Tatiana Limanova

The newscaster told RIA Novosti that her gesture had nothing to do with Obama but was addressed to her colleagues and was meant to ask them to raise the text she was reading.

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Russian newscaster who 'flipped Obama off' quits - interview

07:57 25/11/2011 MOSCOW, November 25 (RIA Novosti)

Russian anchor Tatyana Limanova told RIA Novosti she was leaving the Ren TV news channel following an indecent gesture that world media said was directed toward U.S. President Barack Obama.

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A Russian newsreader who was reported to have given U.S. President Barack Obama the finger while on air was dismissed on Thursday.14

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