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(11 Dec 2007) SHOTLIST
AP Television
1. Wide of Russian parliament, State Duma
2. Wide of Russian flag on top of Duma
Agency Pool
3. First Deputy Prime Minister, Dmitry Medvedev talking with leaders of political parties
4. Mid of Medvedev at meeting
5. Mid of meeting
6. SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Dmitry Medvedev, First Deputy Prime Minister:
"We had waited for quite long, the accumulated energy is substantial and now we can convert the economic achievements we made in the course of the last eight years, into concrete economic programs. That's what we already see, even with all losses, problems, and some ambiguities."
7. Mid of meeting
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8. Mid of Russian State emblem
9. Low shot of Duma interior
10. Wide of street
11. Mid of man buying newspapers
12. Close-up of man's hand taking change and newspaper
13. Mid of newspapers
14. Close-up of newspaper front page with picture of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Medvedev
15.SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Valeri, Moscow resident:
"It's great (Medvedev as potential successor to Putin). He is 42, a great specialist as it seems to me, a great manager, and, what is the most important thing, he is young. Today for our country a young age and experience are of paramount importance."
16. Mid of people on street
17.SOUNDBITE: (Russian) Yana, Moscow resident:
"He is self-reliant and quite an independent man, able to put his thoughts in a precise manner, doing a lot for the government and the people. That is why I agree with this choice."
18. Wide of street
STORYLINE
Dmitry Medvedev, whose candidacy for Russian leader has been endorsed by President Vladimir Putin, suggested on Tuesday that Putin
become prime minister after the March 2 election.
Putin is prohibited by law for running for a third consecutive term, but analysts say he clearly wants to retain a powerful role once he steps down.
Medvedev's proposal would provide that role.
Medvedev also said during the broadcast on state TV, that after the election the country must continue to pursue the policies driven by Putin over the past eight years.
During a meeting in the Russian parliament, the State Duma, on Tuesday, Medvedev told leaders of political parties that "we can convert the economic achievements we made in the course of the last eight years, into concrete economic programs".
Putin's support for Medvedev, who is currently First Deputy Prime Minister, virtually ensures that he would win the election.
His candidacy was supported by several people AP Television spoke to in Moscow on Tuesday morning.
"He is 42, a great specialist as it seems to me, a great manager, and, what is the most important thing, he is young. Today for our country a young age and experience are of paramount importance," said one man, Valeri.
Another Muscovite, Yana, said she thought Medvedev was "self-reliant and quite an independent man, able to put his thoughts in a precise manner".
There have been months of intense speculation on whom Putin saw as his likely successor in the March 2 voting, along with the wider question of what Putin himself will do once he steps down.
Putin had long been seen as trying to choose between Medvedev, a 42-year-old business-oriented lawyer and board chairman of state natural gas giant Gazprom, and Sergei Ivanov, another first deputy premier who built up a stern and hawkish reputation while defence minister.
Although Medvedev holds powerful positions, he projects a mild-mannered public image and has been widely seen as a functionary devoted to Putin rather than as an independent thinker.

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