[Mb-civic] Bush, Putin Spar Over Democracy

Fri Feb 25 12:04:24 PST 2005

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Bush, Putin Spar Over Democracy 
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On the final leg of his European trip, the president presses his Russian counterpart. Liberty 'is not anarchy,' Putin responds.

By Edwin Chen and David Holley
Times Staff Writers

February 25 2005

BRATISLAVA, Slovakia &#8212; Responding to a challenge from President Bush, Russian President Vladimir V. Putin said Thursday that his nation was irrevocably committed to democracy, but complained that his critics lacked a "full understanding of what is taking place" there. 

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