My grandmother called this evening to inform me that Putin was forced out of office today. In fact, the Prime Minister turned in his resignation. While the reality of this situation is not nearly as exciting as a coup to remove Russia's extremely popular leader, I thought you guys might want to check out this article.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/13/world/europe/13russia.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin
It discusses the situation and addresses the speculation as to what this move might mean for the upcoming election and, consequently, the future of Russia.
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