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Video: Palin reduced to babbling about Russia in Couric interview

By Steve Perry | 09.25.08 | 3:59 pm

KATIE COURIC:Have you ever been involved with any negotiations with the Russians?
SARAH PALIN: We have trade missions back and forth. We do. It’s very important when you consider even national security issues with Russia, as Putin rears his

Medvedev wins election in Russia

By Jeff Fecke | 03.03.08 | 12:13 am

Dmitri Medvedev, the hand-picked successor of current Russian President Vladimir Putin, scored an unsurprising victory in his bid for the Russian presidency.

Medvedev took 69 percent of the vote, with his closest rival, Gennady Zyuganov, at 18 percent.

Medvedev’s victory…