September 25, 2008. First Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office Vladislav Surkov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Government Office Sergei Sobyanin, Prime Minister and United Russia Chairman Vladimir Putin, Chairman of the party's Supreme Council Boris Gryzlov, Emergencies Minister Sergei Shoigu, and Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov, left to right, during the meeting with secretaries of United Russia regional political councils and top representatives in regional legislative bodies.

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September 25, 2008. Prime Minister and United Russia Chairman Vladimir Putin, center, during the meeting with secretaries of the party's regional political councils and top representatives in legislative government bodies. Volzhsky Utyos sanatorium, Samara Region.

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September 25, 2008. Prime Minister and United Russia Chairman Vladimir Putin during the meeting with secretaries of the party's regional political councils and top representatives in legislative government bodies. Volzhsky Utyos sanatorium, Samara Region.

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Secretary of the Presidium of United Russia's General Council Vyacheslav Volodin, left, and First Deputy Head of the Presidential Executive Office Vladislav Surkov during the meeting of Prime Minister and United Party Chairman Vladimir Putin with the secretaries of the party's regional political councils and top representatives in legislative government bodies. Volzhsky Utyos sanatorium, Samara Region.

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September 25, 2008. Prime Minister and United Russia Chairman Vladimir Putin during the meeting with secretaries of the party's regional political councils and top representatives in legislative government bodies. Volzhsky Utyos sanatorium, Samara Region.

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September 25, 2008. Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Government Office Sergei Sobyanin, left, and Prime Minister and United Russia Chairman Vladimir Putin during the meeting with secretaries of the party's regional political councils and top representatives in legislative government bodies. Volzhsky Utyos sanatorium, Samara Region.

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September 25, 2008. Prime Minister and United Russia Chairman Vladimir Putin during the meeting with secretaries of the party's regional political councils and top representatives in legislative government bodies. Volzhsky Utyos sanatorium, Samara Region.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, chairman of the United Russia Party, meets with United Russia Party secretaries of regional political councils and representatives in regional legislative bodies, Volzhsky Utes health resort, Samara Region, September 25, 2008.

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Tatiana Yakovleva, deputy head of the United Russia Party representatives in the State Duma, attending the meeting of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, chairman of the United Russia Party, with United Russia Party secretaries of regional political councils and representatives in regional legislative bodies, Volzhsky Utes health resort, Samara Region, September 25, 2008.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, chairman of the United Russia Party, meets with United Russia Party secretaries of regional political councils and representatives in regional legislative bodies, Volzhsky Utes health resort, Samara Region, September 25, 2008.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, chairman of the United Russia Party, meets with United Russia Party secretaries of regional political councils and representatives in regional legislative bodies, Volzhsky Utes health resort, Samara Region, September 25, 2008.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (center), chairman of the United Russia Party, meets with United Russia Party secretaries of regional political councils and representatives in regional legislative bodies. Foreground, from left: Moscow Mayor Yury Luzhkov and Vice-Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov, Volzhsky Utes health resort, Samara Region, September 25, 2008.

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From right: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, chairman of the United Russia Party, and Boris Gryzlov, head of the United Russia Supreme Council, to attend a meeting with United Russia Party secretaries of regional political councils and representatives in regional legislative bodies, Volzhsky Utes health resort, Samara Region, September 25, 2008.

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From right: Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, chairman of the United Russia Party, and Boris Gryzlov, head of the United Russia Supreme Council, to attend a meeting with United Russia Party secretaries of regional political councils and representatives in regional legislative bodies, Volzhsky Utes health resort, Samara Region, September 25, 2008.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (right), chairman of the United Russia Party, comes to the Volzhsky Utes health resort, Samara Region, September 25, 2008.

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Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, chairman of the United Russia Party, meets with United Russia Party secretaries of regional political councils and representatives in regional legislative bodies, Volzhsky Utes health resort, Samara Region, September 25, 2008.

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FC Spartak head coach Mikael Laudrup, second from left, and director general Valery Karpin, third from left, before a FC Moskva vs. FC Spartak Moscow match of the Russian Football Championships. FC Moskva scored a 2-1 victory.

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