http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Yahoo! News Photos Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:41:51 GMT Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:41:51 GMT http://rss.news.yahoo.com/ 142 18 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/481/1f32e2e9be204e5fa74b47c7048e25b3 (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev, right, speaks at a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. At left is Kremlin's First Deputy Chief of Staff Vladislav Surkov. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:41:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.1f32e2e9be204e5fa74b47c7048e25b3.russia_medvedev_mosb120.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=Ng9UznWe0RsxyYzIIwmXmg-- President Dmitry Medvedev, right, speaks at a meeting on Russian ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev, right, speaks at a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. At left is Kremlin's First Deputy Chief of Staff Vladislav Surkov. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/481/2956ff92a3d44ab1854d849473208b3d (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Kemerevo region governor Aman Tuleyev seen after a State Council meeting on transport development in Ulyanovsk, 720 kilometers (430 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:34:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.2956ff92a3d44ab1854d849473208b3d.russia_medvedev_mosb119.jpg?x=101&y=130&q=85&sig=Fl5M9xhpwKwKIrrEikXeTg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Kemerevo region ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Kemerevo region governor Aman Tuleyev seen after a State Council meeting on transport development in Ulyanovsk, 720 kilometers (430 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/481/6231b1139afe4da8b933773ad05deee0 (AP) - FILE -- In this March 7, 2007 file photo, then Russian First Deputy Prime Minister and now President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller speak at a meeting of officials discussing the so-called national projects in the Kremlin in Moscow. Just a year ago, Russia's Gazprom seemed all-powerful. It was the third largest corporation in the world. after a global recession slashed its sales and finances, the world's biggest gas producer is suddenly finding itself pressed to become more accomodating to European importers and to compete with other producers. (AP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova, Pool, file)

]]> (AP) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:32:22 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.6231b1139afe4da8b933773ad05deee0.russia_gazprom_mosb113.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=ViCq2Yjf_AyCHOS7jGy4qg-- FILE -- In this March 7, 2007 file photo, then Russian First ... (AP) - FILE -- In this March 7, 2007 file photo, then Russian First Deputy Prime Minister and now President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Gazprom CEO Alexei Miller speak at a meeting of officials discussing the so-called national projects in the Kremlin in Moscow. Just a year ago, Russia's Gazprom seemed all-powerful. It was the third largest corporation in the world. after a global recession slashed its sales and finances, the world's biggest gas producer is suddenly finding itself pressed to become more accomodating to European importers and to compete with other producers. (AP Photo/Natalia Kolesnikova, Pool, file)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/481/e3aebc3fa61f40a596fcba89998e9714 (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)

]]> (AP) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:05:29 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.e3aebc3fa61f40a596fcba89998e9714.russia_medvedev_mosb110.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=ksXHyu0OpKm3EHhw892zdg-- President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/481/a4807c4802d94e638c7043b331122b8f (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)

]]> (AP) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:05:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.a4807c4802d94e638c7043b331122b8f.russia_medvedev_mosb111.jpg?x=111&y=130&q=85&sig=nEkdZH6yBMMzTwe_SjI3Cg-- President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/ids_photos_wl/r496620887.jpg (Reuters) - A representative of Russian Interior Ministry Irina Dudukina holds a document related to the Sergei Magnitsky case as she speaks during a news conference in Moscow, November 25, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a high-level criminal probe into the death in custody of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer for the hedge fund Hermitage Capital, following a national and international outcry. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA CRIME LAW POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:04:15 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r496620887.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=LYPkLckXeuZzDiwhYz729A-- A representative of Russian Interior Ministry Irina Dudukina ... (Reuters) - A representative of Russian Interior Ministry Irina Dudukina holds a document related to the Sergei Magnitsky case as she speaks during a news conference in Moscow, November 25, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a high-level criminal probe into the death in custody of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer for the hedge fund Hermitage Capital, following a national and international outcry. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA CRIME LAW POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/481/04b1c32f077f4e3c8f43dbbe8598efe8 (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)

]]> (AP) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:01:58 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.04b1c32f077f4e3c8f43dbbe8598efe8.russia_medvedev_mosb109.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=xUe52oznjvlHwA7jGl4UdA-- President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/481/58b904a6a4bd43aa8a4033f739f933a6 (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)

