Thursday, April 21 381 5 minutes. ... Today is not a good day for important matters. Only early in the morning the Moon is in harmonious aspect with Saturn, so residents of the Far East and Siberia can use the morning to work with documents and other types of serious intellectual activity. And then the intense interaction of the Moon with Pluto comes into play. During the day, isolated incidents may occur, including those related to accidents and crime.

lawmaking Yesterday the State Duma adopted in the first reading a new version of the law “On Advertising”. The bill did not cause any serious controversy, since its authors agreed that there should be no advertising in children's programs, and there should not be any on days of mourning and holidays. The developers of the law assume that the second reading will take place no earlier than the autumn session, and that the law will come into force at the beginning of next year, at best.

Everybody's Free? Valentin Stepankov, Deputy Minister of Natural Resources, Prosecutor General of Russia in 1991-1993: — I am not a supporter of amnesties, because the laws contain possibilities for parole. And amnesties are not welcomed by law enforcement agencies, because because of them not only criminals are released, but also sentences are changed and investigations are terminated. In essence, amnesties negate the work of law enforcement officers, and this is always offensive to them.

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mortgage Yesterday, at a meeting of the National Association of Mortgage Market Participants (NAMMR), the refusal of the Agency for Housing Mortgage Lending (AHML) to buy mortgages from its agents was discussed. At the moment, the volume of stuck loans prepared in the regions for redemption is about half a billion rubles. AHML claims that it simply does not have the money for this.

Yesterday, at a meeting of the Omsk City Council, Communist Party member Nikolai Kutorgin took the initiative to perpetuate the memory of Joseph Stalin by naming one of the city streets after him. Comrade Kutorgin referred to numerous requests from veterans. “I propose to rename Dumskaya Street (the street on which the building of the Omsk City Council is located. - Kommersant ).

"Transneft" 36 4 min. ... Deputies of the Legislative Assembly of the Primorsky Territory intend to discuss on April 27 the issue of construction of the Eastern Siberia - Pacific Ocean oil pipeline together with the President of AK Transneft OJSC Semyon Vainshtok. They sent him an official invitation to the next meeting of the Duma and want to express their protest about the end point of the pipe route - Perevoznaya Bay.

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On April 21, the Russian Cabinet of Ministers approved the main directions of the state’s debt policy for 2006–2008. The volume of repayment of external and internal debt will be $47.6 billion. As RIA Novosti learned, the total public debt by the end of 2008 will be reduced to $132 billion, or 12.4% of GDP.

communal 14 2 minutes. ... OJSC Far Eastern Energy Management Company (FEUK), together with the administration of the Kamchatka region, intends to create OJSC Utility Networks of Kamchatka (KSK). As stated by the general director of DVEUK - Communal Systems, Sergei Vasilchuk, in 2005 the company intends to invest 180 million rubles in this project.

Saratov and Voronezh airlines create an alliance 45 2 minutes. ... As Kommersant learned, Polet airline, Voronezhavia company, which includes the Voronezh airport complex, and Saratov Airlines (SarAvia) are negotiating to merge their businesses - forming an alliance of carriers similar to AirBridge. A similar initiative was made by the general director and owner of the Polet company, the famous designer Anatoly Karpov.

The developers of the bill on the status of the capital of Tatarstan forgot about the most important thing 64 3 min. ... On Tuesday, the draft law “On the status of the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan” was submitted to the State Council Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan for consideration.

award photo The closing ceremony of the Moscow International Festival "Fashion and Style in Photography 2005" took place at the "Na Strastnom" theater center, where the names of the winners of the "Silver Wreath" competition for the best domestic photo project in the field of fashion and style were announced. The presentation of the Silver Wreath award, established three years ago by the MDF and the Moscow government, is the traditional finish of the Fashion and Style in Photography festival.

"Vityaz" changed owners Yesterday, Nikolai Morozov, chairman of the board of directors of the Moscow company Astoria Group, became the owner of 75.98% of the shares of the Ulyanovsk OJSC Vityaz Brewing Company. Mr. Morozov acquired a majority stake from individuals, the transaction amount was not disclosed. Little is known about Astoria Group.

Kemerovo governor appointed by popular vote vertical of power Yesterday, the Kemerovo regional council approved the current governor Aman Tuleyev as head of the region. The candidacy proposed by President Vladimir Putin met with warm approval from all branches of local government - deputies of the regional council voted unanimously for the early approval of Mr. Tuleyev as head of Kuzbass. Aman Tuleyev twice - in 1997 and 2001 - won the gubernatorial elections with a huge advantage.