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A New Fight.(Ted Turner vs. Vladimir Putin)(Brief Article)

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| January 22, 2001 | Kuchment, Anna; Beith, Malcolm | COPYRIGHT 2001 Newsweek, Inc. All rights reserved. Any reuse, distribution or alteration without express written permission of Newsweek is prohibited. For permission: www.newsweek.com. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Media mogul Ted Turner leaked word last week that he's negotiating to buy a 25 percent stake in NTV, Russia's last independent network. The move would give NTV much-needed cash and strengthen Russia's flailing free-press movement. But it pits Turner against President Vladimir Putin, who has been trying to dismantle Media-Most--the parent company of ...

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