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Russian PM Vladimir Putin gestures during a televised questions and answers session in Moscow, December 15, 2011
Friday, Dec. 16, 2011

Open quoteI know that the young people were paid for coming. Close quote

  • VLADIMIR PUTIN,
  • Russia's prime minister, during an annual televised question-and-answer session Thursday, ridiculing recent protests against his rule.
Photo: Alexei Nikolsky / RIA Novosti / Pool / Reuters | Source: NYT