Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and his wife Lyudmila, right, stand at a polling station in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, Dec. 2, 2007. Millions of Russians cast ballots in parliamentary elections Sunday, in a tense vote that followed a campaign marked by intimidation, manipulation and arrests designed to ensure a major victory for President Vladimir Putin's party. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Presidential Press Service) ( RUSSIA PUTIN ELECTION )