MOSCOW, Dec. 2 -- President Vladimir Putin secured a convincing personal victory in Russia's parliamentary election Sunday and with it, his allies say, the "moral authority" he had demanded to maintain political influence in the country after he steps down next year. -
Russian Voters Turn Out for Putin and United Russia
MOSCOW, Dec. 2 -- President Vladimir Putin secured a convincing personal victory in Russia's parliamentary election Sunday and with it, his allies say, the "moral authority" he had demanded to maintain political influence in the country after he steps down next year.-
By Peter Finn