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Russia holding regional elections

Moscow : Russia | about 1 month ago  
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  • Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan meet in a presidential residence outside Moscow
    Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and Armenian counterpart Serzh ...
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  • Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev toasts after ceremony with ambassadors to Russia in Moscow's Kremlin
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  • Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev takes a glass for toast after ceremony with ambassadors to Russia in Moscow's Kremlin
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  • Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and his Armenian counterpart Serzh Sargsyan meet in a presidential residence outside Moscow
    Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and his Armenian counterpart Serzh ...
    Source: Reuters
Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev and Armenian counterpart Serzh ...
Regional elections began in Russia Sunday with nearly 30 million votes expected to be cast, RIA Novosti reported. The Russian news agency said 90,000 candidates were on the ballots in 76 regions, including the North Caucasus republics of Chechnya and Ingushetia.
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