<DIV>Chris,</DIV>
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<DIV>Basically what Putin now has is a constitutional majority -- meaning: Duma = Supreme Soviet. </DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR><B><I>Chris Doss <itschris13@hotmail.com></I></B> wrote:</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px">Hi Peter,<BR><BR>I must say I am hardly saddened by SPS' getting whupped. They have only <BR>themselves to blame. Too bad about Yabloko. This is going to be a very <BR>conservative, leftist Duma.<BR><BR>The LDPR to my knowledge makes a lot of bluster but usually turns around at <BR>the last minute and votes with the Kremlin, right? So this would give the <BR>Kremlin direct or indirect control over at leats half the Duma, correct?<BR><BR>_________________________________________________________________<BR>Tired of slow downloads and busy signals? Get a high-speed Internet <BR>connection! Comparison-shop your local high-speed providers here. <BR>https://broadband.msn.com<BR><BR>___________________________________<BR>http://mailman.lbo-talk.org/mailman/listinfo/lbo-talk</BLOCKQUOTE><p><hr SIZE=1>
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