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U.S. diplomat ordered to leave Russia in spy case

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A monument to Russian revolutionary workers with the U.S. flag and the U.S. Embassy in the background seen in downtown Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, May 14, 2013. Russia's security services said Tuesday that they detained a U.S. diplomat they claim is a CIA agent after they caught him red-handed trying to recruit a Russian agent.

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In this handout photo provided by Russia, a man said to be Ryan Fogle, a third secretary at the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, is detained in Moscow, early Tuesday.

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A U.S. diplomat was ordered Tuesday to leave the country after the Kremlin's security services said he tried to recruit a Russian agent, and they displayed tradecraft tools that seemed straight from a cheap spy thriller: wigs, packets of cash, a knife, map and compass, and a letter promising millions for "long-term cooperation."