Putin seeks more power to fight terrorism
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President Vladimir Putin has ordered sweeping changes to Russia&#39;s political system to help combat terrorism, but immediately has drawn charges he is exploiting a bloody school siege to boost his personal power.
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President Vladimir Putin stepped up Kremlin control over Russia's regions and called for moves to improve security in the north Caucasus after the Beslan school hostage tragedy.
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MOSCOW Sept. 14, 2004 - Russia announced Tuesday it was pouring $5.4 billion in additional funding into its security agencies, the first concrete new step in the anti-terrorism battle that President Vladimir Putin has called the country&#39;s No.
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BESLAN, Russia  - Russian President Vladimir Putin  on Saturday demanded a drastic shakeup of security forces'  tactics against terror after the seizure of a school by Chechen  militants ended in chaos and bloodshed.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has warned terrorist attacks in Iraq and around the world will increase if George W Bush is not re-elected in next month&#39;s presidential poll.
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MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin on Monday announced a series of far-reaching initiatives that would significantly strengthen the Kremlinâs control over the countryâs political life.
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Russia is calling for a crackdown on terrorists who seek political asylum to avoid prosecution, including the speedy extradition of terror suspects.
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RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin has ordered a security overhaul after the bloody end to the school hostage crisis but experts are sceptical that authorities can prevent more deadly terror acts by Chechen separatists.
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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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MOSCOW -- Facing a wave of deadly terrorism, President Vladimir Putin moved yesterday to reshape Russia's political system and give the central government dramatically increased powers, but his critics said the changes would threaten the country's young democracy and put it on a path toward dictatorship.
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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin said Friday the Kremlin was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, even as a Chechen rebel leader purportedly claimed responsibility for a series of attacks that killed hundreds of people and threatened more violence.    Putin's comments were the highest-level warning yet that Russia could take pre-emptive action against terror groups after the Sept...
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that &quot;through its work within the Central Asian Cooperation Organization [CACO] Russia is hoping to seriously expand its practical scope for countering such threats as terrorism and religious extremism, and for
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MOSCOW  - President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia is preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, the Interfax news agency reported.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin has seized upon the Beslan school tragedy to chip away even further at Russia&#39;s democracy. But instead of strengthening his own power, it&#39;s possible that his
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The UN Security Council has adopted a Russian-sponsored resolution seeking to strengthen the international effort against terrorists.
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President Vladimir Putin&#39;s move earlier this week to enhance his own power in response to a wave of terrorism does not take on the real problem: the corrupt and unreformed security
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President Vladimir Putin says he will fight terror by consolidating security agencies and further tightening political control over the country.