"He is no longer just very popular in New York -- he's very popular in Italy, too, " he said.

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"Mr Abramovich is a controversial figure and I'm not sure he's very popular with the common people, " said Igor Schveitzer, a football correspondent with Radio Liberty.

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And now, of course, he's become very popular during this period of time when he is a non candidate.

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He said Martyn's victory was a very popular one with the crowd.

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"It's very popular in every culture, " he said.

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He's gotten good, strong grades as governor succeeding a very popular Jeb Bush in Florida.

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"I am very proud of him -- the fact that he's Palestinian, he is popular, and he makes people happy, " his mother said.

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