It had been wrong, he said, to close the cathedral's doors supposedly for safety reasons soon after the protests began. (The doors have reopened and services are going on as usual, after some amicable repositioning of tents.) He spoke warmly of the clerics who had resigned.

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But Moscow conspiracy theorists as usual blame the security services and Mr Putin for such incidents as they blamed them for several bomb attacks on apartment blocks in 1999.

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However, VOIP differs from the usual phone services in that it sends calls as digital packets of information over data networks rather than relying on a dedicated circuit-switched network.

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However, the UK embassy remains "open as usual", including for consular and visa services.

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As usual, Congress promised the impossible: expanded coverage of more people for more services at lower cost and reduced federal spending.

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As usual the Conservatives way outspent Labour, with much of the money paying for the services of the advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi.

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