Elections in Spain and Russia - one a surprise, the other a
forgone conclusion. The Spanish are ready to yell Yankee go home and Russians
give the Kremlin the green light to expand their dominion. Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero, no household name, benefits from the Madrid bombings. Vladimir Putin,
a known commodity, counts the returns with the backdrop burning of the Manege
building. The Iberian peninsula turns toward socialism while Chechnya readies
for a return to steps that are reminiscent of the past.
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