Russia 100419 Basic Political Developments

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State Duma site procurement announced a tender for the creation of a new official site of the lower house of parliament. Specialists, who will take on the establishment of a media site, can count on the allocation for these purposes 6 млн 915 thousand rubles.
Writes Life News, for this amount on the portal Duma before the end of 2010, there were traveling information line. Users also have the opportunity to use videoconferencing. In addition, the State Duma on the site will also offer a declaration of income of Deputies and the staff of the Lower House of Parliament and Members of Their Families.
As explained by the publication of Head of the Department of Information and Documentation of the State Duma Alexander Vorontsov, the former site of the State Duma, was created in 2002, is obsolete. Despite the fact that the resource contains all the information you need to find anything on the site difficult.
According to Vorontsov, the department has developed a technical building, through which all information regarding the legislative activities of State Duma deputies will be much easier. Through the website you can go to the typical sites of the committees of the lower house of deputies and blogs.
It says the head of the Department of Information and documentation services, registered users can ask questions of the deputies and comment on the specific legislative initiatives. Sami parliament will also be able to remotely send their amendments to bills and take part in the committee.
Note that last year the average price of developing the site in Moscow was about 225 thousand rubles.

From site - procurement associated with a number of scandals
Recall that the site zakupki.gov.ru linked several high-profile scandals. For example, last year, President Dmitry Medvedev said that the agencies, trying to hide information about the procurement of the means of the budget was changed in applications Cyrillic letters in Latin. Carried out in the 2009 audit found thousands of violations, including tenders related to the large gosproektami.
Last August, the prosecutor's office to oversee the implementation of laws on air and water transport has banned government agencies "Avialesookhrana" buy Lexus LS 600h with a massage chair for 5.9 million rubles. Office planned with the help of the foreign cars to create a mobile command post mobile forest fires.
Administration of the Kemerovo region after the scandal raised to cancel the auction to acquire 30 gold watches with diamonds worth 85 thousand rubles. Governor Aman Tuleyev like to give the hours teachers and doctors.
Russian Interior Ministry last year posted on the official site of procurement information on the competition for the purchase of furniture from the federal budget. In particular, the policemen were needed bed with orthopedic mattress, solid European cherry and decorated with hand-carved and coated with head and foot of a thin layer of gold of 24 carats. After the scandal, the application has been withdrawn.
Also, the Interior Ministry has announced an order for the supply of firewood volume of 41 million rubles to repair 252 copiers - the amount of 29 million rubles. For "mechanical mobile laundry WFP-9M or equivalent" agency was prepared to pay 178.5 million rubles.

Grani.ru: Moscow authorities will spend 45 million rubles for the dispersal of clouds on May 9

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Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov signed a decree on the allocation of up to 44,5 million rubles for the improvement of weather conditions in the Victory Day, RIA Novosti reported, citing a source in the city administration.
Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov signed a decree on the implementation of works to improve the weather conditions in the city May 9, 2010. Metropolitan Department of Housing and Public Works asked to place state orders for preparation and conduct of operations for improving weather conditions and to finance the costs of providing services in the amount to 44,5 million rubles, "- said the source.
Schedule disperse clouds to improve weather conditions in 2010 authorities in Moscow confirmed in late March. Clouds in the coming season is planned to break up three times - in the May 9 Victory Day, Independence Day on 12 June and the City Day on September 5.

19.04.2010 11:22

Komsomolskaya Pravda: Khabarovsk Cossacks are combined into a single army

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Victor Ishaev met with leaders of regional Cossack societies.
19/04/2010 11:46
As said Victor Ishaev, president set a task to unite the Cossacks, to make it support of the state. The Cossacks have always faithfully served his
fatherland, defend its borders. Isolated societies in the Far East will now be merged into one Cossack army. As it will be called and who its head, will decide the terms of the Cossack, which specifically meet on this occasion.
Will according to the historical tradition of our army, or they shall call his Ussurisky Far East, to identify themselves Cossacks. But, as the envoy promised to all in this one host will be equal. None chieftain can not prevail over the others. Will be saved heraldry and even uniforms Far Cossacks. For example, in some traditionally red stripes, while others - yellow.
Lead troops will chieftain with the rank of general. This title, like all others, is assigned by the President of the Russian Federation.
Ataman Cossack Society of the District of Khabarovsk Krai, Vladimir Stepanov said that the event is truly historic.
In Khabarovsk, gathered all the chieftains of the region to decide how they live and where to go next. The Cossacks, in his opinion, this is a great force. Only in the Khabarovsk Territory, according to the latest census - 2301 Cossack.
What will engage the Cossacks? Serve to protect the state border. Already now Bikinski villagers on a voluntary basis to help border guards. There is agreement that the Cossacks were able to participate in the work of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, will be involved in the protection of natural resources. Today they are still guarding the house.
Of course, registered Cossacks, who will perform military service, will receive weapons. Those who belong to social organizations, remain with their age-old weapon - a sword and a whip. But the Cossacks still be able to wear a uniform, but the shoulder straps - just servicemen.
Combining the Cossacks in the Far Eastern army uniform will help to overcome the split, when some of the Cossacks felt real, others - masks. The Cossacks will present the sovereign people. Tells the "Pacific Star"
Moscow Times: Today in Vedomosti

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