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Less than three months ago, Mr Putin looked in total control.
On 24 September, when the Russian prime minister announced his intention to run again...
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Less than three months ago, Mr Putin looked in total control.
On 24 September, when the Russian prime minister announced his intention to run again for president, few Russians doubted he would win.
The Kremlin's system of "managed democracy" had pushed opponents to the fringes of Russian politics; TV coverage of Putin was all positive; December's Duma elections were going to be little more than a distraction on the way to Mr Putin returning triumphantly to the Kremlin, possibly for the next 12 years.
Suddenly, Vladimir Putin is looking weaker than at any time in his political career.
Even before the parliamentary elections, there were signs his popularity was fading. Last month when Mr Putin put in an appearance at a martial arts fight he was booed by the crowd. His aides dismissed the incident, denying that the catcalls had been directed at their boss.
But they cannot deny that Vladimir Putin has had an awful week.
First, his party United Russia barely scraped a majority in the parliamentary elections, despite widespread reports of vote-rigging in its favour. The election was criticised by Russian and international observers for being neither free nor fair. The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton described it as "flawed".
Then came the street protests.
Last Monday, thousands of Muscovites demanded the election results be annulled and a new election held. There were cries of "Putin Resign!"
This weekend, tens of thousands of protesters in the centre of Moscow voiced the same demands. It was the biggest anti-government rally in Moscow since the fall of communism. And there were smaller protests in dozens of other cities across the country
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"@QualitySilverBullion Well I bought from apmex before and they shipped by USPS whiched switched over to canada post express and when i bought from ..."
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"@QualitySilverBullion Well I bought from apmex before and they shipped by USPS whiched switched over to canada post express and when i bought from royal silver mint they used USPS and Fedex and Canada doesnt tax silver coming through the border, and usually the shipping charge is between 15 - 40 dollars depending on weight too. Im pretty sure priority mail is the best way, just make sure you get the money first lol........."
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Malone dresses up as Dickens to read from the author's fiction in celebration of his 200th birthday at an event February 8, 2012, in Duke Universit...
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Malone dresses up as Dickens to read from the author's fiction in celebration of his 200th birthday at an event February 8, 2012, in Duke University's Rare Book Room.
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The first night dive of The Clark's season goes horribly wrong, and the next day takes an even bigger emotional toll as a jammed sluice box leads ...
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The first night dive of The Clark's season goes horribly wrong, and the next day takes an even bigger emotional toll as a jammed sluice box leads to a bitter fight between childhood friends Zeke and Emily. Over on The Sluicey, Scott Foster's solo dive is a bust when Ian's anti-thrust system fails, sending rocks tumbling through the water onto Scott's head. The Christine Rose's crew continues to be saddled by injuries — and left struggling to meet the huge barge's massive costs. Meanwhile, The Wild Ranger is a dredge in freefall, suffering personality conflicts and mechanical breakdowns. With the dredge stuck in port waiting on parts, a sluice box cleanout turns into the one of the most explosive confrontations of the season. And as the weather turns bad, a few stressed-out crews head to a volcanic hotsprings for some R&R — but the trip ends in disaster on many levels. [+]more
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