The world returneth

[Gonz]

to pre-9/11 days.

Russians handed Vladimir Putin a crushing reelection victory after a vote that lacked drama but confirmed a desire for post-Soviet stability that the former KSG spy embodies here.

He led with 71.2 percent of the vote with 97 percent of the ballots counted -- a massive jump on the 52.5 percent he won in 2000 after succeeding the tumultuous era of his ailing mentor Boris Yeltsin.

and the Socialists/apologgists have taken over Spain. Howard Stern wishes he was Christ and he's still while whining, gas prices are soaring, Kerry challenges Bush to monthly debates while Powell calls on John F to "name them".

The more things change...