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Putin Pushes for High Turnout

Mentor wants mandate for Medvedev

By Nick McMaster,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 29, 2008 4:35 PM CST

(Newser) – Even with the outcome all but certain, Vladimir Putin took to the airwaves today to urge Russians to vote in Sunday’s elections. Putin wants to enable his hand-picked presidential successor, Dmitry Medvedev, to claim a strong mandate, so the government is pushing for turnout...   Read full story »

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