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Flooding exposes deep distrust of Russia's leaders
Jul 9th, 2012
The floods that washed through southern Russia and killed 171 people followed storms that dumped five months of rain in a matter of hours. Still, President Vladimir Putin has spent three days trying to persuade residents that the flooding was an act of nature and not the result of government negligence or worse. (Source: Associated Press) -
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