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PM Medvedev Elected as United Russia Leader

13:23 26/05/2012 MOSCOW, May 26 (RIA Novosti)

Members of Russia's ruling United Russia party on Saturday elected Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev as its leader at a party congress.

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21:00 24/05/2012
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Russian Public Not Split Over Reforms – Study
20:18 24/05/2012
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Opposition Figures Walk Out of Putin’s Protest Fines Debate
17:05 24/05/2012
A downtown Moscow roundtable ordered by President Vladimir Putin to discuss a controversial new law that could see a massive increase in fines for participants of illegal protests saw a walk-out by a number of opposition figures on Thursday.1
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16:52 24/05/2012
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16:23 24/05/2012
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