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Former Russian president Vladimir Putin attends his swearing-in ceremony as Prime Minister in the State Duma in Moscow on May 8, 2008. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called for lower taxes on oil companies and measures to cut inflation to below 10 percent as he took office. AFP PHOTO / RIA NOVOSTI / KREMLIN POOL / DMITRY ASTAKHOV (Photo credit should read DMITRY ASTAKHOV/AFP/Getty Images)