Putin Kills Animal, Sends Stern Message to Palin

The ever-mighty Vladimir Putin kills a tiger and saves a small village of gophers a TV crew:

MOSCOW – He’s driven a big truck, flown in a Russian fighter jet and fished shirtless on national television. Now comes Vladimir Putin’s latest image-boosting escapade, a visit to a Russian wildlife preserve that gave him the chance to wear camouflage, stalk through the woods and shoot a tiger — all for a good cause.

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