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Alleged Ring Shows Cold War Still Hot in Spy World

By Andrea StoneJun 29th 2010 – 6:55PM
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Shirley Shepard, AFP / Getty Images

WASHINGTON (June 29) -- The news of a suspected suburban spy ring couldn't have come at a worse time. Just days before, President Barack Obama stood beside Russian President Dmitry Medvedev at the White House and declared they had "succeeded in resetting" the relationship between the two former Cold War rivals. Perhaps...

Other Russian Spy Cases at a Glance

By Lisa FlamJun 29th 2010 – 11:19AM

(June 29) -- Cold War spy tools like fake names, coded messages and invisible ink were back in the news as federal authorities accused 11 people of belonging to a Russian spy ring. Many of the suspects blended in with American life, holding jobs and having children. A look at other Russian spy cases through the...

Background on Rudolf Abel

Vilyam "Willie" Genrikhovich Fisher () (July 11, 1903 – November 16, 1971) was a Soviet intelligence officer.

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