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“stop tweeting!” medvedev tells top politicians at meeting

Twittermania is sweeping Russia's politicians – so much so that some are even doing it right under the boss' nose. One governor was caught tweeting in the middle of State Council session by President Medvedev himself.

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Source: http://rt.com/Top_News/2010-08-31/russia-politicians-twitter-mania.html