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Facing onset of winter, many Russians lack heat Economic crisis leaves many energy-rich regions with little fuel
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At Public School 17, students and teachers are bundled in winter
coats and thick wool sweaters. Each breath fogs in the frigid air
as they recite grammar lessons. The potted plants on the window
sill, intended to add some life to the drab classroom, are frozen.
Outside, a thick blanket of snow already covers the remote
Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East. Temperatures have been
below freezing for weeks.
Inside the school on a recent November morning, the mercury wasn't
mu...
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; 00-00-0000 Opening Statement of Chairman Spencer Bachus Subcommittee on General Oversight and Investigations Committee on Banking and Financial Services U.S. House of Representatives September 10, 1998 Good morning. The Clinton Administration has asked Congress to appropriate an additional $18
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Washington Transcript Service
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