U.S. Congress
Updated Magnitsky Act Introduced in U.S. Congress
Anti-Russian Amendment Now Headache for U.S.
13:54 28/03/2012
Economic sanctions against Russia imposed by the United States in 1974 could backfire on America this year, but are likely to stay in place because of persistent political and ideological grudges between the two Cold War rivals, analysts said.
Congresswoman Wary of Jackson-Vanik Repeal
12:38 22/03/2012
The head of the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the U.S. Congress has questioned a move to repeal the Cold War-era Jackson-Vanik amendment and ease trade with Russia, citing human rights violations in the country.
1Russian Press at a Glance, Wednesday, March 14, 2012
08:50 14/03/2012Obama Rules Out Airstrike on Syria
03:49 07/03/2012
A unilateral U.S. military action against the regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria would be a “mistake,” U.S. President Barack Obama said.
2Russian Press at a Glance, Friday, February 24, 2012
08:18 24/02/2012U.S. Senators Receive Mail with Suspicious Powder
07:02 23/02/2012
Several members of the U.S. Congress have received threatening mail containing suspicious powder, local media reported, quoting the Congress chief law enforcement officer.
U.S. Says New Iran Sanctions Not to Disrupt Oil Markets
04:21 03/02/2012
The Obama administration will take steps to ensure that new U.S. sanctions expected to be imposed on Iran in the near future do not hurt Washington’s partners and disrupt the global oil market
The Pentagon Tightens its Belt
14:25 30/01/2012
The plan that the U.S. Defense Department has published will allow the Pentagon to save about half a trillion dollars and will reduce the country's armed forces by 100,000 people. The Pentagon claims the plan will not diminish the U.S. army's capabilities but this seems to be an effort to put a good face on the matter.
1Lugar Requests Study of NATO Arms Sales to Russia
06:16 26/01/2012
U.S. Republican Senator Richard Lugar has requested the Congressional Research Service (CRS) to scrutinize the sale of armaments by NATO member states to Russia, the Atlantic Council, a Washington-based think tank, said on its website on Wednesday.
1Obama Proposes Illegals ‘Earn’ Citizenship
12:37 25/01/2012
U.S. President Barack Obama urged Congress on Tuesday night to develop a bill giving illegal immigrants a pathway to “earn” U.S. citizenship.
U.S. Likely to Lift Russia Trade Restrictions
12:03 20/01/2012
The United States Congress is considered likely to scrap Cold-War era trade restrictions on Russia, a senior World Trade Organization official said on Thursday, Dow Jones reported.
U.S. administration to establish new fund to support Russian NGOs
07:56 15/12/2011
The U.S. administration is in talks with Congress on the establishment of a new organization supporting NGOs in Russia, Philip Gordon, Assistant Secretary, Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, said on Wednesday.
4Russian firms 'most likely to bribe' says Transparency survey
14:54 02/11/2011
Russian companies are the most likely to pay bribes while doing business abroad, according to the latest Bribe Payers Survey released by anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International on Wednesday.
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