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Podcast: News-Making Or Image-Making? Putin To Hold Annual Press Conference
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Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold forth at his annual press conference, adding elements of a question-and-answer session that he also conducts every year to burnish his image. Irina Lagunina, director of special projects at RFE/RL's Russian Service, joins host Steve Gutterman to discuss.