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RUSSIAN OPPOSITION PARTIES HOLD A RALLY IN MOSCOW

Former Russian prime minister and Kremlin critic Mikhail Kasyanov speaks during a rally in Moscow on December 16, 2006. Russian opposition parties rallied on Saturday to protest recent electoral law changes and to challenge President Vladimir Putin, but their demonstration in central Moscow was dwarfed by riot police. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)

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