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Putin Criticizes European Leaders Over Energy Assets

NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia – Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that European demands for access to Russian energy assets were unfair. “We assess that as a way to force us to make unilateral steps to satisfy our partners but not fully taking into account Russian economic interests,” Putin said, adding that …

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New Test Yields Clues Into Alzheimer's Onset

WASHINGTON – A new test may help scientists answer a perplexing “which came first” question about the development of Alzheimer’s disease, possibly pointing the way to earlier diagnosis or even treatment. Brain deposits of a small protein known as amyloid beta long have been associated with Alzheimer’s. But scientists have …

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Jury Continues Deliberations in Abramoff-Associate Lobbying Trial

WASHINGTON – The David Safavian trial jury headed into its second day of deliberations Thursday on whether the former Bush administration executive covered up assistance he gave Republican influence-peddler Jack Abramoff. The jury of 10 women and two men is weighing charges that while Safavian was the General Services Administration’s …

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