партия vs фракция

[cle-fable.livejournal.com]

Me again,

I've noticed in my text that a the word фракция is used a lot where you might expect parties.  Here is a list of the groups it is used with:

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Thanks

The Duma leadership

[cle-fable.livejournal.com]

I hope I don't seem too pedantic (these posts will stop in the next couple of days I promise) but could I ask for help with the phrase Думское Руноводство?  The passage says that the 'Duma leadership' rigidly enforces the number of people allowed to sit on particular committees.  Does anyone know who or what body makes and enforces these rules in the Duma? 

судопроизвозчик

[cle-fable.livejournal.com]

Could anyone help me with the meaning of судопроизвозчик literally ferryman?

Here is how it appears:


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I think this will be the last post for a while, thanks for your help.

Podcasts

[katrushkita.livejournal.com]

 I couldn't find anything in the memories (but I am pretty sure there have been related posts in the past that I can't seem to find now...). I am looking for a podcast to listen to to improve and keep up with Russian. I have searched google and the itunes store, but I am mostly just finding stuff for beginners. One podcast that I like is the Alex F. movie show (http://alexfmovieshow.libsyn.com/), but the sound quality is poor and he isn't recording any new episodes. 

I find a lot of the stuff for native speaking Russians that I am finding isn't very interesting to me, or is too complicated. I like the movie show because it is something that I can relate to and something I already know a bit about so I can fill in the blanks about stuff that I don't understand. 

I am not looking for beginners Russian lessons, rather I am interested that would challenge a high-intermediate learner - it could be designed for learners or native speakers. My listening comprehension is really quite high and so can handle some things for native speakers as long as the topic is familiar. 

Any suggestions?

Thanks!