When Arcelor resisted and turned to a white knight in Russia, Goldman rallied support for Mittal's bid among hedge funds and other big investors, as well as with politicians in Brussels and elsewhere.
Making amends with Russia is more of a White House priority in part because Moscow is critical in the coming debates over Iran and North Korea.
Does the White House see any sign in this that Russia is disengaging from Assad?
This part of the peninsula is 150 miles above the Arctic Circle in northwestern Russia, bordered by the Barents and White seas.
To many outsiders, the sight of a Bush in the White House (during an economic slowdown) scrapping with Russia and China over spies and missiles looks like a reversion to cold-war hawkishness, with America confronting communist (or ex-communist) rivals and being prepared to ditch multilateral accords if it wants to.
Obviously, it would not be good for business if one of Russia's premier overseas initiatives remained an inoperable white elephant.
Scientists recently made what they believe is the first ever wild sighting of an adult white killer whale, off the coast of Kamchatka in eastern Russia.
Previously, Ms. Gottemoeller served as Deputy Director of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London from 1994 to 1997 and as the National Security Council Director for Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia Affairs at the White House from 1993 to 1994.
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Do these views from Russia and China, do these views count for the White House?
The White House pushed for the ability to store some excess warheads, over Russia's objections, in order to protect the United States' ability to respond to any global emergencies.
Along with businessmen buying timber and scrap metal (the former Soviet Far Eastern Fleet) and sex tourists seeking white women, many poor Chinese have been filtering across the border into Russia, building illegal peasant villages, working in factories and otherwise eking out a living.
Ms. MARTHA BRILL ALCOTT (Analyst, Carnegie Endowment): By entertaining Aliyev, the White House is showing their critic that we're not too dependent on Russia, that we are courting somebody like Aliyev.
White House officials wouldn't lay out their targets for the treaty with Russia, but the Arms Control Association's Mr. Kimball said deployed nuclear weapons in each country could be reduced by 30% to 40% from the current limit of 2, 200.
Their visit comes at a particularly delicate time, scarcely a month after the breakdown of the planned six-party talks (with U.S., China, Russia, Japan, North Korea and South Korea) that the White House insists is the proper venue for resolving the nuclear standoff.
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Most notably, the X920e for China and Russia is the only model that comes with red capacitive buttons instead of white, and for some reason the J Butterfly managed to get away with no logo placement at all on the front.
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There also are outposts in Russia, Turkey, and Israel, where Tel Aviv was dubbed the White City for its 4, 000 Bauhaus buildings. (One owned by Ronald Lauder opened as a Bauhaus museum in 2008.) The vast gulf between Tel Aviv's modest white homes and the grandiose glass Seagram tower bears witness to the staggering mix of Bauhaus influences.
In the interview with Forbes, Gingrich and William Daley, former White House Chief of Staff to Obama, discussed issues important for nations like Poland, Russia and Ukraine, as well as the possible steps the candidates would take in leading the nation.
The White House has criticised the bill sharply on the ground that it would be too provocative to Russia at a delicate moment in arms control.
He has been granted by Vladimir Putin the Russian nationality, and now he is going to be appointed Minister of Culture of Russia. (Laughter.) Is there any comment from the White House?
Russia is now posing as mediator, as what it says is a balance to the White House, in increasingly unstable times.
While the White House continues to restrict access our abundant supply of domestic hydrocarbons in the Gulf of Mexico, Russia is venturing full speed ahead to unlock new opportunities in other resource-rich waters.
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The Desire 600 picks up the same dual front-facing speaker setup of the One, although rather than a global appearance, it's currently headed to Russia, Ukraine and the Middle-East for now, landing early this June in white and black options.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joseph Biden, D-Delaware, admonished the White House on the Senate floor Wednesday, saying the move would cause an arms buildup not just in Russia but also in Pakistan and India, increasing tensions in southern Asia.
White House Communications Director George Stephanopoulos (2) conveyed strong support for Yeltsin and all those committed to reform in Russia.
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