 2017 Nataliya Vasilyeva for Human Rights Watch Police Chechnya rounded up, beat, and humiliated dozens of gay or in effort to purge them from Chechen society, today. ..

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