This probably doesn't warrant a full post. But we got woken up by a text message about it at 8:15am, so apparently someone thinks that you want to know this:

Russian President Vladimir Putin has raised the possibility of becoming a future prime minister by agreeing to enter the December parliamentary polls. Mr Putin, who must leave office as president next year, said suggestions he might seek to become Russian prime minister were "entirely realistic"... Pro-Kremlin political analyst Gleb Pavlovsky described it as a radical change. "We can forget our favourite cliche that the president is tsar in Russia," Mr Pavlovsky told AFP news agency. "It's the most politically logical solution to the problem of what Putin does when he leaves office," he said.

Tune in later today for the official launch of our new blog, www.stan.shivell.die.die.die.net. It's just going to be a gigantic map of the US with an explanation of how time zones work.

References:
* Putin eyes prime minister's job [BBC]

Previously:
* Putin Goes After Chess Master, Opposition Politician Kasparov
* We Heart Putin - Banning the BBC Edition
* Putin Wins Russian Politician Of The Year