MPs back Putin plan for regions
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The Russian Duma backs President Putin's plan to replace elected regional bosses with his own appointees.
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Russia&#39;s parliament backed on Friday President Vladimir Putin&#39;s plan to scrap elections for governors under sweeping political reforms aimed at strengthening his grip on power.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin reversed an earlier stand and has agreed to allow the upper house of Parliament to investigate the recent hostage-taking attack on a school in southern Russia.
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MOSCOW Russia&#39;s lower house of Parliament took its first step on Friday toward adopting President Vladimir Putin&#39;s sweeping overhaul of the country&#39;s political system, despite signs of popular dissent, particularly in regions distant from the capital.
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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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French President Jacques Chirac said he supported his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in seeking a political solution in Chechnya, provided that it preserves Russia's territorial integrity.
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A new party that promotes itself as an opposition group but supports Vladimir Putin took a prominent place on Russia's political stage Monday after regional elections that further consolidated the president's hold on power.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin pledges to back a parliamentary commission into the Beslan school siege.
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MOSCOW  - Russia's upper house of parliament on Wednesday ratified the Kyoto protocol and sent it to President Vladimir Putin for the final stamp of approval that would bring the global climate pact into force early next year.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called  on Thursday for a powerful parliament and unchanged policies  after he leaves the Kremlin in remarks hinting he may go on to  use a power base in parliament to dominate the country.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called on Thursday for a powerful parliament, his likely future power base, and unchanged policies after he leaves the Kremlin.
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Russia&#39;s lower house of parliament gave tentative backing Friday to a key electoral reform proposed by President Vladimir Putin following a series of recent terror attacks that have killed hundreds and stunned Russians.
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Russian deputies submitted a draft anti-terrorism law to parliament on Tuesday in the latest security measure after attacks such as the Beslan school massacre in which more than 330 people were killed.
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Outgoing Ukrainian President Leonid Kuchma gained Russian President Vladimir Putin&#39;s backing yesterday against calls for a quick rerun of the last round of the disputed presidential election.
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Russia's lower house of parliament adopted a far-reaching anti-terrorism plan on Wednesday that calls for broadening the powers of all agencies involved in the fight against terrorism and threatens officials with punishment if they fail to prevent attacks.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes on Monday 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.