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Putin: Judo Can Unite Russia

20:03 24/01/2012 KEMEROVO, January 24 (RIA Novosti)

Judo can bring together Russia’s often fractious ethnic groups, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on a visit to a Siberian judo hall on Tuesday.

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