Lawmakers Try To Demonstrate Problem-Solving With Outdoor Event On Blistering Day

On Thursday, Russian President Putin commended South African President Nelson Mandela -- a man who spent much of his life either as a political prisoner or fighting against the kinds of governments that imprison them. And then, Alexei Navalny, a Russian dissident and outspoken critic of Putin was jailed.

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