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MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 10: Russian opposition leader Yevgenia Chirikova speaks during a protest rally against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections on December 10, 2011 in Moscow, Russia. Protests took place in Moscow and St. Petersburg this week amid allegations from both domestic critics and international observers that the recent Duma Elections were rigged. Russia's ruling party, United Russia, lost their parliamentary majority but still won close to 49.5 percent of the vote. (Photo by Konstantin Zavrazhin/Getty Images)

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 10:  Russian opposition leader Yevgenia Chirikova speaks during a protest rally against alleged vote rigging in Russia's parliamentary elections on December 10, 2011 in Moscow, Russia. Protests took place in Moscow and St. Petersburg this week amid allegations from both domestic critics and international observers that the recent Duma Elections were rigged. Russia's ruling party, United Russia, lost their parliamentary majority but still won close to 49.5 percent of the vote.  (Photo by Konstantin Zavrazhin/Getty Images)