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On the recordDecember 13, 2011
I think I certainly have had a perception, that I think is shared by many, that President Medvedev has been easier to deal with in terms of human rights concerns.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

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Shaheen reflects on Medvedev's approach to human rights compared to Putin's.

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