Rallies across Russia show support for PM Putin
By Steve Gutterman | China Daily | Updated: 2012-02-20 08:10
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Demonstrators hold a poster depicting Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin during a rally in support of Putin's candidacy for the presidency, in St. Petersburg on Saturday. Dmitry Lovetsky / AP Photo |
MOSCOW - Tens of thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Russia in support of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on Saturday in a show of force two weeks before a March 4 presidential election that is expected to return him to the Kremlin.
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