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By Masha Lipman | Saturday, January 3, 2009 | The Washington Post

“…Uncertainty is creeping up on Russia. For the first time since Vladimir Putin’s rise to power, Moscow confronts the prospect of real political instability. (…) For years, Putin steadily eliminated all political threats to his power, and by the end of his second term as president he enjoyed absolute authority. Now that authority is being challenged by forces beyond his control….”…BS

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/01/02/AR2009010202080_pf.html