MOSCOW
www.cheapabercrombienfitch.com, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed to run for parliament in December as a candidate of the United Russia party.
Opening its eighth pre-election congress in Moscow Monday, Putin accepted the party's invitation to fill the first line on its list of candidates for the State Duma, Russia's Itar-Tass news agency reported.
"I am accepting your invitation to lead United Russia with gratitude," Putin said while at the same time refusing to become a member of the party.
"I am a non-affiliated person. I would not like to change this status of mine," he told the gathering of 2
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RIA Novosti says Putin could become prime minister in 2008 if the United Russia party wins this December's parliamentary elections.
"Heading the government is realistic
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