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A part of me died tonight: the Russian Grannies only finished second in the Eurovision Song Contest, behind Sweden. 😥
I’ll never recover.
Posts Tagged ‘Russian
22
May
12
Grannies rock
Woot! The Russian Grannies have reached the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 😕
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Okay, back to business – Wednesday:
7:00 AM: PBO departs the White House
10:30: Arrives in Colorado Springs, Colorado
12:00: Delivers the commencement address at the United States Air Force Academy
3:30: Departs Colorado Springs en route Denver
4:00: Arrives in Denver
5:35: Delivers remarks at a campaign event
6:35: Departs Denver en route Mountain View, California
9:10: Arrives in Mountain View
10:20: Delivers remarks at a campaign event
Thursday: PBO attends a campaign event in Palo Alto, California. He will then travel to the Newton, Iowa, area to deliver remarks on the economy at an official event. Later, the President will attend a campaign event in Des Moines, Iowa, before returning to Washington, DC, in the evening.
Friday: The President will attend meetings at the White House.
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Hiya everyone, sorry I wasn’t able to be around today, it all got a bit busy, but normal service will – I hope – resume tomorrow. Now, go click the Russian grannies’ video again.
PS PBO’s Irish friends Jedward are through to the final too 😎
(Why am I telling you this? I have no idea)
27
Mar
12
rise and shine
President Obama greets US soldiers and family members before boarding Air Force One at Osan Air Base outside Seoul on March 27 to leave South Korea
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11:00 AM: Michelle Obama participates in the 2012 National Cherry Blossom Festival’s Centennial Tree Planting Ceremony.
12:00: Michelle Obama meets with the spouses of the military’s senior enlisted leaders.
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President Obama covers the microphone as he arrives at the plenary session of the Nuclear Security Summit at the Coex Center in Seoul, March 27
…. with Russian President Dmitry Medvedev
President Obama and South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak find their places for the group ‘family photo’ at the 2012 Nuclear Security Summit
…. with Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev and Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev
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The U.S.-Korea Trade Agreement will help to support an estimated 70,000 jobs in the years ahead and increase U.S. GDP by at least $11 billion due to increased exports of goods.
More here
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…. greeting US soldiers and family members before boarding Air Force One at Osan Air Base outside Seoul, March 27
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Time: ….. Trayvon Martin’s parents, Tracy Martin and Sybrina Fulton were on the long stretch of a turnpike between Orlando and Miami on March 23 when they heard President Obama’s poignant remark about their boy — that if he had a son, “he’d look like Trayvon.”
They say that was when they realized how far-reaching the impact of his controversial death, and their effort to get to the bottom of it, is. “It felt real warm to know our son’s name had been mentioned by the President of the United States and all over the nation and the world,” Martin says.
“His name is ringing all over the country, all over the nation, all over the world.” Fulton agrees, saying, “It showed us that even President Obama understands we need justice, that he understands our situation.” Adds Martin: “The nation is saying, What if — what if this was my son, what would I do?”
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Charles Pierce: This picture, which ran on the front page of The New York Times this morning, and which accompanied the story about the opening of the arguments in the Supreme Court regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, makes me as sad and despairing about the state of the country as I have been in an awfully long time. There are better places on the Intertoobz than this one to look either for a general overview of what may happen in the Court over the next three days – Ezra Klein’s joint did a masterful job this morning – …. but this picture makes the whole affair ring a little hollow already.
What exactly are these people praying for?
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Have a perfect day Proud!
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Morning everyone 😉
27
May
11
this is a bfd
NYT: Russia has offered to use its contacts in the Libyan government to expedite Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi’s departure from power, top officials announced Friday at a meeting of the Group of 8 countries in Deauville, France.
….The announcement, which came after intensive talks between President Obama and the Russian president, Dmitri Medvedev, represents a sharp shift in Russia’s tone on Libya….
Mr. Medvedev told Mr. Obama in their meeting that Russia is committed to seeing Colonel Qaddafi leave office …The offer articulated on Friday would remove Russia from the sidelines and cast it as a central player in resolving the conflict.
Full article here
Thank you Naijas
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When Medvedev was a law student he used to read articles in the Harvard Law Review by a guy with a funny name. He was, he said, hugely impressed. Now? Medvedev is Russian President, Barack Obama….well, you know.