]]> (AP) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:01:28 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.58b904a6a4bd43aa8a4033f739f933a6.russia_medvedev_mosb108.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=4814PYQ1beObIm5u7jXzCg-- President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic ... (AP) - President Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting on Russian economic modernization at the Moscow State University in Moscow, Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. Medvedev has urged the government to encourage the development of high-tech industries to reduce Russia's dependence on raw materials exports. (AP Photo/Sergei Chirikov, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/ids_photos_wl/r3442618650.jpg (Reuters) - A representative of Russian Interior Ministry Irina Dudukina speaks during a news conference in Moscow, November 25, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a high-level criminal probe into the death in custody of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer for the hedge fund Hermitage Capital, following a national and international outcry. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA CRIME LAW POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:01:08 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r3442618650.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=PhgIv_vwOFExoE8P.I1n.g-- A representative of Russian Interior Ministry Irina Dudukina ... (Reuters) - A representative of Russian Interior Ministry Irina Dudukina speaks during a news conference in Moscow, November 25, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a high-level criminal probe into the death in custody of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer for the hedge fund Hermitage Capital, following a national and international outcry. REUTERS/Denis Sinyakov (RUSSIA CRIME LAW POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/ids_photos_wl/r2617187873.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission on Russian economy modernisation and technological development at the Moscow State University November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei Chirikov/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:00:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r2617187873.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=yq6JikTH0nSnFO6SEubhbw-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission on Russian economy modernisation and technological development at the Moscow State University November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei Chirikov/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/ids_photos_wl/r2888218859.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission on Russian economy modernisation and technological development at the Moscow State University in Moscow November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Pool/Sergei Chirikov (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:50:25 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r2888218859.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=PVKS6NIlRdUv2GPPw3c8aQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission on Russian ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission on Russian economy modernisation and technological development at the Moscow State University in Moscow November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Pool/Sergei Chirikov (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/ids_photos_wl/r903843185.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission on Russian economy modernisation and technological development at the Moscow State University November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei Chirikov/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 13:48:12 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091125/i/r903843185.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=2X6nd.gLKvulC9QqvrTv1g-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a commission on Russian economy modernisation and technological development at the Moscow State University November 25, 2009. REUTERS/Sergei Chirikov/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091125/481/62310cc1f46145cba1baabe9425ba3a0 (AP) - FILE -- In this Thursday April 2, 2009 file photo, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gives the thumbs up, while posing with U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a group photo at the G20 Summit in London. The Italian edition of Rolling Stone magazine said it named Berlusconi for a 'lifestyle worthy of the greatest rock stars.' The magazine dedicated the cover of its December issue to a smiling Berlusconi, the red, white and green colors of the Italian flag in the backdrop. The 73-year-old premier has been entangled in a sex scandal this year, with several young women saying they attended parties at his residences. One prostitute says she spent one night with Berlusconi in Rome but wasn't paid. The premier has denied ever paying for sex, though he said he is 'no saint.' (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

]]> (AP) Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:59:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091125/capt.62310cc1f46145cba1baabe9425ba3a0.italy_rock_n__roll_berlusconi_lon101.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=ZwvGpWvgauz0kAkSz6U_dw-- FILE -- In this Thursday April 2, 2009 file photo, Italian Prime ... (AP) - FILE -- In this Thursday April 2, 2009 file photo, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi gives the thumbs up, while posing with U.S. President Barack Obama, left, and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev during a group photo at the G20 Summit in London. The Italian edition of Rolling Stone magazine said it named Berlusconi for a 'lifestyle worthy of the greatest rock stars.' The magazine dedicated the cover of its December issue to a smiling Berlusconi, the red, white and green colors of the Italian flag in the backdrop. The 73-year-old premier has been entangled in a sex scandal this year, with several young women saying they attended parties at his residences. One prostitute says she spent one night with Berlusconi in Rome but wasn't paid. The premier has denied ever paying for sex, though he said he is 'no saint.' (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091124/photos_wl_afp/cd9c4b0cea875559f46bffd8499e1eeb (AFP/RIA) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting outside Moscow in Barvikha. Medvedev has ordered a probe of the death in prison of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer who represented investment firm Hermitage Capital Management's involvement in a tax investigation, Russian news agencies said.(AFP/RIA/Vladimir Rodionov)

]]> (AFP/RIA) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:59:22 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259089116176-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=Oi1v0.3KpBBfi8dD0Gdasg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting outside ... (AFP/RIA) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a meeting outside Moscow in Barvikha. Medvedev has ordered a probe of the death in prison of Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer who represented investment firm Hermitage Capital Management's involvement in a tax investigation, Russian news agencies said.(AFP/RIA/Vladimir Rodionov)

