Putin Moves to Strengthen Kremlin's Power
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MOSCOW - Responding to a spate of deadly terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin announced a series of anti-terror initiatives Monday that would strengthen the Kremlin's grip on every layer of Russian political life.    Putin told Cabinet members and security officials convened in special session that the future of Russia was at stake, and called for the creation of a central, powerful anti-terror agency...
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President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes yesterday 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.
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In response to a series of deadly terror attacks in Russia in recent weeks, President Vladimir Putin has announced a number of proposed changes to Russia&#39;s political system.
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President Vladimir V. Putin said he intended to wield substantial power after leaving office next month.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin said the country needs a single ``vertical&#39;&#39; system of power to fight terrorism such as the attack on a school last week that killed 339 people.
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In an address to the countryâs top officials on Monday Russian President Vladimir Putin announced initiatives that would further strengthen the federal centerâs control over political life.
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Russia&#39;s Parliament has overwhelmingly approved President Vladimir Putin&#39;s plan to reinforce control over Russia by replacing popular elections of regional leaders with a central selection process.
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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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President Vladimir Putin ordered  sweeping changes to Russia's political system on Monday to help  combat terrorism, but immediately drew accusations of  exploiting this month's bloody school siege to boost his power.
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MOSCOW President Vladimir Putin put his sweeping political overhaul in motion Monday, sending to Parliament a bill to change Russia&#39;s electoral system.
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It should come as no surprise that Russian President Vladimir Putin has used the horrific terrorist attack in Beslan in southern Russia to justify the consolidation of power in his own hands.
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RUSSIAN President Vladimir Putin is considering extending his term of office, due to expire in 2008, in a sign of his determination to tighten his grip on power and crack down on terrorism after the Beslan school massacre.
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President Vladimir V. Putin has ensured his dominance of the Russian government even after his term ends.
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President Vladimir Putin said Russia wants Ukraine to be Ukraine strong and prosperous.
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As if to build a tragedy upon a tragedy, Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved to recentralize political power in Moscow in the wake of several terrorist attacks.
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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 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