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Church and Stare

MOSCOW

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a prayer service after being sworn in to a new six-year term on May 7. Putin, who first became president in 2000, was re-elected by a landslide in a contest critics say was marred by fraud. His inauguration came two days after police detained about 1,600 people, including opposition leader Alexei Navalny, during anti-Putin protests.

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