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Putin's Progress
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Vladimir Putin
 (Mikhail Metzel — AP)
  		While disliking politics, Putin gained popularity by projecting an image of toughness, enhanced by his October 1999 pledge at an international conference to stop the flight of money from Russia.


David Hoffman's Profile of Putin

Russia Special Report