Kremlin Signals Tough Line After Vote

President Vladimir Putin fast-tracked the transfer of power to his newly elected protege Monday and signaled the Kremlin won't back down from its pull-no-punches anti-U.S. foreign policy or ease up on its critics at home. President-elect Dmitry Medvedev credited his overwhelming election victory Sunday to Putin's policies that have ''so effectively been pursued in recent years.'' Medvedev has stressed he will pursue Putin's foreign and domestic agenda...

[how surprising. 'Putin's policies' have consisted of stealing the energy companies from the private sector and reaping the profits of sky-high energy costs, thanks in large part to our refusal to develop our own reserves as he {and every other nation} develops theirs]

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