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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.

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    More Charges of Politics at the Bush Justice Department
    1. 1:30Putin Drops Political Bomb as Military Drops 'Father' of BombsYou’re reading this
    2. 7:34Was the Justice Department Using Prosecution as a Political Strategy?
    3. 38:12Video Games for the Elderly
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