Putin Set To Consolidate Power As Russians Vote In Elections Heavily Criticized By The West
Russians voted Sunday in a parliamentary election where the only question was whether President Vladimir Putin's party would win a strong majority of seats or a crushing share.
The election follows months of increasingly acidic rhetoric aimed against the West and efforts, by law and by truncheon, to stifle opponents.



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AP | JIM HEINTZ | December 2, 2007 10:59 AM