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President Alexander Lukashenko remained mired in the biggest political crisis of his 26-year rule in Belarus as riot police confronted daily street protests that showed little sign of fading over the outcome of the Aug. 9 election, which critics denounced as rigged. His bid for a sixth consecutive term seemed a formality until opposition groups united behind a little-known challenger. As events unfolded, Russia, the European Union and the U.S. were jostling for influence in this strategically im