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Vladimir Putin’s anointed successor, 42-year-old Dmitry Medvedev, secured more than 70 percent of the vote Sunday in Russia’s presidential elections, to the surprise of no one. Medvedev has said he will name Putin as his prime minister, but some wonder how the two will share power. Opposition protesters who said the election was fixed clashed with riot police in the streets of Moscow Monday.

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