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**FILE** Russian President Vladimir Putin walks prior to a Sept. 26, 2012, ceremony of receiving credentials in Moscow's Kremlin. (Associated Press)

Russian opposition lawmaker Gennady Gudkov, left, and his son Dmitry react while listing during a plenary session of the State Duma, the lower parliament chamber, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Russia's lower house of parliament is voting Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, to expel Gudkov, who has angered the Kremlin with his scathing criticism and participation in opposition rallies. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reacts as she meets fellow leaders for the group photo on the final day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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Alexander Galimov was one of 44 who died in the plane crash carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team from Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) is shown the contents of a media kit during a visit to the media center for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates during her match with Marion Bartoli, of France, in the quarterfinals during the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)

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This image taken from TV footage provided by the Associated Press Television News shows a place where two women stabbed to death were found Aug. 30, 2012, under this sign on the wall of their apartment in Kazan, Russia. The sign is presumably written with blood, prosecutors said adding that the murderer probably tried to mislead police by the writing that supports three members of the provocative feminist band jailed for their "punk prayer" at a Moscow cathedral. (Associated Press/APTN)

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Opposition leader Boris Nemtsov speaks about his new book on the wealth of Russian President Vladimir Putin during a news conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012. (AP Photo/Sergey Ponomarev)

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Agnieszka Radwanska, of Poland, returns a shot to Nina Bratchikova, of Russia, at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Kathy Willens)