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| The Poet Homeless | | Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: rural Central California
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| BBC: "Putin sees Medvedev as successor" Quote: Russian leader Vladimir Putin has backed First Deputy PM Dmitry Medvedev to replace him as president next year, Russian media report. "I fully support this candidacy," Mr Putin was quoted as saying. Mr Medvedev was nominated by Mr Putin's United Russia Party and three other pro-Kremlin parties on Monday. Mr Medvedev was previously Mr Putin's chief of staff and is chairman of the gas giant Gazprom. He hails from Mr Putin's native St Petersburg... | complete story: BBC NEWS | Europe | Putin sees Medvedev as successor |