What's going on: 10 accused of spying for Russia

Also: 100 foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this month.

The Associated PressIn this courtroom sketch, Anna Chapman (left), Vicky Pelaez (second from left), the defendant known as "Richard Murphy" (center), the defendant known as "Cynthia Murphy" (second from right), and the defendant known as "Juan Lazaro" are seen in Manhattan federal court in New York Monday. They are among the 10 people the FBI arrested Monday for allegedly serving for years as secret agents of Russia's intelligence organ, the SVR, with the goal of penetrating U.S. government policymaking circles.

From New York Daily News:

The Cold War is alive and well - and apparently being waged right here in New York.

The FBI announced Monday it had smoked out a nest of 11 Russian spies who spent decades under "long-term deep cover" - living as ordinary suburbanites with lawns and minivans while gathering information for Moscow.

The amazing charges were laid out in a federal complaint that reads like an old-school John le Carré spy thriller, packed on every page with invisible inks, mysterious meetings and secrets sent by shortwave radio.

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