]]> (AFP/RIA) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091124/ids_photos_wl/r1642498738.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev take part in the opening ceremony of a new bridge over the River Volga in Ulyanovsk, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:06:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091124/i/r1642498738.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=1mSE4ltbh5vDrrgiG2j.9Q-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Azerbaijan's ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev take part in the opening ceremony of a new bridge over the River Volga in Ulyanovsk, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091124/ids_photos_wl/r2671112957.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) chairs a meeting on the blasts at an arms depot in Ulyanovsk, November 24, 2009. Medvedev on Tuesday sacked several senior generals over a series of explosions at an arms depot in central Russia this month in which 10 people were killed. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:05:19 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091124/i/r2671112957.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=tgE74Ssx_MlC6BoMgJrDmw-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) chairs a meeting ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (R) chairs a meeting on the blasts at an arms depot in Ulyanovsk, November 24, 2009. Medvedev on Tuesday sacked several senior generals over a series of explosions at an arms depot in central Russia this month in which 10 people were killed. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS MILITARY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091124/481/fc46811315864cc39a7032df02026012 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, centre right, points aside during a visit to a state-owned airplane factory in Ulyanovsk, 720 kilometers (430 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Observing from right is Ulyanovsk region governor Sergei Morozov. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 16:59:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.fc46811315864cc39a7032df02026012.russia_medvedev_mosb118.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=IlBBHr_i8Cx8rEPFK9q1bQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, centre right, points aside ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, centre right, points aside during a visit to a state-owned airplane factory in Ulyanovsk, 720 kilometers (430 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Observing from right is Ulyanovsk region governor Sergei Morozov. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091124/ids_photos_wl/r322643880.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev walk after laying flowers at the monument of Geydar Aliyev in Ulyanovsk, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:50:19 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091124/i/r322643880.jpg?x=75&y=130&q=85&sig=jmXE.S7JXfLW.6zRncpDXg-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Azerbaijan's ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev (L) and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev walk after laying flowers at the monument of Geydar Aliyev in Ulyanovsk, November 24, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Mikhail Klimentyev (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091124/481/cb74b20eeb674471b47b384963a00189 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev attend the unveiling ceremony of a new bridge across the Volga River in Ulyanovsk, 720 kilometers (430 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 14:50:33 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.cb74b20eeb674471b47b384963a00189.russia_medvedev_mosb111.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=yyPcB81D0TZJG9DpXy97gQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Azerbaijan's President ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev attend the unveiling ceremony of a new bridge across the Volga River in Ulyanovsk, 720 kilometers (430 miles) east of Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091124/481/dec709e303944b25879d722acf3d4b28 (AP) - In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview to Belarus media in the Barvikha residence outside Moscow. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:00:16 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091124/capt.dec709e303944b25879d722acf3d4b28.russia_belarus_medvedev__mosb105.jpg?x=92&y=130&q=85&sig=ajQb9uxExKAVCb6Zmm2ahA-- In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, Russian President ... (AP) - In this photo taken Monday, Nov. 23, 2009, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during his interview to Belarus media in the Barvikha residence outside Moscow. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Vladimir Rodionov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091124/photos_wl_afp/ab7b3e9077cf77ab536768979f85f2dd (AFP/Pool) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a probe of the death in prison of a lawyer who represented an investment firm involved in a tax investigation.(AFP/Pool/Vladimir Rodionov)

]]> (AFP/Pool) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:57:56 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091124/capt.photo_1259067447447-1-0.jpg?x=84&y=130&q=85&sig=mu3BOQIzQur5hiyyHeieOA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a probe of the ... (AFP/Pool) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered a probe of the death in prison of a lawyer who represented an investment firm involved in a tax investigation.(AFP/Pool/Vladimir Rodionov)

]]> (AFP/Pool) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091123/photos_pl_afp/6a66055f0e305780136232bfcf2bf713 (AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on November 15. The United States said Monday it was in talks with Russia to maintain monitoring provisions set out in an arms reduction treaty that expires next month before a new deal is ratified.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP/File) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:45:02 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1259012664518-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=82&q=85&sig=oGNLM3C3Z2mIa2AwgsfoUg-- US President Barack Obama with his Russian counterpart Dmitry ... (AFP/File) - US President Barack Obama with his Russian counterpart Dmitry Medvedev on November 15. The United States said Monday it was in talks with Russia to maintain monitoring provisions set out in an arms reduction treaty that expires next month before a new deal is ratified.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)

