as about the same time george's media was going out of its way to report on mikhail. this release police reforms on face value the changes look quite impressive petty crime had been stamped out people now felt more secure on the streets of the towns of the . traffic patrols that stopped taking bribes. to just these days of big strew the country's traffic police are totally free from corruption. but you can get your license within a day after pain right through official channels instead of flying in somebody spock it's. for many years nino burjanadze was speaker of the country's parliament and one of mikhail saakashvili his closest associates in two thousand and eight she resigned from the post of parliamentary speaker and founded an opposition party. in the us the reason very serious problem by its corruption in the elite it has grown even larger compared to what it was like in the last years of shevardnadze through when everybody was talking about corruption in georgia's government. there. was always an opposition moderate to saakashvili as the owner of a major medic

for many years nino burjanadze was speaker of the country's parliament and one of mikhail saakashvili his closest associates in two thousand and eight she resigned from the post of parliamentary speaker and founded an opposition party and yes there is a very serious problem it's corruption in the elite it has grown even larger compared to what it was like in the last years of shevardnadze through when everybody was talking about corruption in georgia's government. it was always an opposition moderate to saakashvili as the owner of a major medical insurance company he knows all too well the meaning of so-called elite corruption. as soon as such as billy and his inner circle came to power they set about collecting taxes and so-called dirty money which was that they sent very many people to prison they were businessmen as well as former officials among them people realize they had better pay off as much as they were expected to pay they sold the property they ceded their shares in businesses to members of saakashvili as party the prosecutor's office and the interior ministry kept a close

mikhail saakashvili have promised to beat corruption and lead the nation to prosperity however it was the press that was the first victim of his law and order. to. download the official anti allocation q i phone i pod touch from the i.q. saps to. watch r.t. life on the go. video on demand. policies in line broadcasts and r.s.s. feeds now in the palm of your. questions on the job com spending the year in iraq as a military journalist. in some ways going at the u.s. contractors there's kind of wasting their time trying to get killed for you. i thought all was going to do please be my friend in my. day with his team of twenty seven days a new point of publicizing the inviting market making the whole fleet speaking people started the base of the dialogue is just. changing the slogan waiting sleeps in space. and. as soon as really took power he attempted to take control of the editorial policy of the country's leading independent t.v. channel. to its own skits mellish really realize that his window of opportunity was quite snare a. whole fish. to take control of the channel it goes back to

mikhail saakashvili have promised to beat corruption and lead the nation to prosperity however it was the press that was the first victim of his law and order. to. get. to. the book it was the fourth quarter. of. this street still keeps its secrets of announced time to reveal that it is the soviet files on. the what i was just thinking about my future before the foreign companies came i dreamed of owning a can cutting factory. but we have less garbage now. some businesses who come here make fun of me. regular garbage boy i'm not bad like people think. i'm a good person. it's just the people don't see me. but i feel it was time people like me. that i feel people will start to appreciate us. as soon as second really took power he attempted to take control of the editorial policy of the country's leading independent t.v. channel. to its own skits mellish really realize that his window of opportunity was quite narrow. bush the authority is ambition to take control of the channel it goes back to two thousand and four where the new system of government seem to be weak we thought we needed t

really high profile photographers have been detained including the personal photographer of president mikhail saakashvili the official photographer off the georgian foreign ministry and according to the worst this man has gone on a hunger strike in full just to his detention also photographer from the european court of press agency was detained as well and one from the associated press although we did receive who are that he was released after having been questions via relatives of a good team see that they could be charged with the ask your knowledge their homes have been searched their computers and cameras have been seized and now human rights groups in georgia say that this is a direct violation of the freedom of press and are demanding their immediate release on wednesday nine people were found guilty by georgian authorities of being a quarter of a spy ring and supplying secret information to the russian intelligence service and they were given some really heavy chill sentences ranging from eleven to fourteen years of imprisonment the almost one was given to our russian citizen you easte

. >> it seems like leader mikhail is willing to tank the economy for the sake of protecting tax break for oil companies and corporate jets. >> the white house has zeroed in on about $2 trillion in total reductions including budget cuts and tax increases. the senate says it will work through its weeklong tour of the july recess to work an agreement before the august 2 deadline. d.c. is not the only place at a stalemate over the budget. >>> residents and minnesota are dealing with closed state parks and government offices today. 22,000 state workers are furloughed without pay. the state government of minnesota is completely shut down after republican lawmakers and the democratic governor failed to close a $5 billion debt -- budget deficit by midnight last night. >>> the race to take president obama's job has gotten crowded. michigan congressman thaddeus mccotter says he is launching a campaign. campaign. the detroit-area republican says he will make a formal announcement tomorrow. the 45-year-old is a lawyer and has been in congress since 2003. >> coming up, a shocking discovery, a woma

