Reuters: Russian mayor who took on Kremlin party jailed before elections
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A Russian court sentenced a former mayor and vocal critic of President Vladimir Putin's allies to 12 1/2 years in jail on Aug. 3 in a graft case the liberal opposition said was trumped up to end its fledgling success in the regions.