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Kremlin Rolls Out Carpet for Obama

06 July 2009

By Anatoly Medetsky

U.S. President Barack Obama offered praise for President Dmitry Medvedev and took a dig at Prime Minister Vladimir Putin on the eve of his visit to Moscow — and the Russian government said it was still eagerly rolling out the red carpet.

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