Posted on 09/25/2011 6:19:48 PM PDT by rjsclassics
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Russia’s prime minister Vladimir Putin will return to his post as president next year after he and president Dmitry Medvedev announced they were switching jobs.
The announcement was made on Saturday at the annual conference of United Russia, the hegemonic party that controls two-thirds of Russia’s parliament. It put to rest intrigue over Mr Putin’s next move
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The new man of steel.
I didn’t think he ever actually left.
As if he ever left.
Same old s***.
Russia is SOOO screwed with these two. All they need is Obama to . . . HEY!! We can make him available to them next year!!!
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