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March 1, 2012

Russia on Collision Course as Putin Plots Return

Tim Heritage, Reuters

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The country he will get the chance to lead for another six years after an election on Sunday has changed, and he is on a collision course with Western powers and a newly confident middle class demanding a freer and fairer Russia.

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