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One of Russia's most famous statues of Vladimir Lenin has been bombed, leaving the Bolshevik revolutionary with a gaping hole in his rear. The bronze statue, in the city of St Petersburg, was badly damaged before dawn on Wednesday, when the blast blew a hole in Lenin's coat. No-one was hurt in the attack, the motive for which was unknown. The statue, outside the Finland Station, marks the Bolshevik leader's return from exile in April 1917. "Today at 0430 [0030 GMT] there was an explosion at the Lenin monument at the Finland Station in the city centre," a spokesman for...

CNSNews.com) - A liberal group Monday is blasting NBC for the decision of two local affiliates owned by GE not to run ads that slams politicians for allegedly siding with corporate interests over the needs of their constituents. MoveOn.org PAC called the decision "outrageous," suggesting it is a right-wing conspiracy. "We think it's outrageous for NBC to censor our ad, and wonder if this reflects the well-known right-wing leanings of their parent company, GE," MoveOn.org said in a press release. "What other explanation could there be for an Ohio NBC station refusing to run our well-sourced, entirely factual ad, while...