Putin sends Parliament a bill to alter elections
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MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin put his sweeping political overhaul in motion Monday, sending to Parliament a bill to change Russia&#39;s electoral system.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives Monday that would further strengthen the central government's control over the nation's political life.
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President Vladimir Putin ordered an overhaul of Russia's political system Monday, reacting to a three-week onslaught of terrorism with plans for the most extensive political shakeup since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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President Vladimir Putin has agreed to a parliamentary investigation in an apparent response to public criticism over last week&#39;s deadly school hostage siege.
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President Vladimir Putin told Russia's state security service on Wednesday to raise its guard against outside attempts to meddle in a March election which is expected to bring to power his hand-picked successor.
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Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament gave tentative backing Friday to a key electoral reform proposed by President Vladimir Putin following a series of recent terror attacks that have killed hundreds and stunned Russians.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Sunday set December 2 as the date for parliamentary elections,  seen as a dress rehearsal for the 2008 presidential vote.
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Russia's parliament on Wednesday gave a  first nod to new tougher rules for setting up political parties  -- a key element of President Vladimir Putin's reforms, which  could dramatically change the political system.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes on Monday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed &quot;strengthening&quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin promotes a close ally in a reshuffle ahead of next year's presidential elections.
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Russia's lower house of parliament gave tentative backing Friday to a key electoral reform proposed by President Vladimir Putin following a series of recent terror attacks that have killed hundreds and stunned Russians.
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MOSCOW Russia&#39;s lower house of Parliament took its first step on Friday toward adopting President Vladimir Putin&#39;s sweeping overhaul of the country&#39;s political system, despite signs of popular dissent, particularly in regions distant from the capital.
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President Vladimir Putin signed into law a series of tough new restrictions on beer ads, a measure that lawmakers said should help reduce youth drinking and hooliganism.
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President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes yesterday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed &quot;strengthening&quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
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President Vladimir Putin ordered an overhaul of Russia&#39;s political system Monday, reacting to a three-week onslaught of terrorism with plans for the most extensive political shakeup since the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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The proposals would strengthen Vladimir V. Putin's already pervasive control over the legislative branch and regional governments.
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MOSCOW -- Facing a wave of deadly terrorism, President Vladimir Putin moved yesterday to reshape Russia's political system and give the central government dramatically increased powers, but his critics said the changes would threaten the country's young democracy and put it on a path toward dictatorship.