Top of the Hour: Putin Accuses Clinton of Instigating Protests, Morning Headlines

The Takeaway

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin accused U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday of encouraging and supporting protests over alleged fraud in last weekend’s parliamentary elections. Putin claimed Clinton “set the tone for some opposition activists,” and warned of a wider crackdown on the demonstrations. BBC correspondent  Steve Rosenberg reports on the latest from Moscow.

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