Russia's main investigative agency says it has filed new theft
and money laundering charges against opposition leader Alexei
Navalny and his brother.  The Investigative Committee said in a
statement Tuesday that Navalny and his brother Oleg are accused
of stealing more than 30 million rubles (more than $940,000)
from a commercial company.  Navalny dismissed the charges as
politically motivated.  In July, he was convicted of
embezzlement in a separate case, but a court suspended his five-
year sentence earlier this month. Navalny won 27 percent of
Moscow's mayoral vote in September, finishing a strong second
behind the Kremlin-backed incumbent and cementing his positions
as Russia's No. 1 opposition leader.  He was a key driving force
behind massive protests in Moscow against Vladimir Putin's
return to the Russian presidency.