Associated Press by VLADIMIR ISACHENKOV.  Expanding Russia's military presence in the Arctic region is among the top priorities for the nation's armed forces, President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday....  Vancouver Sun.  Russian President Vladimir Putin is pawing the snow over Canada's claim to the North Pole.  A day after Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird confirmed Canada is extending its Arctic territorial claim beyond the area mapped by federal scientists, Putin responded with a highly visible message to the Russian military. Podesta's arrival shouldn't equate to Keystone's death knell, said Michael Whatley (NGP Photo), executive vice president of the Consumer Energy Alliance, a collection of oil [...]