splash windsurfing champion becomes specialist profiles russia's mikhail you have a shot. that will get to those stories in a moment but let's start in the far east where russia have extended their domination in the synchronized swimming. world championships in shanghai as they once again last host china to win the free routine combination final these are the golden girls completing the technical routine on cheese day and they have now emulated that success is added. to their perfect tally to more swimmers joined for the three weeks even including that. has now become a fourteen time world champion who more goals are still up for grabs in the synchronised swimming events. that switch to football now where russian football premier league resumes after a month long break with a postponed match between leader says and new boys of volga that despite an earlier rally by the home team didn't flinch and later prove they are clearly one of the strongest teams in russia at the moment back their love open the scoring the twenty six minute and what some would say here are the brazili

russia's a top ranked tennis player mikhail youzhny kissed the nets following a grueling three set. in the quarterfinals of the german championships in hamburg crawl and stretched usually in the opening sets and finally take it six or what a powerful backhand down the line we usually back into the match as the number four seed square in the battle of one all and one of decider full of solid base frankly they really need to salvage two match points in that side break before wrapping up the heart for win three hours last although he needed the stroke of luck in the end as his winning shot went into the nets before falling to hold her own traditions side of the course four six six three seven six was the finals but it's easy to move the city's second single final of the soulful. darin seems. hughes has gained the upper hand over experience at the tour de france as frenchmen pierre along has claimed a stunning victory at stage nineteen the last one in the alps rely on is twenty four and has also captured the white jersey which goes to the leading youth writer samuel sanchez was seconds

russia's top ranked tennis player mikhail youzhny following a grueling three seventy three against marin challenge in the quarter finals of the german championships in hamburg they crawl stretched usually in the opening sets to finally take it six four but a powerful back and. back into the match up of course where the battle at all and what's at the same. hyder followed slowly baseline play helping to salvage the match points in the fly break before wrapping up the hard fought win and three hours plots although he needed a stroke of luck in the end as his winning shot when sense of the nets before falling over on his chin as you side of the courts four six six three seven six. two moves in seize the second semifinal of the soulful barren season. moderating and mark webber has put red bull back on salt after edging early pacesetter fernandez alonzo in the second practice for sunday's german grand prix the spanish twice former champion was the fastest in the morning but it's in the afternoon he couldn't quite catch up with webber posts all the time she's just a little nonsense of the seco

you want the sport is growing slowly put much more time and help is needed for it to truly develop mikhail says there isn't much difference in the technique needed to windsurfing jet ski and this has been an obvious factor in his success. he splits his time between moscow turkey in the mall deaves where he continues to train in the hope of trying to achieve in the sport of jet skiing but he never managed as a windsurfer to win a world title which of a whole fleet r.t. tallinn estonia. how does all the sports desk and a couple of things john they get in the. in moscow all she's available interest marriage grant her attorney which colson royal marriage renaissance could go on marriage proposals a holiday encircled ticket holiday inn holiday inn social ski hotel national the meridian country club savoy shirton finest piece of the first or a booklet called sure can pinsky switzer told close knit hold bill to let me go it's gone golden couple boutique hotel. the. wealthy british style sun it's a pressman time to visit the front. door to. the british. market why not. find out what's really happe

is it communist party has chosen mikhail gorbachev as his general secretary. in ninety ninety five gorbachev started his policy of perestroika to bring down the iron curtain soon after saturday of received that famous call from gorbachev who told him his seven year exile was over. when the abnormality of the situation became clear everyone went on to discuss it i said so what let's face the issue. i think we should get suckered back let him come back from exile and get to work because even at that time glasnost was already under way in the country. a week after gorbachev's phone calls sattar of return to moscow and was met by dozens of journalists sattar of had no idea what was in store for him he abstained from giving any political statements the first place he visited was his. the limited physical institute he went there to attend a scientific seminar but unlike seven years before he was not detained by the k.g.b. on his way there was a verse of the three similar to the seminar as usual on tuesday it was a seminar very much like the one that is being held he

in tennis russia's top ranked man mikhail youzhny has failed to reach his first final of the season after the world number fourteen was yet again knocked out in the last four this time this was open usually it was seeded third english bad but was broken in the first game by spaniard marcel got no years and trailed five one after a quarter of an hour's play he did pull one break back though still conceded the opening set six three yet he battled back to take the second on the same score line an early break gave him a tool of lead in the dislike that but i know his world of six straight games and sealed the win with ace number five taken patrick amanda a lot. in the final. athletics now and two time olympic pole vault champion elena by ever so she is on course to reclaim her world title in south korea next month after the russian won gold at the latest diamond league meeting in stockholm the world record holder four meters and seventy six centimeters. of germans schlegel and american for sir isn't by ever written last week disappointment. and she no points it meanwhile the same boat cruised

