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      <title>Russian activists unbowed by detentions</title>
      <description>Opposition activists promise further demonstrations after hundreds detained while protesting Putin's election win.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 19:13:51 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Tsar' Putin quick to reassert authority</title>
      <description>Less than 24 hours after winning Russia's presidential election, a huge show of force across the capital and the arrest of hundreds of opposition supporters signalled Vladimir Putin was back in charge.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 08:03:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Hundreds held after anti-Putin rallies</title>
      <description>Police in Moscow and Saint Petersburg break up protests against Vladimir Putin's victory in Russian presidential vote.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:38:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Putin returns to Russian presidency</title>
      <description>Putin says victory followed an "open and fair contest", but rivals and opposition allege fraud and call for protests.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:17:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Russian voters discuss presidential election</title>
      <description>Moscow residents tell Al Jazeera which candidates they preferred in the poll for next leader of the nation.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:09:25 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Mikhail Prokhorov: 'Playing the long game'</title>
      <description>A tycoon known more for being a playboy than politically active, Prokhorov is running in Russia's presidential poll.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:13:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vladimir Putin: 'A vote for stability'</title>
      <description>Popular prime minister and twice former president has brushed aside protests against his rule in bid for third term.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 01:38:12 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Zyuganov and Mironov: Back to the future</title>
      <description>Communist party's Zyuganov and A Just Russia's Mironov call for a return to the socialist model.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:15:06 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Vladimir Zhirinovsky: An aggressive voice</title>
      <description>The outspoken right-wing nationalist tells Russians to vote for him or "it will get worse".</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 10:04:43 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Russia's oligarchs guard political might</title>
      <description>Under Putin, a new middle class has emerged, but socio-economic changes haven't yet translated into political clout.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 15:56:38 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Moscow's Syrians eye post-election change</title>
      <description>Opposition members hope a victory for Vladimir Putin will allow him to reconsider policy towards Damascus.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 04 Mar 2012 07:47:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>'Ghost villages' haunt Russian vote</title>
      <description>With a male life expectancy of 62 and a shrinking population, Russia's demographic decline has become an election issue.</description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 02 Mar 2012 19:24:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Moscow protesters explain their positions</title>
      <description>Protesters at pro-Putin and opposition rallies tell Al Jazeera what they hope to achieve.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:15:27 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Candidates exploit nationalism in Russia poll</title>
      <description>Several candidates running for Russia's presidential election are seeking to exploit growing nationalistic sentiments.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:44:29 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Russia gears up for 'dirty campaign'</title>
      <description>With little changed since December's disputed poll, the advantages appear stacked in favour of a Putin presidency.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:16:53 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Explainer: Russia's presidential election</title>
      <description>Calls for fair elections and issues such as country's chronic demographic and corruption problems dominate campaigning.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:19:57 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>How to run for the Russian presidency</title>
      <description>Getting one's name on the ballot sheet for the presidential election is mission impossible for most aspiring candidates.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:12:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Where do the candidates stand?</title>
      <description>An in-depth look at where Russia's presidential candidates stand on foreign policy, the economy and more.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 26 Feb 2012 09:59:14 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Interactive: Election protests in Russia</title>
      <description>Opposition supporters have staged a series of protests since Russia's disputed parliamentary elections in December.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 07:34:41 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Putin: Tsar or reformer?</title>
      <description>As Putin returns to serve a third term as president, we ask if Russia is heading in the right direction.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 06 Mar 2012 10:06:16 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Putin for president?</title>
      <description>Inside Story asks if victory for the Russian prime minister in upcoming presidential election is a foregone conclusion.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2012 12:40:04 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Artistic dissidence goes viral in Russia</title>
      <description>Anti-Putin activists find creative ways to speak out ahead of elections.</description>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:27:03 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>News channel or propaganda tool?</title>
      <description>A look at why Russia Today often seems more interested in reviving the Cold War than reporting on real Russian stories.</description>
      <link>http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/listeningpost/2011/03/201132714649315858.html</link>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:30:21 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Russia to review Khodorkovsky case</title>
      <description>President orders examination of charges against jailed ex-oil tycoon, believed by many to be politically motivated.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 16:55:10 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Russia readies for Putin's Kremlin return</title>
      <description>Victory seems certain for current prime minister, despite wave of protests, economic problems and tension with the West.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 21:08:33 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Putin brushes off protests ahead of vote</title>
      <description>Russian prime minister expected to win Sunday's presidential elections, as opposition plans demonstration in Moscow.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sat, 03 Mar 2012 15:48:18 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Putin calls Russia protesters 'leaderless'</title>
      <description>Facing biggest challenge yet in 12 years of rule, PM rejects demand for election rerun but promises "clean" March vote.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 01:34:46 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Thousands rally against Russian government</title>
      <description>Kremlin panel says it has proof of mass violations in parliamentary poll, as anti-Putin protests erupt across country.</description>
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      <pubDate>Sun, 25 Dec 2011 03:57:31 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Russia releases anti-Kremlin blogger</title>
      <description>Opposition figurehead Alexei Navalny cheered by supporters after spending 15 days in police custody over protests.</description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 09:09:22 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Medvedev orders probe into election fraud</title>
      <description>President breaks silence as activists plan another large anti-government protest for December 24.</description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 12:03:19 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Putin says US encouraged Russia protesters</title>
      <description>PM accuses Clinton of giving a "signal" to opposition activists after polls critics say were marred by fraud.</description>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 09:58:34 GMT</pubDate>
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