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MOSCOW - President Vladimir Putin reprimanded his cabinet on Monday for insufficiently bold economic planning and called for fresh ideas in preparation for his upcoming state-of-the-nation address. "The government must aim for more ambitious plans" that would help Russia catch up with major industrial countries, Putin told a cabinet meeting, according to the official presidential Web site. |
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MOSCOW - The controversial race for the Ingush presidency will be decided by a runoff after none of the eight contenders managed to collect the 50 percent plus one vote needed to win the first round of voting, an election official said Monday. |
 MOSCOW - Any doubts Gennady Seleznyov may have had about staying on as speaker of the State Duma - a prospect that was vocally opposed by his nominal boss, Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov - were cleared up late last week after a meeting with President Vladimir Putin. "There is no need for me to leave the post of Duma speaker," Seleznyov told reporters Friday, saying that Putin did not consider such a move "expedient. |
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MOSCOW - With the spring draft creaking along across the country, several thousand Muscovites marched to the Kremlin on Saturday demanding speedier implementation of military reform, including the switch to a professional army. The rally was organized by the Union of Right Forces, or SPS, which has been criticizing President Vladimir Putin and the army's top brass for dragging their feet over the issue of military reform. |
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Remains Discovered MOSCOW (AP) - Soldiers have found human bones in cliff-side caves in southern Chechnya, and security officers speculated that the remains belonged to servicemen who had been captured during the first Chechen war from 1994 to 1996, media reported Friday. |
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Karimov to Stay TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (Reuters) - Uzbekistan's President Islam Karimov got his five-year term extended to almost eight years Friday when parliament rubber-stamped the results of a recent referendum harshly criticized by the West. "The next presidential election is set for the first Sunday of the last 10 days of December 2007," a parliament press office spokesperson said after the overwhelming vote. |
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MOSCOW - Unlike with President Vladimir Putin's domestic policies, which are usually ascribed to one or another group of advisers within the corridors of power, the genesis of foreign policy is a murky affair. |
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 ZHUKOVSKY, Central Russia - After taking a short flight over Zhukovsky Airfield just south of Moscow, French Air Force chief Jean Pierre Job patted his Russian co-pilot on the shoulder and said he was pleased with the new Russian-French advanced trainer jet. |
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MOSCOW - To further solidify its grip on Rospan International, oil major Yukos on Monday named new managers and a new board of directors at the lucrative Siberian gas producer. |
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MOSCOW - In the face of government and Central Bank opposition, the State Duma passed controversial amendments to the law on the Central Bank in the crucial second reading in a landslide vote Friday. "The government will raise the issue of returning [the amendments] to the second reading," Interfax quoted Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Alexei Kudrin as saying after the Duma session. |
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MOSCOW - The State Duma decided on Friday to allow farmland to be mortgaged, removing one of the main obstacles to development of the agricultural sector. |
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Chicken Confidence MOSCOW (SPT) - U.S. chicken industry officials said they expect to meet Russian demands on tightening quality control on poultry exports, Interfax reported Monday. Satisfying the demands of the Agriculture Ministry's veterinary service is the main condition for lifting the ban on poultry imports that Russia imposed March 10. |
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WITH its heated rhetoric and threats of retaliation, the trans-Atlantic fight over U.S. President George W. Bush's decision to raise tariffs against imported steel may look like just another trade dispute. |
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THIS month marks the halfway point in President Vladimir Putin's first term. Putin continues to enjoy high poll ratings, a submissive parliament and a reputation as the strong hand on the tiller of state. But will that be enough to earn him a second term? Russia has seen dramatic changes during Putin's first two years, but no real reform. |
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THE adoption of the new Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation, which was passed on Dec. 26, 2001, and signed into law by President Vladimir Putin on Dec. |
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THE tender for TV6's broadcasting license that ended March 27 was a very stressful experience for all involved - indeed in my two years as a member of the Federal Tender Commission (responsible for awarding broadcasting licenses) I cannot recall such a difficult tender. |
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LAST week, the State Duma voted down a proposal by the Liberal Russia party to set up a parliamentary commission to investigate the 1999 apartment-building bombings in Moscow and Volgodonsk, which killed more than 300 people. |
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You will be much relieved to know that U.S. President George W. Bush's witless dithering while the Holy Land burns is, in fact, a manifestation of the will of God. That's because Witless was appointed to his post not, as you might think, by five corrupt bagmen on the Supreme Court, but by the Almighty Himself. |
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MOSCOW - Yevgeny Kafelnikov and Marat Safin refused to hang around and tied up Russia's quarterfinal against Sweden with a day to spare. Having never beaten seven-time champion Sweden coming into the tie, Kafelnikov and Safin turned history on its head and swept into an unassailable 3-0 lead by Saturday evening. |
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MILAN - Juventus roared back into the Italian title race with a 4-0 win at Perugia on Sunday as first-place Inter Milan suffered a shock 2-1 defeat at home to Atalanta and AS Roma drew 2-2 at relegated Venezia. |
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Americans Dominate MOSCOW (Reuters) - American swimmers smashed three world records to bring the world short-course championships to a dramatic conclusion Sunday. Aaron Peirsol lowered the men's 200-meter backstroke mark, Lindsay Benko bettered the women's 200-meter freestyle record and Peirsol set the U. |
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