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Obama: Putin Has Not Outmaneuvered West by webdesk@voanews.com (VOA News) Sunday December 21 st , 2014 at 7:05 PM Voice Of America 1 Share U.S. President Barack Obama says Russia's economic troubles show Russian President Vladimir Putin has not managed to outmaneuver him or the United States. In an interview broadcast by CNN Sunday, Obama rejected the notion that Putin is a "chess master" who has outmaneuvered the United States and the West in the current standoff over Ukraine. Obama said Putin is facing "the collapse of his currency, a major financial crisis, and a huge economic... Mayor Bill de Blasio weathers police storm after two NYPD officers shot dead by Amanda Holpuch in New York Sunday December 21 st , 2014 at 7:04 PM Network Front | The Guardian 1 Share Mayor attends mass as cardinal calls for ‘the peace only our lord can give’ Ex-NYPD commissioner says mayor’