Putin accused of exploiting terror
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin said he was concerned about attempts at handling political issues in the former Soviet Union by illegal means.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin is defending his government&#39;s efforts to strengthen and centralize control in the wake of several recent terrorist attacks.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday investigators were probing a possible link between al Qaeda and Chechen rebels widely believed to have downed two passenger planes a week ago.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, siding with President Bush two weeks before the U.S. election, said Monday that armed attacks in Iraq were staged by "international terrorism" out to block his re-election.
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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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Russian President Vladimir Putin is warning of preemptive strikes on terrorists. His announcement came shortly after prominent Chechen warlord, Shamil Basayev, claimed responsibility for the bloody school siege in Beslan two weeks ago.
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Admitting plane crashes were terror strikes weakens Putin's tough-guy image
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said Monday that terrorists are aiming to derail President Bush's chances at re-election through their attacks in Iraq.
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President Vladimir Putin says Russia is &quot;seriously preparing to act preventively against terrorists,&quot; the Interfax news agency reported.
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Moscow, Sept. 24 (PTI): Flaying double standards in combating terrorism, Russian President Vladimir Putin, today said the world must unite to fight the menace and that the media should not be a passive observer
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DUSHANBE, Tajikistan  - Russian President Vladimir  Putin, siding with President Bush two weeks before the U.S.  election, said Monday that armed attacks in Iraq were staged by  "international terrorism" out to block his re-election.
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President Vladimir Putin said Friday that Russia was preparing to take preventive action against terrorists, the Interfax news agency reported.
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President Vladimir Putin ordered sweeping changes to Russia&#39;s political system on Monday to help combat terrorism, but immediately drew accusations of exploiting this month&#39;s bloody school siege to boost his power.
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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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BESLAN, Russia -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has told his nation it has shown weakness in the face of an &quot;all-out&quot; war by terrorists.
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WASHINGTON - Russian authorities are investigating whether President Vladimir Putin was the target of a possible terrorist attack during this week&#39;s twin air crashes, The Post has learned.