]]> (AFP/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091123/ids_photos_wl/r2130545445.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) listens to Ella Pamfilova, chairwoman of the President's Human Rights Committee, during a session of the presidential council to support the development of civil society institutions and human rights, in Moscow's Kremlin, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Maxim Shipenkov/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:13:53 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r2130545445.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=kOXAcypL5xrVmuPeVvDH4A-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) listens to Ella Pamfilova, ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) listens to Ella Pamfilova, chairwoman of the President's Human Rights Committee, during a session of the presidential council to support the development of civil society institutions and human rights, in Moscow's Kremlin, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Maxim Shipenkov/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091123/ids_photos_wl/r3375426781.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva during a session of the presidential council to support the development of civil society institutions and human rights, in Moscow's Kremlin, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Maxim Shipenkov/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:13:50 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r3375426781.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=YgLZ59omqbdhtU2mmFSFoA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with human ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) shakes hands with human rights activist Lyudmila Alexeyeva during a session of the presidential council to support the development of civil society institutions and human rights, in Moscow's Kremlin, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/Maxim Shipenkov/Pool (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091123/481/cb3cc1055e8d4bb592586344a191f92b (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center in the background, speaks during a meeting of the presidential council to support the development of civil society institutions and human rights in the Moscow Kremlin, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Maxim Shipenkov, Pool)

]]> (AP) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:04:50 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091123/capt.cb3cc1055e8d4bb592586344a191f92b.aptopix_russia_medvedev_mosb118.jpg?x=130&y=67&q=85&sig=_6Wm.Z.EWHusb5peKja0Uw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center in the background, ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center in the background, speaks during a meeting of the presidential council to support the development of civil society institutions and human rights in the Moscow Kremlin, Monday, Nov. 23, 2009. (AP Photo/Maxim Shipenkov, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091123/photos_wl_afp/861b136ee36b6ada5b6173e9ce3cf038 (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) pictured during talks with human rights activists at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 23. Medvedev promised Russian activists Monday to push new laws to support NGOs, moving to burnish his image as a liberal reformer and further distancing himself from Vladimir Putin.(AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/Vladimir Rodionov)

]]> (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:03:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258988433365-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=I6zvK8MaECH.5j8DwWDOuA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) pictured during talks ... (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (L) pictured during talks with human rights activists at the Kremlin in Moscow on November 23. Medvedev promised Russian activists Monday to push new laws to support NGOs, moving to burnish his image as a liberal reformer and further distancing himself from Vladimir Putin.(AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/Vladimir Rodionov)

]]> (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091123/photos_wl_afp/0a6811d96a8b91d1322e0b3ab2613272 (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI) - Russian human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina (R) gives President Dmitry Medvedev a portrait of slain human rights activist Natalia Estemirova during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. Medvedev promised Russian activists Monday to push new laws to support NGOs, moving to burnish his image as a liberal reformer and further distancing himself from Vladimir Putin.(AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/Vladimir Rodionov)

]]> (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 15:03:05 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258988333450-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=81&q=85&sig=gWI45QvFIb4aGJodsCfyxA-- Russian human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina (R) gives ... (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI) - Russian human rights activist Svetlana Gannushkina (R) gives President Dmitry Medvedev a portrait of slain human rights activist Natalia Estemirova during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow. Medvedev promised Russian activists Monday to push new laws to support NGOs, moving to burnish his image as a liberal reformer and further distancing himself from Vladimir Putin.(AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/Vladimir Rodionov)

]]> (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091123/ids_photos_wl/r2123121934.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gestures as he speaks during a meeting of the Civil Society and Human Rights Development Council in Moscow's Kremlin, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Vladimir Rodionov (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:02:59 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091123/i/r2123121934.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=D9qaFDluWvREvUaf8wopJQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gestures as he speaks during ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gestures as he speaks during a meeting of the Civil Society and Human Rights Development Council in Moscow's Kremlin, November 23, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Vladimir Rodionov (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091123/photos_wl_afp/567caee6b6e72512bb213a190791ac81 (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/File) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the United Russia party congress in Saint-Petersburg on November 21. Medvedev on Monday told Russian rights activists he would submit a new bill to parliament to encourage their work as he moved further to burnish his image as a liberal reformer.(AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/File/Dmitry Astakhov)

