A criminal investigation was completed against Rustam Abdullina and Elena Rogacheva, accused of fake signatures in support of Russian presidential candidate Mikhail Kasyanov. This was reported on the SCP website. The investigation found that Abdullin, who was previously a confidant of Kasyanov, as well as the executive director of the Mari Regional branch of the Soyuz of the Right Forces, organized mass falsification of signature sheets in support of his boss.

Israeli aviation struck the Gaza sector in the area of ​​the southern border near Kisufim, the cursor reports with reference to Palestinian sources. According to the Palestinian media, several tunnels were destroyed as a result of these blows. The military stated that the actions of the Israeli Air Force were an answer to the terrorist attack on the eve, near the Kisufim checkpoint. Meanwhile, Hamas denied the accusations of Israel.

The leader of the Conservative Party of Great Britain David Cameron promised that if he was chosen by the Prime Minister, he would put an end to the era of the secrecy of the authorities in matters of UFO and extraterrestrial civilizations, reports The Times . The Tori government will be “completely open and sincere” in regard to information about extraterrestrial forms of life, Cameron said at a rally in a secret in the northeast of England.

At the MICEX auction on Wednesday, the dollar and the euro by 15.40 reached the levels of historical maximums in relation to the ruble. The euro exchange rate increased to 45.05 rubles, and the dollar rose to 33.8 rubles. The quotes of the ruble to the bivalyut basket ($ 0.55 and 0.45 euros) began a decrease when opening trading and to 11.10 Moscow time. We fell by almost 50 kopecks to a record minimum below the mark of 38.25 rubles per basket.

Representatives of the Nigerian police detained the goat on suspicion of trying to arrest the Mazda brand car, Reuters reports. Employees of the vigilance committee brought the animal to the police department and said that in fact it was an armed criminal who was about to rob a car and turned into a goat with the help of black magic to avoid punishment. Police officers said that the patrol who worked in the area of ​​the incident noticed several hooligans trying to rob the car.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev called on President Ingushetia Yunus-Bek Evkurov, first of all, to solve two main problems: to eliminate social disorder in the republic and increase the authority of power. According to the Head of State, these are the main causes of a high level of crime in the republic, the Vesti reports.

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After the “gas war” with Ukraine, the Russian side “has nothing to blame itself for.” This was stated by the Deputy Chairman of the Board of Gazprom, Alexander Medvedev in an interview with SueDdeutsche Zeitung (translation by Inopressa ). According to the deputy head of the Russian concern, both parties won from the conflict, and impartial observers themselves can judge who was right and who is not.

The leaders of the United Russia party introduced a bill to the Duma, which obliges the cabinet to report more about the struggle of the executive branch with the economic crisis, as well as the criteria according to which companies receiving the means of the treasury are selected. The population will have to talk more about state anti -crisis measures.

The Washington Times publishes an article on the new book of the former US President Jimmy Carter “We can establish peace on the Holy Land: a plan that will work.” According to the publication, the "Carter plan" is a straightforward line. According to him, Israel should allow the international “quartet”, which includes Russia, the UN, the EU and the USA, to resolve the problem of the Middle East.

President Dmitry Medvedev arranged a public explosion to the Minister of Education Andrei Fursenko for the “monstrous” quality of educational literature. This was a meeting of the Russian Organizing Committee "Victory", which is preparing the celebration of the 65th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War. The president did not like training tests for a single state exam (exam).

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with the heads of Russian parliamentary parties that the right to make candidates for the positions of heads of the Federation of the Federation will avoid cuporous intrigues and the “between the landscape” among local politicians. “These will no longer be backstage decisions, not“ between the blessing, ”he said. “Regardless of the name of the party, it has the right to offer her candidacy.

In March 2009, all Diesel monobrand stores will be closed in Russia, Kommersant said. According to the publication, the Vintage Technology Vintage company, which developed a brand in Russia, abandoned the franchise due to network unprofitability. Diesel insisted on positioning the brand in the luxury segment, the newspaper writes. Accordingly, it was required to open stores on the central streets. In connection with the crisis, these retail outlets stopped paying off.

The Central Election Commission of Russia today decided to transfer the mandate on the list of candidates of the United Russia party to Alexei Lebed. The mandate became vacant as a result of early addition of the deputy powers of the new Governor of Khakassia Viktor Zimin. The powers of the new deputy can be approved at the next meeting of the CEC if he submits the documents determined by law.

** President of the Russian Federation and his administration ** Dmitry Medvedev will discuss today with the heads of parliamentary parties in the electoral legislation Russian President Dmitry Medvedev will today hold the first meeting this year with the leadership of the country's parliamentary parties.