Kasparov Ends Bid for Russian Presidency
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MOSCOW, Dec. 13 -- Garry Kasparov, the chess grandmaster and relentless critic of President Vladimir Putin, has ended his long-shot presidential bid, citing official harassment he said prevented him from holding a legally required nomination meeting.
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The Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe on Thursday cancelled its observer missions to Russia's March 2 presidential election because of restrictions imposed by Moscow.
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Greg Rusedski loses three match points before going down to Nikolai Davydenko in the Kremlin Cup final.
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The resignation signals the end of a political drama that ended in Viktor F. Yanukovich's defeat after an uprising against electoral fraud.
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Chess legend Garry Kasparov talks to the BBC News website about Putin, politics and the game of kings.
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Russia has suspended its participation  in a key pact limiting conventional forces in Europe through a  decree signed by President Vladimir Putin, the Kremlin said in  a statement on Saturday.
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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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The number of candidates challenging the Kremlin's choice for president dwindled Wednesday when the leader of a pro-business party dropped out of the race.
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Russia's Central Election Commission bars opposition candidate Mikhail Kasyanov from running for president.
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Russia's Central Election Commission said on Thursday it had grounds to disqualify former prime minister Mikhail Kasyanov from running as an independent in a March presidential election, news agencies reported.
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Mitt Romney suspends his bid for the Republican party nomination for the White House.
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The resignation signals the end of a drama that ended in Viktor Yanukovich's defeat after an uprising against electoral fraud.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin left  his cabinet largely unchanged in a reshuffle on Monday, with  the biggest winner Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin, who was  given the additional post of deputy prime minister.
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Russia's election authorities barred  Kremlin opponent Mikhail Kasyanov on Sunday from taking part in  a March election to find a successor to President Vladimir  Putin.
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Russia's election authorities barred Kremlin opponent Mikhail Kasyanov on Sunday from taking part in a March election to find a successor to President Vladimir Putin.
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MOSCOW, Feb. 15 -- President Vladimir Putin dismissed the president of Chechnya on Thursday, clearing a path to the southern republic's highest office for Ramzan Kadyrov, the controversial prime minister of Chechnya who has been accused of major human rights abuses in his drive to pacify the war-torn region....
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Russian swimming great Alexander Popov  has confirmed his retirement, calling an end to a stellar  career in which he won numerous world, Olympic and European  titles.