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| Putin announces intention to quit in 2008 | |
| 2006-09-10 | |
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced on Saturday night that he had no intention of running for the presidency in the 2008 elections. Putin said that he would advise his successor to take action to reduce poverty and to ensure the growth of the Russian economy.
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #7 Dos he intend to take the white cat with him, or is it a Kremlin prop for the next "Leader" to publicly fondle? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2006-09-10 10:15 |
| #6 I don't buy it. Putin has complete control of the Duma with his Unity Party. They could very easily decry the lack of candidates, change the constitution to allow him another term, and "draft" him. I'll believe it when he walks out of the Kremlin. |
| Posted by: Mizzou Mafia 2006-09-10 06:41 |
| #5 Does that make the lad Putty's successor? |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-09-10 03:47 |
| #4 Putin announces intention to quit in 2008 hey...give pootie a break, he just wants to retire to his KGB Dacha meet his neighbor's little grand kids... pootie "He seemed to me very independent, very serious, but at the same time a boy is always vulnerable. He was very sweet. I'll be honest, I felt an urge to squeeze him like a kitten and that led to the gesture that I made, there was nothing behind it....really"  Ewwwwwwwwwww.. |
| Posted by: RD 2006-09-10 03:32 |
| #3 Putin announces intention to quit in 2008 That should give him more than enough time to cripple Russia permanently. Putin said that he would advise his successor to take action to reduce poverty and to ensure the growth of the Russian economy. Unlike himself. And supplying terrorist nations with nuclear technology cannot be defined as a "growth" industry. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-10 01:33 |
| #2 Meet the new boss, |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2006-09-10 01:19 |
| #1 Who ever succeeds Putin will have mighty small shoes to fill. |
| Posted by: Captain America 2006-09-10 01:17 |