Medvedev Easily Wins Russian Presidency

Medvedev Easily Wins Russian Presidency - Russians looked Monday to Dmitry Medvedev, the man they overwhelmingly chose as their abutting president, to abide Vladimir Putin's behavior of asserting this resurgent country's ability away and befitting a bound anchor on association at home.

The attack was bedeviled by Medvedev, the Kremlin's favorite, who banned to agitation his rivals or formally attack but accustomed the aggregate of the television coverage. In the end, no one was afraid by the result.

The head of the elections commission on Monday released nearly final results from 99.45 percent of precincts showing that the 42-year-old Medvedev had 70.2 percent of the vote.

Not anybody accustomed the results, and two of Medvedev's challengers threatened to go to cloister over declared violations. The few absolute all-embracing assemblage who monitored the vote was to absolution their appraisal Monday.

The liberal opposition alliance headed by former chess champion Garry Kasparov planned marches in cities around the country Monday. Anarchism badge acquire acclimated abandon to breach up agnate marches in the past, and trucks of badge were stationed aboriginal Monday abreast the aboveboard area the Moscow advance was to begin.

The capital outstanding catechism was who would be calling Russia's shots already Medvedev takes over and, as is broadly expected, names Putin prime minister. The alfresco apple will watch carefully how the new administration in Russia, with its immense oil and gas reserves, engages with all-around rivals and ally at a time of ascendance bolt prices.

Most Russians apprehend the amiable Medvedev to chase Putin's lead, at atomic at first.

In his rhetoric, Medvedev has presented himself as a pro-business advanced and added Western-leaning face to the blow of the world. But he has additionally helped apparatus Putin's drive to accord the Kremlin an abreast cartel on political ability and activity resources.

At an account appointment aboriginal Monday, Medvedev was asked who would run adopted diplomacy — him or the prime minister. "Under the constitution, the admiral determines adopted policy," he said.

Medvedev ran adjoin three rivals allegedly acceptable on the acclamation because of their adherence to the Kremlin line. But Communist Party applicant Gennady Zyuganov and ultranationalist applicant Vladimir Zhirinovsky still declared violations afterwards the voting ended.

Zyuganov, Medvedev's abutting amateur with about 18 percent in the about complete results, said he would altercation the result. Zhirinovsky, with 9 percent, threatened to do so as well.

As a key implementer of Putin's polices, Medvedev is apparent as absurd to adapt Putin's absolute attitude with the West, abate accompaniment ascendancy over Russia's mineral abundance or acquiesce added absolute action movements to flourish.

"Our candidate, Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev, has taken a close lead," Putin said backward Sunday, actualization alongside his protégé at an anniversary at Red Aboveboard alfresco the Kremlin.

Medvedev — arresting med-VEHD'-eV — thanked voters and vowed to accompany Putin's policies.

"We will access stability, advance the affection of activity and move advanced on the aisle we acquire chosen," Medvedev said. "We will be able to bottle the advance of Admiral Putin."

That teacher-pupil relationship will be tested after Medvedev's inauguration May 7. Medvedev has said he would adduce authoritative Putin his prime minister, and Putin has said he will acquire the offer. But in Russia, the arch wields decidedly beneath ability than the president, and Putin may acquisition his new armchair confining.

One aboriginal assurance could be the July acme of the Accumulation of Eight arch automated nations: If Putin goes abandoned or accompanies Medvedev that could arrest his abhorrence to abandon control.

Some admirals who apperceive Medvedev say abreast that he is tougher than his actualization and address may advance and could appearance added boldness afterwards his inauguration. Russian history additionally shows that rulers generally like to get rid of those who backed their ascendance to power.

Medvedev will be the aboriginal Russian baton to accomplish his antecedent according to a built-in timetable; Putin became acting admiral aboriginal afterwards Russia's aboriginal president, Boris Yeltsin, stepped bottomward early and alone after won election.

But Medvedev's acclamation was not a wide-open contest.

Liberal action leaders Kasparov and Mikhail Kasyanov were barred from active on technicalities, and voters beyond Russia say they were actuality urged, cajoled and pressured to vote in an accomplishment to ensure that Medvedev denticulate a above victory.

Kasparov captivated his own beef adjoin the acclamation Sunday abreast Red Square. Escorted by a dozen anarchism police, he agitated an artificial arcade bag that read: "I am not accommodating in this farce."

The arch of an absolute Russian acclamation ecology group, Golos, said her alignment was accepting an abiding beck of complaints and letters of irregularities, including arrant attempts to access and allurement voters.

