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Gulf Times – Qatar’s top-selling English daily newspaper - Europe/World: "Kremlin moves give Russia a choice ahead of electionsPublished: Saturday, 17 February, 2007, 08:56 AM Doha Time MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin’s decision to promote a key ally will create some competition between Kremlin-approved candidates ahead of the 2008 presidential election, political commentators said yesterday. Russia-watchers have so far treated sceptically assurances by Putin, who dominates the political landscape, that he would not use the March 2008 polls to install a hand-picked successor."