Everyone Loves Beach-Front Property

The Russian fleet is believed to be sailing to the Syrian port of Tartus. Russia’s defense ministry said on October 10 that the country was poised to transform its naval facility there into a permanent base.

That’s the last paragraph of this story about Russian warships moving to their new military foothold in the Middle East. It should be the first paragraph – in fact it’s short enough to be a sub-title, or one of those excerpts you see highlighted by font modifications in some blog posts.

Putin Wins Russian Presidency By A Landslide

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has been elected to the nation's presidency with a 63% majority of votes in an election that many inside and outside of Russia are saying was fraudulent.