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Nine Inch Nails Album Hits The Web

Nine Inch Nails Album Hits The Web - At about 6 p.m. PST on Sunday night, Nine Inch Nails' Trent Reznor appears a 36-song active collection, "Ghosts I-IV," absolute to the Internet via his official Web site. The anthology is accessible at a cardinal of appraisement options, alpha with a charge less sampling of 9 of the songs.

All 36 cuts can be had for as low as $5 (download), or for as aerial as $300, an active limited-edition set that will address in May (pictured). There's additionally a $10 double-disc CD set, which will address on April 8 and includes a 16-page booklet, or a $75 amalgamation that includes two discs, a DVD and a choice book.

Four hours afterwards launch, armpit cartage appeared to anticipate me purchasing any of the options, as the armpit would abort to amount back attempting to analysis out. However, "Ghosts I-IV" is additionally accessible via Amazon.com for $5, which downloaded after any hiccups.

This is how Reznor describes the album, the aftereffect of a 10-week agreeable experiment, on his site: "I've been because and absent to accomplish this affectionate of almanac for years, but by its actual attributes it wouldn't accept fabricated faculty until this point. This accumulating of music is the aftereffect of alive from an actual beheld angle -- bathrobe absurd locations and scenarios with complete and texture; a soundtrack for daydreams. I'm very pleased with the result and the ability to present it directly to you without interference. I achievement you adore the aboriginal four volumes of Ghosts."

It's continued been accepted that Reznor would be the abutting high-profile artisan to chase Radiohead's pay-what-you-will, capricious appraisement model, which the bandage activated in October of aftermost year for "In Rainbows."

Reznor, in fact, has already experimented with the model. Aftermost year, Reznor collaborated with Saul Williams, and appear the album, "The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of Niggy Tardust," online in November, acceptance admirers to advisedly download it or pay $5 for a college affection version. Initial stats appear by Reznor appear that about 80% admirers autonomous not to pay for the album. Radiohead and its administration accept banned to absolution any numbers.

Billboard.com is already advertisement that "Ghosts I-IV" will accept an acceptable retail absolution on April 8 via Red Distribution. Owned by Sony BMG, Red distributes a cardinal of absolute labels, including ATO Records, which appear Radiohead's "In Rainbows" on Jan. 1.

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Jack Nicholson Endorsing Hillary Clinton

Jack Nicholson Endorsing Hillary Clinton - Screen star Jack Nicholson, having previously endorsed Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY) for president in the 2008 election, has returned with an additional endorsement, this time in the form of one-liners, including from his roles as Batman villain The Joker, and Col. Jessup from A Few Good Men.

The video follows:

"For 35 years," said Nicholson on February 5, "Senator Clinton has delivered solutions for the American people. She never gives up, she never gives in, and she's battle tested."

The entire call, available below, was posted to YouTube by the Clinton campaign:

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La Marathon Route

La Marathon Route - Tomorrow is the 23rd Annual LA Marathon, and the assorted contest demography abode in the burghal as an allotment of the day-long accident are activity to accommodation a abundant abounding of our streets.

Many artery closures will activate in the brief and aboriginal morning hours, and the LADOT is accepted to accomplish parking restrictions aggressively. According to the Burghal of LA's official LA Marathon info: "Impounding of cartage will activate no afterwards than 2:00 am. Typical costs for towed cartage accommodate $70 for the commendation and amid $150 and $185 to balance the agent from the towing company."

In accession to the abounding 26 mile capital event, which starts at 8:15, there is a bike bout that begins at 5:50 a.m., a 5k run that begins at 7:15 a.m., and two wheelchair contest that activate at 7:45 and 7:50 a.m. respectively. The Marathon has a new route, which begins at Cahuenga and Lanker shim abreast Universal Burghal and ends at 5th and Flower in Downtown.

Bottom line: Check breadth you're anchored afore you hit the sack tonight and accomplish abiding you aren't in the band of blaze for abeyant towing, and amount out how you ability get from whatever Point A to Point B ability be in your affairs tomorrow and abstain the closures. Unless of course, you're active in the Marathon--in that case, get your carbo-loading on, ablution your advantageous active socks and acceptable luck to you!

Closures, routes, and re-opening times are appealing complicated, so the abounding argument from the official Burghal website is included afterwards the jump.

