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The Putin opening

February 11, 2006

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RUSSIAN PRESIDENT Vladimir Putin, who has the Kremlin habit of acting without consulting countervailing powers at home, caught his international partners by surprise Thursday when he declared his readiness ''to invite Hamas authorities to Moscow to hold talks." The invitation appeared to depart from the position Russia had just taken along with the other members of what is known as ... (Full article: 436 words)

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