U.S. Congress seeks human rights penalties on Russian officials;

Amnesty for at least some political prisoners

An unlikely champion for Russia's opposition;

Kremlin jitters over post-Coalition Afghanistan

Still no justice for Sergei Magnitsky;

Term limits for future Russian presidents...just not Putin

New U.S. envoy to Russia receives chilly reception;

Orthodox church "

under attack"

for political views

Domestic opposition on the decline...or still kicking?;

Oil retarding Russia's economic growth