Bill Clinton, as quoted in "Boris the Fighter" (29 April 2007), The New York Times
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[In 2000] Vladimir Putin had the intelligence, energy and stamina the country needed to get Russia's economy on track and handle its complicated politics.
— Bill Clinton on Vladimir Putin
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Source: Wikiquote: "Vladimir Putin" (Quotes about Putin: Alphabetized by author or source , 2000s)
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William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III ; 19 August 1946) is an American politician and the 42nd president of the United States of America, and the husband of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
About Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe III ; 19 August 1946) is an American politician and the 42nd president of the United States of America, and the husband of Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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