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Putin Drops Political Bomb as Military Drops 'Father' of Bombs

Russia today announced testing of what it calls the "Father of all bombs," as President Putin dropped a political bombshell. He replaced Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov with a virtual unknown—financial crime investigator Victor Zubkov . Fred Wier reports from Moscow for the Christian Science Monitor .

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By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Russia today announced testing of what it calls the "Father of all bombs," as President Putin dropped a political bombshell. He replaced Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov with a virtual unknown—financial crime investigator Victor Zubkov. Fred Wier reports from Moscow for the Christian Science Monitor.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Vanessa Romo
LA School Report
Christian Bordal
Managing Producer, Greater LA
Fred Weir
Christian Science Monitor

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