Issue 4269. Last Updated: 11/07/2009

Hawkish Bread on A Liberal Sandwich

Staff Writers
President Dmitry Medvedev's first state-of-the-nation speech might be best described as a club sandwich.
Rather than sending out a straightforward message, Medvedev offered some liberal reformist proposals -- juicily sandwiched between layers of hawkish threats and announcements.

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