Putin appoints new government chief of staff
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Moscow: President Vladimir Putin stepped up Kremlin control over Russia&#39;s regions Monday and called for moves to improve security in the north Caucasus as he appointed a new government chief of staff after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.
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The nomination of a low profile cabinet official to be prime minister raised questions about who might succeed President Vladimir V. Putin if he steps down.
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President Vladimir Putin ordered sweeping changes to Russia&#39;s political system on Monday to help combat terrorism, but immediately drew accusations of exploiting this month&#39;s bloody school siege to boost his power.
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Plan has prompted the first serious opposition to the Putin government.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin dismissed his prime minister on Wednesday, clearing the way for him to appoint a new premier who is likely to become the leading candidate in an election for president next March.
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Russia's lower house of parliament confirmed President Vladimir Putin's choice as prime minister on Friday, approving the previously obscure official Viktor Zubkov in a vote whose result was a foregone conclusion in the Kremlin-controlled chamber.
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President Vladimir Putin nominated close political ally Dmitry Medvedev as his party's presidential candidate on Monday and said he was ready to serve as prime minister in a Medvedev administration.
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defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has resigned, Russia's new prime minister said on Tuesday as President Vladimir Putin considered his proposed cabinet lineup.
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Russia's President Putin appoints nationalist Dmitry Rogozin as Russia's new ambassador to Nato.
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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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Russia's next president will remain the country's most powerful official even with outgoing head of state Vladimir Putin as prime minister, Putin's likely successor Dmitry Medvedev said in an interview on Monday.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, who will step down next year, may have a surprise choice for his preferred successor, state news agency RIA Novosti said on Friday, quoting a senior Kremlin aide.
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President Vladimir Putin has appointed a firebrand nationalist as Russia's permanent representative to NATO as the Kremlin takes a more assertive stance towards its Cold War foe.
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SKOPJE, Nov 26  Macedonian Defence Minister Vlado Buckovski was named as the country's new prime minister today and given 20 days to form a cabinet.
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MOSCOW Russian President Vladimir Putin is taking steps to further strengthen the central government&#39;s control over the nation&#39;s political life.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin  dismissed his prime minister on Wednesday, clearing the way for  him to appoint a new premier who is likely to become the  leading candidate in an election for president next March.
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U.N. Secretary-General Kofi  Annan on Monday chose the head of a high-profile U.N. agency as  his new chief of staff to help institute reforms and combat  allegations of scandals.