Some of the most entertaining news coming out of Russia these days has to do with the mayoral election in Sochi - a job which could land one lucky competitor the task of doling out billions of dollars in preparation for the Winter Olympics.  Without a hint of irony, President Dmitry Medvedev has called the campaign a "genuine political battle" that will enrich Russian democracy ... you can't make this stuff up.Needless to say, the country's most impressive corruption entrepreneurs have turned out to try to seize the post, but those placing their bets on the wanted murderer of Alexander Litvinenko, may be disappointed to see he's been chucked out.  And now it seems that opposition leader Boris Nemtsov's already slim chances are getting slimmer, as the United ...