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Medvedev: Russia must tap Arctic resources (AP)

March 17th, 2010

U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Thad Allen uses a three-dimensional polar projection map of the Arctic to show routes the service patrols with icebreaker ships Wednesday, March 10, 2010, in Seattle. Allen, the commandant of the service, said that within a few weeks the Polar Star will begin to undergo a $62 million, 2-1/2 year restoration and re-enter service in 2013. The ship, one of three polar-capable USCG icebreakers, has been deactivated since 2007. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)AP - Russia must defend its claims to mineral riches of the Arctic in increasing competition with other powers, President Dmitry Medvedev said Wednesday.


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