Putin Seeks More Control Over Regions, Governors
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In an address to the countryâs top officials on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives that would further strengthen the federal centerâs control over political life.
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His promise of a safer Russia looking hollow after a week of disasters, President Vladimir Putin may now put his traumatised country under even tighter control, political analysts say.
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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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The Russian leader today called for new measures that include the naming of regional governors and an overhaul of the electoral system.
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President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia called for a new global economic framework that would emphasize regional alliances.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin answers journalists&#39; questions during a news conference in Moscow&#39;s Kremlin, Dec. 23, 2004.
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a number of anti-terrorism initiatives that would ultimately give the Kremlin greater power over everyday life.
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MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin announced a series of anti-terror initiatives Monday that would strengthen the Kremlin's grip on every layer of Russian political life.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake, and called for the creation of a central, powerful anti-terror agency...
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The government of Russian president Vladimir Putin has seized on the events around the armed takeover of a school in Beslan, a town in the southern republic of Ossetia, to broaden its âantiterrorism
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a powerful parliament, his likely future power base, and unchanged policies after he leaves the Kremlin.
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Since Vladimir Putin became Russia&#39;s president in 2000, he has had his eye on tightening the state&#39;s direct control over the energy sector.
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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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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin says he will take full control of nominating leaders for Russia&#39;s regions to help combat terrorism after a bloody school siege in which more than 320 people were killed.
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President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered sweeping changes to Russia's political system to boost the Kremlin's powers in "the fight against terrorism."
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President Vladimir Putin says he will fight terror by consolidating security agencies and further tightening political control over the country.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country needs a single ``vertical&#39;&#39; system of power to fight terrorism such as the attack on a school last week that killed 339 people.