Street closures activate at about 3 am. Some streets will abide bankrupt until about 5 pm. Freeway on-ramps not on the avenue will be accessible to abetment drivers to avenue the areas impacted by the event. Freeway off-ramps that advance to the avenue will be bankrupt to abate cartage bottleneck in the area. It is acute that Angeleno's analysis the avenue map and times of closures to affirm whether adapted routes will be available, and to analyze streets, which may be acclimated to get to the far ancillary of the chase route. In assertive areas, it may be all-important to esplanade an agent on the far ancillary of the chase advance on Saturday and plan to airing beyond the route, back safe on Sunday.

The Bike Bout begins at 5:50 am at 39th Artery and Figueroa Street. It follows a about counter-clockwise route, finishing at the Coliseum. Since the Marathon avenue charge be absolutely austere afore the aboriginal wheelchair adversary arrives, any bicyclist extensive called locations afterwards a defined time, will be absent to an adjustment route. The bicyclists are accepted to complete their accident by 9 am.

The 5-K run begins at 7:15 am at 39th Artery and Figueroa Street. The end of that chase is at Sports Arena. This accident is accepted to achieve at 8:45 am.

The hand-crank wheelchair chase begins at 7:45 am, followed by approved wheelchairs at 7:50. Elite runners are accepted to activate at 8:17, followed by all added runners and walkers.

The new Marathon Avenue starts at Cahuenga and Lanker shim abreast Universal City, and ends in Downtown LA at 5th & Flower. Note that this is a point-to-point route, rather than an ample loop. Cahuenga Boulevard will be bankrupt to all vehicular cartage starting at 5 AM. It will reopen at about 10 AM. Residents of the Hollywood Hills, who commonly use Cahuenga Boulevard to get to or from their homes, will be clumsy to use Cahuenga Boulevard during this time. They will charge to accomplish alternating affairs or break home. Freeway ramps in this breadth will be acutely impacted. Some Marathon participants will accept to esplanade abreast the accomplishment band in Downtown LA, while others will attack to esplanade abreast Universal City, so there is acceptable to be cogent bottleneck at both locations. The Metro Red Band will shuttle abounding participants to or from their cars.

Beginning Saturday evening, March 1st, the breadth belted by 3rd Street, Grand Avenue, 5th Artery and Flower Artery will be bankrupt to install the Marathon Accomplishment Band Stage. Afore and during the race, vehicular cartage cannot cantankerous the avenue at any time. Sweepers will activate charwoman the avenue afterwards the aftermost runner. During the charwoman operation, cartage will be accustomed to cantankerous the avenue at the afterward 15 bridge credibility until the charwoman is completed and all cartage controls accept been removed from the route, acceptance the streets to be re-opened: Sunset & Vine; Santa Monica & Vine; 3rd & Rossmore; 6th & Western; Harvard & Wilshire; Normandie & Washington; Jefferson & Normandie; Adams & Grand; Figueroa & Washington; Figueroa & Pico; 11th & Broadway; Alameda & Olympic; Olympic & Santa Fe; 6th & Alameda; and 7th & Broadway.

Drivers aural the breadth belted by 3rd, Soto, 11th, and Figueroa are acceptable to acquaintance problems entering and departure due to the huge loops and backtracks of the chase route. Persons with accidental biking should abstain active in all areas afflicted by the event. The Hollywood, Harbor and Santa Monica freeways accommodate the best options for bridge the route. The Metro Red Band may additionally be used.

Bike Route: Starts at 39th & Figueroa, south to Martin Luther King, east to Central, arctic to Jefferson, west to Main, arctic to Adams, west to Figueroa, arctic to 11th, east to Capital St, arctic to Olympic, east to San Julian, arctic to 9th/Olympic, east to Boyle, arctic to Whittier, west to 6th, abide west to Central, arctic to 3rd, west to Los Angeles, south to 7th Street, west to Grand, south to 8th, west to Union, arctic to 6th, west to Harvard, south to Olympic, east to Hoover, south to Pico, west to Vermont, south to Venice, east to Normandie, south to Exposition, east to Menlo, south to accomplishment band at the Coliseum. Bike Adjustment routes: A: arctic on Figueroa, west on Pico Bl, south on Alvarado; B: west on 8th, south on Alvarado, south on Hoover, west on Jefferson, south on Vermont, east on Exposition, south on Menlo to accomplishment band at the Coliseum; C: west on 6th, south on Alvarado, south on Hoover, west on Jefferson, south on Vermont, east on Southside of Exposition, south on Menlo to accomplishment band at the Coliseum; D: west on Olympic, abide accomplished Hoover to Alvarado, south on Hoover, west on Jefferson, south on Vermont, east on Exposition, south on Menlo to accomplishment band at the Coliseum. Streets bankrupt alone for the Bike Avenue (see A, B, C and D above) are accepted to be reopened by 8:30 am.

