Putin says he wonât run for third term of office
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KIEV, October 26 (Itar-Tass) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a televised question-time show on Ukrainian channels Tuesday night the Russian law envisions only two terms of office for a president and he will honor that provision.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday sharply criticized the Ukrainian opposition's proposal to hold a repeat of the nation's disputed presidential runoff, telling Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma that a revote "would yield nothing."
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Vladimir Putin says he does not rule out running for Russia's presidency again in 2012 or 2016.
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French President Jacques Chirac announced in a televised address Sunday night that he would not seek a third presidential term.Comment
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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&#39;s government structure.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin denies a link between Russia&#39;s policies in Chechnya and the tragedy in Beslan. Britain&#39;s Guardian newspaper said Putin is again rejecting calls for negotiations with Chechen rebel representatives.
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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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Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he saw no need to hang his successor's portrait in his office once he steps down as Russia's president.
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President Vladimir Putin pledged on  Thursday to give Russians a "free democratic choice" in next  year's presidential election and said he would express his own  preferences during the campaign.
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Former Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov was barred on Sunday from running for president in a March election, a move he said was taken to block any real challenge to Kremlin chief Vladimir Putin's chosen candidate.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday reiterated his refusal to negotiate with Chechen separatists, warning critics against applying what he called a double standard in the definition of terrorism.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says existing business tax probes should not be seen a threat to other companies.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin says Moscow will not tolerate attempts to use human rights for political aims.
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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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President Vladimir Putin's chosen  successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has refused to meet his rivals for  the presidency in live television debates ahead of the March 2  election.
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MOSCOW/BARNAUL  - President Vladimir Putin's chosen successor, Dmitry Medvedev, has refused to meet his rivals for the presidency in live television debates in the run-up to the March 2 election.
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Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has cast doubts over the viability of holding free and fair elections in Iraq, saying he &quot;cannot imagine&quot; how an occupied country can go through a meaningful electoral exercise.