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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev holds a special forces sniper rifle during a visit to the 10th Detached Special Purpose Brigade of the Russian Defence Ministry on Monday, Aug. 8, 2011.

Russian President Medvedev totes a sniper rifle

I present you with this photo knowing full-well that my colleague, David Arnott, just published an image of Russian P.M. Putin. But you can't get too much of a good thing, and pictures of top Russian government officials doing quirky things cannot be published with too great a frequency.

Let's just hope a few U.S. Presidential candidates provide us some fodder in our current election cycle that rival what we've seen in the past.

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 Not a Sniper rifle.  An assualt rifle with a scope.  Barrel too short, Caliber too small, and Magazine too big.

    Reply#1 - Mon Aug 8, 2011 2:25 PM EDT

    Great trigger discipline there, Medvedev. Also, a rifle with a scope on it is not a 'sniper rifle'.

      Reply#2 - Mon Aug 8, 2011 4:51 PM EDT
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