Russia's Putin Again Rules Out Running for 3rd Term
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday again ruled out running for a third term in the Kremlin and pledged to organize elections for a successor in 2008 "in a proper democratic way."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has ruled out negotiations with Chechen rebels after the Beslan school bloodbath, further straining ties with Western leaders who are pressing for a political solution to Chechnya.
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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan - Russian President Vladimir Putin said yesterday that insurgent attacks in Iraq were aimed at blocking President George W. Bush&#39;s re-election, a statement seen as an indication Putin favors Bush in the upcoming vote.
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Russia's top election authority on   Wednesday threw out a call for a people's poll that would clear   the way for President Vladimir Putin to stay on in power,   making it more likely he will step down as he plans in 2008.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin denied charges that the widely publicized trial of Yukos founder and the nation's richest man Mikhail Khodorkovsky was political.
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President Vladimir Putin on Friday rejected suggestions he was pushing Russia back to totalitarian rule, but said it was still searching for a model of democracy to match its traditions.
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RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin is considering extending his term of office, due to expire in 2008, in a sign of his determination to tighten his grip on power and crack down on terrorism after the Beslan school massacre.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he would step down in 2008. Guests at a luncheon Putin attended said he told them of his plan, and that he would recommend his successor fight poverty and ensure strong ...
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President Putin says a new arms race is under way and that Nato is not listening to Russia's concerns.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday again ruled out running for a third term in the Kremlin and pledged to organize elections for a successor in 2008 &quot;in a proper democratic way.
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President Vladimir Putin of Russia has denied that politics was driving a legal crackdown on the Yukos oil giant and its founder, Mr Mikhail Khodorkovsky, a day after the firm&#39;s biggest shareholder launched legal action against the Russian government.
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Russia's chief election body on Wednesday dismissed a petition aimed at allowing President Vladimir Putin to run for a third term.
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President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday he could not imagine how Iraqi elections scheduled for Jan. 30 could be held under current conditions.
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MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin says he wants to know if Washington is trying to isolate his country. He also says he has questions about the upcoming elections in Iraq.
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MOSCOW, Dec. 26 -- For the second time this month, a leading figure from Russia's opposition has withdrawn from next March's presidential election complaining of a political landscape that has made open competition impossible.
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Liberal politician Grigory Yavlinsky, a candidate in numerous Russian elections since the 1991 Soviet collapse, will not run for president next year, his spokeswoman said Friday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on  Thursday he had no plans to grab more power or change the  constitution when reforming Russia's government structure,  dismissing fears in the West he is watering down democracy.