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Dmitry Anatolyevich Medvedev (born September 14, 1965) is the third and current President of Russia, inaugurated on 7 May 2008. He won the presidential election held on 2 March 2008 with 71.25% of the popular vote.

Medvedev was appointed First Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government on 14 November 2005. Formerly Vladimir Putin's Chief of Presidential Staff, he was also the Chairman of Gazprom's board of directors, a post he had held, for the second time, since 2000. Medvedev's candidacy was backed by then President Vladimir Putin. On 10 December 2007, he was informally endorsed as a candidate for the forthcoming presidential elections by the largest Russian political party, United Russia and several pro-presidential parties, and officially endorsed by United Russia on 17 December 2007. A technocrat and political appointee, Medvedev had never held elective office before 2008.

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Pakistan's 'Stonehearted' Leaders Can't be Trusted: The Daily Mail, Pakistan

WORLDMEETS.US - 1day 13hrs ago

nation above entertainment, I would suggest that our president take lessons from Russian leaders. President Medvedev cancelled a holiday when he heard his country was in trouble. Perhaps a ...

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Internet Freedom: Will Russia's Bloggers Survive Censorship Push?

Spiegel - 2 days ago

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Russian police turn to crime

Sydney Morning Herald - 3 days ago

Scandals involving Police Crime are becoming more and more frequent in Russia -- Kidnapping, Murd...

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Putin hints will return to Kremlin in 2012

Reuters - 4 days ago

Putin hints will return to Kremlin in 2012

Democratic Underground - 4 days ago

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Russian police turn to crime

'How to kill goyim and influence people'

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Robert Mugabe allies face rare legal challenge

Russian pilots abducted in Darfur

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Putin Says Unlawful Protesters Should Be Beaten

politifi.com - 4 days ago

Protesters in Russia who do not get official permission from the central government should expect to "be beaten upside the head with a truncheon," according to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin....

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Bono vs. Putin - By Julia Ioffe

Foreign Policy - 5 days ago

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Putin hints will return to Kremlin in 2012

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Bono vs. Putin - By Julia Ioffe

Putin says it's OK to beat protesters

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14 militants, 1 policeman killed in shoot-outs in Russia's restive North Caucasus

Fox News - 6 days ago

NALCHIK, Russia – NALCHIK, Russia (AP) — At least 14 suspected Militants and a Police Officer have ..

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19 dead in shootout in Russia's Caucasus

Russia's Retiring Jihadi

14 militants, 1 policeman killed in Russia

In Chechnya, A Blood Feud Ends--and a Despot...

Afghan militants in US uniforms storm 2 NATO...

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Medvedev's Climate Change Moment

RealClearWorld - 7 days ago

Jamestown Foundation Marking the second anniversary of Russia’s “coercion-to-peace” operation in Georgia, the Russian Chief of the General Staff, Army...

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Russia poised to intervene as ethnic violence rages in Kyrgyzstan

Times Online - 7 days ago

The Kremlin edged closer last night to Military intervention in Kyrgyzstan as the number of people killed in ethnic violence spiralled and as many as 100,000 ..

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Russian spy resurfaces in erotic photos

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Putin saves TV crew from Siberian tiger

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Russia halts forest highway construction as opposition grows

Los Angeles Times - 7 days ago

Reporting from Moscow — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Thursday announced that he had ordered highway work crews to stop cutting down trees in a re...

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Russia party appeals to Medvedev on road

Sydney Morning Herald - 8 days ago

AFP Russia's ruling party on Thursday made an unprecedented appeal to President Dmitry Medvedev to stop the building of a Controversial motorway, days afte...

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