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This fracking site in Washington, Pa., is one of many in the country shaking up world energy markets as the U.S. moves toward no longer needing to import natural gas. The stakes are particularly large in Russia. “This is where everything is being turned on its head,” said Fiona Hill, an expert on Russia at the Brookings Institution. (Associated Press)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, left, stroll at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Dmitry Astakhov, Government Press Service)
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**FILE** Russian President Vladimir Putin walks prior to a Sept. 26, 2012, ceremony of receiving credentials in Moscow's Kremlin. (Associated Press)
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Russian opposition lawmaker Gennady Gudkov, left, and his son Dmitry react while listing during a plenary session of the State Duma, the lower parliament chamber, in Moscow, Russia, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Russia's lower house of parliament is voting Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, to expel Gudkov, who has angered the Kremlin with his scathing criticism and participation in opposition rallies. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reacts as she meets fellow leaders for the group photo on the final day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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Alexander Galimov was one of 44 who died in the plane crash carrying the Lokomotiv Yaroslavl team from Russia’s Kontinental Hockey League. (AP Photo/Misha Japaridze)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin (right) is shown the contents of a media kit during a visit to the media center for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok, Russia, on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)
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Russia's Maria Sharapova celebrates during her match with Marion Bartoli, of France, in the quarterfinals during the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2012, in New York. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