]]> (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/File) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:19:07 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091123/capt.photo_1258982194606-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=X9IfscnZmM1abXmdoORouA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the United ... (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/File) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev delivers a speech at the United Russia party congress in Saint-Petersburg on November 21. Medvedev on Monday told Russian rights activists he would submit a new bill to parliament to encourage their work as he moved further to burnish his image as a liberal reformer.(AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/File/Dmitry Astakhov)

]]> (AFP/RIA NOVOSTI/File) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091122/ids_photos_india_wl/ra3434176548.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. Medvedev on Thursday called on world powers to battle a rising tide of road accidents which he said killed the equivalent of a major city each year and drained the global economy of $500 billion. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

]]> (Reuters) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:23:09 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091122/i/ra3434176548.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=eM1riuQBt27Vj3Lwltn2KA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the United Russia ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. Medvedev on Thursday called on world powers to battle a rising tide of road accidents which he said killed the equivalent of a major city each year and drained the global economy of $500 billion. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091122/ids_photos_india_wl/ra2958091453.jpg (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a joint military exercise "Interaction-2009" in Matybulak October 16, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov/Files

]]> (Reuters) Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:04:43 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091122/i/ra2958091453.jpg?x=130&y=93&q=85&sig=e8Qaj_gJyXKTKHdoh6.LOg-- Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a joint military ... (Reuters) - Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev attends a joint military exercise "Interaction-2009" in Matybulak October 16, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Dmitry Astakhov/Files

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/photos_bs_afp/898c0469dddb79fda83a44933042ac88 (AFP/POOL) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enter the hall to open the congress of the United Russia party in Saint-Petersburg. Putin on Saturday strongly backed Medvedev's call for economic modernisation, moving to smother talk of differences between the two leaders.(AFP/POOL/Dmitry Astakhov)

]]> (AFP/POOL) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:52:32 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258809704851-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=120&q=85&sig=XqqmnjeyT1bCWzpQ5SfW.A-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Russian Prime Minister ... (AFP/POOL) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (R) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enter the hall to open the congress of the United Russia party in Saint-Petersburg. Putin on Saturday strongly backed Medvedev's call for economic modernisation, moving to smother talk of differences between the two leaders.(AFP/POOL/Dmitry Astakhov)

]]> (AFP/POOL) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/170868abf6da41d2b2f9cf9271fcd873 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talk in a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev and Putin attended a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:33:03 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.170868abf6da41d2b2f9cf9271fcd873.russia_medvedev_putin_mosb124.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=wbDYSpwTt3BOQ1mdTvHiPQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin talk in a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev and Putin attended a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/b33ff988eca64d07a9abdf9ad8cf314d (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left background, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen in a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev and Putin attended a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:32:35 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.b33ff988eca64d07a9abdf9ad8cf314d.russia_medvedev_putin_mosb126.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=oDbyilWwshgrdwlpWdOIVw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left background, and Prime ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left background, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin seen in a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev and Putin attended a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/71da23310aad437781a5318351914686 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, talk in a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev and Putin attended a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 17:23:56 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.71da23310aad437781a5318351914686.russia_medvedev_putin_mosb125.jpg?x=130&y=79&q=85&sig=fAfPm8Ae2tzXoXmvDyqizg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, left, and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, talk in a restaurant in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev and Putin attended a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/ee1d96b313fe454da405173a013a4576 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, flanked by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Parliament Speaker Boris Gryzlov, with Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, left background, and Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu, right background, attends a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 16:15:37 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.ee1d96b313fe454da405173a013a4576.russia_putin_s_party_mosb123.jpg?x=130&y=80&q=85&sig=9DzZ2b_xTXDifus7L3YT_g-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, flanked by Prime ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, center, flanked by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, and Parliament Speaker Boris Gryzlov, with Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov, left background, and Emergency Situations Minister Sergei Shoigu, right background, attends a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/photos_bs_afp/00d1ad180baaef8d37f4899ef8efbbed (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enter the hall to open the congress of the United Russia party in Saint-Petersburg. Putin strongly backed Medvedev's call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders.(AFP/Dmitry Astakhov)

]]> (AFP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:39:52 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258809704851-2-0.jpg?x=130&y=120&q=85&sig=Z9vX74cyyxGY6U45gzf9jg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and Russian Prime ... (AFP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev (right) and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin enter the hall to open the congress of the United Russia party in Saint-Petersburg. Putin strongly backed Medvedev's call for radical economic modernization, in an apparent bid to smother talk of differences between the leaders.(AFP/Dmitry Astakhov)

