Some crafty editing has put Russian President Vladimir Putin behind bars and awaiting trial in a viral YouTube video that ought to excite tens of thousands of Muscovites who took to the streets in recent months to protest legislative elections and Putin’s upcoming attempt to preserve his office. –ARK

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