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Russia’s buzzing about Putin’s beefcake photo spread, shot while vacationing in the Siberian mountains last week. Women are cooing, the usually quiet gay community is making Brokeback Mountain comments and politicians are wondering if this is a tactic to raise his appeal in order to make another run at the presidency and not step down as required by the constitution. Wonder if W will take a cue and go native down on the ranch in Crawford to try to pick up his approval rating. Maybe he should ask his daughters to do that for him.  When he flexes Russia's diplomatic and military muscle, Vladimir Putin always makes headlines. But few could have predicted the squall of gossip and speculation that erupted after the president stripped off his shirt for the cameras while vacationing in the Siberian mountains last week. The resulting images, prominently enshrined on the presidential Web site, inspired admiration, criticism and some racing pulses among his admirers. The Russian media still can't get enough.
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