comfortable in the car and here now looking forward to tomorrow in tennis russia's top ranked man mikhail youzhny has failed to reach his first final of the season after world number fourteen was yet again not tired in the last four this time at the swiss open his name was seeded thirteenth but was broken in the first game i spotted last longer than others and trailed a five one record when hours play he did put one great back then still conceded the opening set six three yet he battled back to take the second by the same scoreline an early break gave him a two lovely lead into the side i don't know there's another six great games to go to the way in which case number five and i play competitive and under the asco in the final. athletics now and two time olympic pole vault champion elena by ever so she is on course to reclaim her world title in south korea next month after the russian won gold at the latest diamond league meeting in stockholm the world record holder four meters and seventy six and meters. of germans schlegel back and american dream for sir isn't by ever written last week'

and you would get the what's all of us with says mikhail nestico they should the prime minister. spotlight will be back shortly after the break so stay with us the. first tree removal cold clear cut. second explosives are used to blast to go deeper than the there's a. third the remains are removed by machinery. finally the unborn had soil is deposited in vallecito. on a. welcome back to spotlight. and just a reminder that my guest on the show today is. the prime minister of. the. cause which or we're talking about privatization and you told me it is well underway and delivery and you expected to expand further what you would like to call greece in statements by president lukashenko he said and i quote three things are expected from villages today that we will sell our state assets for some they will withdraw the social obligations that we have assumed before people and that will give up our sovereignty but i was going to be clear we will never do that and . any other codes of these words have a broader context to them that we see that the president is emotional and very specific

later returned by mikhail saakashvili to suit his interests in this new. and watch has no binding force with us and which was in the pool for them there was a very important chapter of the president's madrid event circusy when the chance was not called of on the parties to start international discussions which later became known as should never the geneva discussions and the topic of those discussions which end of those discussions as it was proposed by the presidents of this sort and began to move in the political place must be polish language i guess. for you to come up with their gender as proposed by the president's example of the discussion of the status of cause and south asserts here. with emphasizing that especially and that proposition was that held by the russian parting at the start as our present and south are such as should be discussed international lateness to going as well as insurance security in the region and solving the humanitarian issues including location of fugitives release and so this week a causal simpson on the propositions was

mikhail your shark has had a remarkable twenty year sporting career first mastering the sport of windsurfing and then packing it all in to become one of the world's best jet skiers richard poorly caught up with the muscovites by the out why he made this career changing decision. twenty sportsmen have tried their hand at two different sports with varying degrees of success hill grand slam limpy champion you can completely curve as one of the best tennis players of his generation and a fine poker player he's yet to reach the same heights with his golf. michael jordan was one of the best basketball players of all time but unfortunately for him he has had the same success on the baseball field however the little known mchale it sure has shown it's possible to be successful in two different disciplines. tonight martha when you are successful in one sport you develop your own style and rhythm this is helped me immensely in helping to cross over from windsurfing to jet skiing. in short was crowned russian champion twelve times i was by far the best windsurfer in the country needs a ninety's he was

torment in stuttgart a spaniard one colace for their own no doubt former champion and third seed mikhail youzhny in the second round the russian looked on course for a quarter final spot when he took the opening set on a tie break eight six but rare had other ideas taking the next two sets by a sixteen scoreline to progress. another unlikely when i was wildcard lucas could board he was up against eighth seed garcia lopez he won the first set six four but both battled back into the second set by the same score line to send the match to a decider one that six three to reach the last eight. than cedric marcel's who comes from the guard was another wildcard and only turned pro last year but that hardly mattered against the tally in fabio fognini the german had already pulled off a major upset in the first round when he knocked down. and he passed this round in to set seven six six four. motor sport now in the way rally is reaching its climax drivers edge towards the finish in sochi poland's christophe helos is leads the car section after winning stage five from us that are going to stop at a

and you would get the what's on notice with you says mikhail nestico they should the prime minister. spoke like that would be back shortly after the break so stay with us. the big. question is that so much of the taxpayers' money i mean if you would like to see if it will create a currency crisis european finance ministers central bankers and politicians remain at odds on how to rescue the hero as pressure mounts hungry for the full story we've got it first hand the biggest issues get a human voice face to face with the news makers. welcome back to spotlight. just a reminder that my guest on the show today is. the prime minister of. this bill. because rich or we're talking about privatization and you told me it is well underway in militarists and you expected to expand further what i would like to call greece in statements by president lukashenko he said and i quote three things are expected from deleuze today that we will sell our state assets for so long they will withdraw the social obligations we have assumed before people and that will give up our sovereignty but i was going to