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    Putin's Chosen Successor, Medvedev, Elected in Russia
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    The two appeared at a concert in Red Square late Sunday, and Medvedev pointedly spoke first. "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." Putin congratulated his protege and noted that "such a victory carries a lot of obligations." Full Article at The Washington Post
    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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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. 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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