Putin calls for powerful Russia parliament
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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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BESLAN, Russia - A shaken President Vladimir Putin made a rare and candid admission of Russian weakness Saturday in the face of an "all-out war" by terrorists after more than 340 people - nearly half of them children - were killed in a hostage-taking at a southern school.    Putin went on national television to tell Russians that they must mobilize against terrorism and promised wide-ranging reforms to toughen security forces and purge corruption...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has  decreed the newly elected State Duma, or lower house of  parliament, will hold its first session on December 24, the  official gazette said on Thursday.
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BESLAN, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin  called Saturday for a radical rethink of security forces'  tactics against terror after the seizure of a school by Chechen  militants ended in chaos and bloodshed.
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MOSCOW - Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a number of anti-terrorism initiatives that would ultimately give the Kremlin greater power over everyday life.
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VLADIMIR Putin, the Russian president, was accused yesterday of exploiting the fight against terrorism to strengthen his already iron grip on power.
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President Vladimir Putin put sweeping political reforms in motion Monday, sending to Russia's parliament a bill on eliminating the popular election of regional governors and district parliament races.
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President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered sweeping changes to Russia's political system to boost the Kremlin's powers in "the fight against terrorism."
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Russian President Vladimir Putin pledges to back a parliamentary commission into the Beslan school siege.
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President Vladimir Putin on Monday demanded an overhaul of Russia's political system, including an end to the direct popular election of governors, saying the changes were needed to combat terrorism.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin called for a &quot;radical renewal&quot; of government structures and operations in the north Caucasus in order to fight terror.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin answers journalists&#39; questions during a news conference in Moscow&#39;s Kremlin, Dec. 23, 2004.
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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 President Vladimir Putin on  Friday urged the West to persuade Georgia's leadership to  change its "irresponsible" policies, the Kremlin press service  said in a statement.
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President Vladimir Putin announced radical changes to Russia&#39;s democratic institutions yesterday that will give the Kremlin greater power than at any time since the fall of the Soviet Union.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a radical overhaul of state bodies in response to recent attacks.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin on  Sunday set December 2 as the date for the next parliamentary  election, starting the countdown for what is seen as a dress  rehearsal for the 2008 presidential vote.