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15 March 2004 As expected, Vladimir Putin has secured a second term in office, winning in the first round with 71.2 percent of the vote. ULYANOVSK, Russia–As they went to polling stations on 14 March, many Russian voters joked that they were taking part not in the election of a president, but in the election […]