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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defense Minister Anatoly Serdyukov has  resigned, Russia&#39;s new prime minister said on Tuesday as  President Vladimir Putin considered his proposed cabinet  lineup.
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Afghanistan&#39;s president, Hamid Karzai, has sworn in a new cabinet that sidelines powerful militia leaders in favour of reformers.
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Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi reshuffled his cabinet yesterday, replacing several top ministers in an effort to boost his popularity, consolidate political support and quicken the pace of reforms in the world&#39;s second-largest economy.
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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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KABUL, Dec 23  - Afghan President Hamid Karzai has appointed a new cabinet which pushes out warlords and installs technocrats capable of fighting drugs and driving reform, the presidential palace said Thursday.
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Afghan President Hamid Karzai Thursday evening announced the much-awaited new cabinet line-up, replacing some of the influential warlords in the interim government with new faces.
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MOSCOW -- On Nov. 15, the Russian Interior Ministry and Gazprom, the state-controlled energy giant, announced three new senior appointments. Oleg Safonov was named a deputy head of the ministry. Yevgeny Shkolov became head of its economic security department. And Valery Golubev was appointed a...
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President Nicolas Sarkozy reshuffled his cabinet on Tuesday after losing a key minister in a parliamentary election and made former international lawyer Christine Lagarde France's first female economy minister.
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The new Government, headed by Calin Popescu-Tariceanu, on Tuesday got the investiture vote from Parliament.
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President Vladimir Putin has announced new measures to strenghten the governments power in tackling the fight against terrorism. In a cabinet meeting today, Putin blamed Russian authorities for being inefficient
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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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The Kremlin's strategy is beginning to take shape.
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New PM to complete ministerial reshuffle and set out plans to make government more accountable.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin announces a radical overhaul of state bodies in response to recent attacks.
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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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President Hamid Karzai chose a new Cabinet on Thursday, heeding calls to sideline warlords from top positions - including the defense minister - and creating a new post to oversee the fight against opium production.