The Week contest: Putin photo op
How do you want to see Russia's president?
Last week's question: Russian President Vladimir Putin, already famous for pictures showing him riding a horse in Siberia while shirtless and using a glider to lead a flock of geese on their migration, released a video recently purporting to show him catching a 46-pound pike. What should Putin's next photo op be?
THE WINNER: Displaying his most recent catch, a roughly 140 pound former NSA analyst
Edward Whaley, Reston, Va.
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THIRD PLACE: Parting the Black Sea
Fiona Neary, Fredericksburg, Va.
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