Meanwhile, outside America...

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Arctic should be ours, says Russia
Moscow - Russia must stake its claim to a slice of the Arctic's vast resources, the secretary of Russia's Security Council said at an unprecedented session of the council held on a desolate Arctic island. Russia, the world's second biggest oil exporter, is in a race with Canada, Denmark, Norway and the United States

Russia, the world's biggest country, says a whole swathe of the Arctic seabed should belong to it because the area is really an extension of the Siberian continental shelf
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Canada concerned about Russia's Arctic intentions
Toronto - Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Friday that his government was taking steps to bolster Canada's presence in the Arctic amid concerns about Russian intentions in the frigid zone. Harper charged that Russia has been showing signs of flaunting international norms in the region.

While Harper didn't elaborate on the military, he has vowed to build two new military facilities in the Arctic.
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[energy is power and influence, and we're handing both to our enemies]
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