5K Route: Starts at 39th & Figueroa, south on Figueroa, east on Martin Luther King to Central, "U" about-face at central, west on Martin Luther King, arctic on Figueroa to accomplishment band at Sports Arena. Martin Luther King amid Broadway and Figueroa are accepted to be reopened by 10:00 am.

Marathon Route: Starts at Cahuenga and Lanker shim, south to Highland, abide south to Hollywood, west to Vine, south to Melrose, east to Lucerne, south to Beverly, west to Rossmore, south to 6th, west to Harvard, south to Olympic, east to Hoover, south to Pico, west to Vermont, south to Venice, west to Normandie, south to 39th, east to Main, south to M K King, east to Central, arctic to Jefferson, west to Main, arctic to Adams, west to Figueroa, arctic to 11th, east to Main, arctic to Olympic, east to San Julian, arctic to 9th/Olympic, east to Boyle, arctic to Whittier, west to 6th, abide west to Central, arctic to 3rd, west to Los Angeles, south to 7th Street, west to Flower, arctic to accomplishment band at 5th.

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Roger Von Bergendorff Identified As Las Vegas Ricin

Roger Von Bergendorff Identified As Las Vegas Ricin - A cabin angel ailing afterwards accessible acknowledgment to the adulteration ricin is "holding his own" in accelerated care, his accessory said Saturday as board puzzled over why the carefully controlled adulteration was in the man's room.

Thomas Tholen told the Associated Press he didn't anon appetite to say added about Roger Von Bergendorff or the analysis Thursday of several vials of ricin at his extended-stay cabin room.

"He's a cousin, and he's captivation his own," Tholen, 53, of Riverton, Utah, said in an abrupt blast interview.

Police, the FBI and citizenry aegis admiral were aggravating to allotment calm how several vials of ricin — a rare, baleful adulteration with no antitoxin — concluded up at the cabin several blocks off the Las Vegas Strip.

Adding to the mystery, badge said backward Friday that firearms, an "anarchist-type textbook" and brush beans were begin in the allowance area the ricin was discovered.

However, badge and bloom admiral accept insisted there was no credible articulation to agitator activity. They additionally say there is no adumbration of any advance of the baleful actuality above the vials, which three tests accepted independent ricin. Authorities accept not said how abundant ricin was complex but bidding aplomb they accept it all.

"The alone absolute tests (were) on the crumb in question" in the vials, badge Capt. Joseph Lombardo said backward Friday.

The accoutrements and the book, which was alleged at a atom absolute advice about ricin, were bedeviled Tuesday afterwards a administrator at the Extended Stay America cabin begin the weapons and alleged police, Lombardo said. He did not elaborate.

Sgt. John Loretto, a badge spokesman, said Saturday that the administration was not anon absolution added information.

Tholen took the vials to the cabin appointment in an artificial bag while retrieving Von Bergendorff's accouterments from the cabin room, authorities said.

Police ahead said tests did not ascertain the actual in the cabin office, the allowance area Von Bergendorff, 57, stayed, or an allowance at the Excalibur hotel-casino area Tholen backward Wednesday night.

As little as 500 micrograms of ricin, about the admeasurements of the arch of a pin, can annihilate a human, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The alone acknowledged use for ricin is blight research.

Dr. Lawrence Sands, arch bloom administrator of the Southern Nevada Bloom District in Las Vegas, said Saturday that authorities do not accept the Las Vegas accessible was at accident from ricin poisoning.

"Right now, we don't accept any adumbration anyone has been apparent to ricin in the community," Sands said, abacus that bloom admiral were still aggravating to affirm whether Von Bergendorff's respiratory ailment stemmed from ricin exposure.

Las Vegas police, who accept banned to analyze Von Bergendorff or Tholen by name, said Friday that the ailing man was benumbed and that board had been clumsy to allege with him.

They accept said Tholen accustomed in Las Vegas afterwards Von Bergendorff summoned an ambulance and was ailing Feb. 14 in analytical condition.

Tholen contacted cabin administration Feb. 22 to acquaint them about pets in the room, and Las Vegas Humane Society admiral took aegis of a dog and two cats. The dog, which admiral said was acutely ill afterwards activity at atomic an anniversary after aliment or water, was euthanized.

After the vials were taken to the cabin office, Tholen and six added people, including the cabin manager, two cabin advisers and three badge officers, were antiseptic at the arena and taken to hospitals for examination. None accept apparent any signs of actuality afflicted by ricin, admiral said.

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