New Russian cabinet takes charge
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Russian President Vladimir Putin names a new cabinet but it offers few clues as to who may succeed him.
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Gordon Brown is beginning his first full day in office with an overhaul of all the major Cabinet posts.
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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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MOSCOW -- President Vladimir Putin promoted his hawkish defense minister to a top government post yesterday, a move that puts Putin's two heirs apparent on equal footing before next year's election to replace the popular leader.
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Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament took its first step yesterday toward adopting President Vladimir Putin&#39;s overhaul of the country&#39;s political system, despite signs of popular
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JAKARTA: Indonesia&#39;s new President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Wednesday unveiled his new cabinet, a broad selection of familiar faces and trusted professionals tasked with delivering his promises of tackling graft and reviving the economy.
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After weeks of deliberations, Afghanistan&#39;s president, Hamid Karzai, announced his new cabinet on Thursday night, offering a lineup largely free of wartime commanders and heavy on technocrats.
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President Vladimir Putin chose a little-known government official to become Russia's new prime minister Wednesday, a surprise move that set off fevered speculation over whether loyal technocrat Viktor Zubkov was being groomed to replace Putin next spring.
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Viktor Zubkov is confirmed as Russia's new prime minister and has pledged to fight widespread corruption.
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With an eye to North Korea and China, Prime Minister Koizumi's Cabinet is set to pass new guidelines.
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Plan has prompted the first serious opposition to the Putin government.
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VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, yesterday ordered a drastic centralisation of government power that is likely to strengthen the Kremlinâs grip over every aspect of political life.
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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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Russia's parliament on Wednesday gave a first nod to new tougher rules for setting up political parties -- a key element of President Vladimir Putin's reforms, which could dramatically change the political system.
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U.S. officials are more optimistic than the locals about a new cabinet that looks a lot like the old one
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Nepal's king names a new cabinet - a day after sacking the government and imposing a state of emergency.
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Japan's new Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda and his cabinet are formally sworn in by Emperor Akihito.