Moscow Bureau Chief, New York Times
Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times
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Clifford Levy
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Moscow Tycoon Convicted of Embezzlement In Moscow today, Mikhail Khodorkovsky has been found guilty on embezzlement charges. The former billionaire oil tycoon, who was once Russia's richest man, is already serving a prison sentence for tax fraud. The Khordokovsky trials are widely seen, both within and without Russia, as an indicator of who's controlling power behind the scenes. Clifford Levy is Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
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A Good Old-Fashioned Spy Swap? In the biggest US-Russian spy swap since the Cold War, ten alleged spies arrested in the United States last month may on their way to Moscow. Reports are emerging today about a possible swap, involving the ten suspects arrested last month on charges of being part of a Russian espionage ring. Clifford Levy is Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
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A Good Old-Fashioned Spy Swap? In the biggest US-Russian spy swap since the Cold War, ten alleged spies arrested in the United States last month may on their way to Moscow. Reports are emerging today about a possible swap, involving the ten suspects arrested last month on charges of being part of a Russian espionage ring. Clifford Levy is Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
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Ethnic Violence Begins to Ebb in Kyrgyzstan The UN says a million people could be in need of food and other assistance in Kyrgyzstan, where ethnic clashes threaten the country with disintegration. In addition to the humanitarian crisis, Kyrgyzstan houses both American and Russian military bases. Clifford Levy, Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times , speaks to us from Osh, Kyrgystan’s second largest city.
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Deadly Bombings Hit Moscow Subway In Moscow today, two female suicide bombers set off huge explosions in two subway stations, killing more than three dozen people. No one has claimed responsibility yet, but many Muscovites blamed Chechen terrorists. Clifford Levy is Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
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Deadly Bombings Hit Moscow Subway In Moscow today, two female suicide bombers set off huge explosions in two subway stations, killing more than three dozen people. No one has claimed responsibility yet, but many Muscovites blamed Chechen terrorists. Clifford Levy is Moscow Bureau Chief for the New York Times .
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Dmitry Medvedev Is Sworn In as Russia's Third President Russia's President is now Dmitry Medvedev , the first leader of a generation that did not come to power during the days of the Soviet Union. Medvedev, who has never before held elected office, was sworn in today inside the Grand Kremlin Palace. Clifford Levy, who reports from Moscow for the New York Times , has more on the new president--and the role of former president, Vladimir Putin .
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Russia's Presidential Election: Freedom Versus Stability From St. Petersburg to Siberia, Vladimir Putin has centralized Russian authority behind what the New York Times calls a " facade of democracy ." Elections of provincial governors were cancelled altogether. The results of next Sunday's presidential election have been known for weeks. Dmitry Medvedev will succeed Putin as President and Putin will become Prime Minister, a job he calls "the highest executive power in the country." We hear about what's called "managed democracy," which means less freedom but greater "stability." That could be great for western investors, but for Washington it's another story. Will Putin and Medvedev want better relations or a new kind of Cold War?
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Will the Senate write a healthcare bill in secret? While Democrats and Republicans argue White House relations with Russia, another question is being decided behind closed doors: who gets help buying health insurance and who doesn't? We hear how the pros and cons are being shrouded in secrecy.
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Trump's 'America First' goes missing abroad In the Middle East, President Trump is changing some policies of the Obama Administration—and reversing his own campaign attacks on Islam as a religion that "hates us." We hear about his visit to Saudi Arabia and what's at stake for the rest of his foreign excursion.
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Human Rights in the era of Donald Trump President Trump’s UN Ambassador, Nikki Haley, said today the US might pull out of the United Nations’ Human Rights Council. Serious violators of human rights are members of the Council itself–and a US resignation could make things worse. Later on today’s show, now that he’s into his second term, comedian turned US Senator Al Franken is telling jokes again.