]]> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/97b8a034688043f48ce6fa6a92198ce4 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 14:17:45 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.97b8a034688043f48ce6fa6a92198ce4.aptopix_russia_putin_s_party_mosb102.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=whaYdZ3X55Oi9lohd5WCtg-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a congress of the ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly.(AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/5afa502f767748b69cd41ee4be42bf7f (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:50:44 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.5afa502f767748b69cd41ee4be42bf7f.russia_putins_party_mosb116.jpg?x=130&y=90&q=85&sig=SWq0PqhsaqwB4X691Q0S7g-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a congress of ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks during a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/b288c0abb4b745db80f9b96dce167052 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, are seen during the opening of a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:50:06 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.b288c0abb4b745db80f9b96dce167052.russia_putin_s_party_mosb115.jpg?x=119&y=130&q=85&sig=d.1ggGFp_yI26mHOhIe1xQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, are seen during the opening of a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r2344993829.jpg (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:43:57 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2344993829.jpg?x=89&y=130&q=85&sig=3Q8pFJmojWrGWVqjow6bNw-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the opening of the ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS IMAGES OF THE DAY)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/75d5b9a4b94b4f4eb5e140d352e305b9 (AP) - Participants in a congress of the United Russia party listen to national anthem, as Russian conductor Valery Gergiyev is projected on a screen, during the opening ceremony in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 13:08:14 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.75d5b9a4b94b4f4eb5e140d352e305b9.russia_putins_party_mosb112.jpg?x=130&y=78&q=85&sig=SjYBzBsooU0d_qjkEckRVQ-- Participants in a congress of the United Russia party listen ... (AP) - Participants in a congress of the United Russia party listen to national anthem, as Russian conductor Valery Gergiyev is projected on a screen, during the opening ceremony in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Russia's President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for manipulating recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/dc5ac15080bb4c439745223ef640f525 (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, are seen at the opening of a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for using its clout and undermining democracy in recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:33:41 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.dc5ac15080bb4c439745223ef640f525.russia_putins_party_mosb101.jpg?x=130&y=120&q=85&sig=2w8WTBlVlLj7_3wxm71LlA-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, right, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, left, are seen at the opening of a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the ruling Kremlin-backed party for using its clout and undermining democracy in recent regional votes, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Alexei Druzhinin, Pool)

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]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:31:45 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2857669331.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=.Z_Se5wLVWWWB4hmnFBCRQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the opening of the ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/481/9bbc87f55c3746fcbe7512874e80a7ff (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:29:02 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091121/capt.9bbc87f55c3746fcbe7512874e80a7ff.russia_putin_s_party_mosb103.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=grQnFTMt5wzxYIYJNisHQQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a congress of the ... (AP) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at a congress of the United Russia party in St. Petersburg, Russia, Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009. Medvedev on Saturday sharply criticized officials in the dominant Kremlin-backed party for violations in recent regional elections, saying it must learn to win fairly. (AP Photo/Dmitry Lovetsky)

]]> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r2136441102.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and Parliament Speaker and Chairman of the United Russia party council Boris Gryzlov attend the party's congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 12:18:26 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r2136441102.jpg?x=130&y=88&q=85&sig=0HHuCgNilbw6dm_q6pfLYA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and Parliament Speaker and Chairman of the United Russia party council Boris Gryzlov attend the party's congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

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]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:42:51 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r636718329.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=G1PvbuEssoMXe6UzSXsZmQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev leaves the podium after speaking ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev leaves the podium after speaking at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

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]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:21:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r27664335.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=8fDlzlBUlmTSR8q9hSuikQ-- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the opening of the ... (Reuters) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev speaks at the opening of the United Russia party congress in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/photos/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/index/*http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Russian-President-Dmitry-Medvedev/ss/events/wl/050708dmitrymedvedev/im:/091121/ids_photos_wl/r263785804.jpg (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and Parliament Speaker and Chairman of the United Russia political party council Boris Gryzlov enter the hall to open the congress of the party in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS)

]]> (Reuters) Sat, 21 Nov 2009 10:39:18 GMT http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r263785804.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=.c305o2UAflpA8eg771_OA-- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry ... (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (L-R), President Dmitry Medvedev and Parliament Speaker and Chairman of the United Russia political party council Boris Gryzlov enter the hall to open the congress of the party in St. Petersburg, November 21, 2009. REUTERS/RIA Novosti/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin (RUSSIA POLITICS)

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