CBS NEWS: Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Saturday proposed Vladimir Putin as presidential candidate for 2012, almost certainly guaranteeing Putin’s return to the office four years after he was legally forced to step aside.
Medvedev made the proposal in an address to a congress of United Russia, the pro-Kremlin party that dominates Russian politics.
Putin, who currently serves as prime minister, took the rostrum immediately after Medvedev and launched into a lengthy lecture on changes and policies he saw necessary for Russia. That included a surprising suggestion that Russia’s wealthy should pay higher taxes than average citizens… (more)