From April 2010:
GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS: What do you make of Barack Obama the man?
MEDVEDEV: He’s a very comfortable partner, it’s very interesting to be with him. The most important thing that distinguishes him from many other people – I won’t name anyone by name – he’s a thinker, he thinks when he speaks. Which is already pretty good.
STEPHANOPOULOS: You had somebody in your mind, I think. (LAUGHS)
MEDVEDEV: Obviously I do have someone on my mind. I don’t want to offend anyone. He’s eager to listen to his partner, which is a pretty good quality for a politician. Because any politician is to a certain degree a mentor. They preach something. And the ability to listen to their partner is very important for the politician. And he is pretty deeply emerged in the subject, so he has a good knowledge of what he’s talking about. There was no instance in our meetings with Mr. Obama where he wasn’t well prepared for the questions. This is very good. And after all, he’s simply a very pleasant man with whom it’s a pleasure to deal with.
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Not for the first time, brains, diplomacy and mutual respect have paid off 😉
26
May
11
bonjour
President Barack Obama, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, and French President Nicolas Sarkozy wave for photographers as they arrive at the G8 Summit, in Deauville, France
President Obama greets supporters outside the Villa Le Cercle at the start of the G8 Summit in Deauville
It’s like Moneygall all over again 😆
11
Apr
11
the space race
….A light moment in the room as the briefing ends: A Russian reporter asks Jay Carney for any comment on his country’s celebration of the 50-year anniversary of space flight.
Carney laughs and congratulates Russia. And he adds: “But we got to the moon first.”
21
Nov
10
new beginnings
AFP: President Barack Obama and his Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, held an impromptu summit in Lisbon in an effort to build confidence between the two nations, a White House official announced.
“They were able to go aside into a room by themselves and talk for 15 to 20 minutes,” White House spokesman Ben Rhodes told reporters aboard Air Force One before it landed in Washington late Saturday. “It was informal, it wasn?t planned.”
Only a translator accompanied the two leaders at their meeting on the sidelines of a NATO summit, US officials said.
NATO and Russia agreed earlier Saturday to jointly examine a missile shield to defend Europe and boost the flow of supplies to the Afghan war, burying a period of tensions between the former Cold War foes.
The day before, the Western military alliance had agreed to set up an anti-ballistic missile defence system to protect Europe’s populations against rogue rocket attacks and invite Russia to cooperate.
The two sides agreed to study how this cooperation would work, but Medvedev warned Russia would have to be treated as an equal partner if it is to participate.
Rhodes said Obama and Medvedev had developed what he called “a very strong rapport.” “They like each other. They like to see each other,” the spokesman said. “They like to get along and consult about things.” According to administration officials, the meeting was initiated by Obama, who later described it as “very cordial.”
When Dmitry Medvedev was a law student he used to read articles in the Harvard Law Review by a guy with a funny name. He was, he said, hugely impressed. Now? Medvedev is Russian President, Barack Obama….well, you know. Funny old world.
From earlier this year, HuffPost:
STEPHANOPOULOS: What do you make of Barack Obama the man?
MEDVEDEV: He’s a very comfortable partner, it’s very interesting to be with him. The most important thing that distinguishes him from many other people – I won’t name anyone by name – he’s a thinker, he thinks when he speaks. Which is already pretty good.
STEPHANOPOULOS: You had somebody in your mind, I think. (LAUGHS)
MEDVEDEV: Obviously I do have someone on my mind. I don’t want to offend anyone. He’s eager to listen to his partner, which is a pretty good quality for a politician. Because any politician is to a certain degree a mentor. They preach something. And the ability to listen to their partner is very important for the politician. And he is pretty deeply emerged in the subject, so he has a good knowledge of what he’s talking about. There was no instance in our meetings with Mr. Obama where he wasn’t well prepared for the questions. This is very good. And after all, he’s simply a very pleasant man with whom it’s a pleasure to deal with.
10
Jul
10
i spy with my little eye….
26
Jun
10
ray’s russian hell burger
President Barack Obama and Russia’s President Dmitry Medvedev at Ray’s Hell Burger in Arlington, Virginia, June 24, 2010
The Obama Diary 
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