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    Putin's Chosen Successor, Medvedev, Elected in Russia
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    "I voted for Medvedev because Zhirinovsky is ridiculous, Zyuganov is too old and I don't know who Bogdanov is," Viktor Fomenkov, 53, a machine operator in Moscow, said after casting his vote. "And Medvedev is the right hand of our president. I believe in him. I believe he will continue the line that our president started." Opposition figures such as Garry Kasparov, the chess grandmaster and Putin opponent, said they boycotted the vote, calling it a farce. Full Article at The Washington Post
    And Medvedev is the right hand of our president. I believe in him. I believe he will continue the line that our president started.
    SOURCE: The Washington Post 21 months ago
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Putin's Chosen Successor, Medvedev, Elected in Russia
  1. I voted for Medvedev because Zhirinovsky is ridiculous, Zyuganov is too old and I don't know who Bogdanov is
    SOURCE: The Washington Post 21 months ago
  2. We can maintain the course proposed by Putin ... I am certain that we have every chance to do this. We will continue to move ahead together. We will win.
    SOURCE: The Washington Post 21 months ago

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