Saturday, May 17, 2008

Vladimir Putin

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Russia Gets A New President on Wednesday

Russia is scheduled to inaugurate its third democratically elected president on Wednesday. more >>

Vladimir Putin's Move to Retain Power in Russia

Reports from Moscow say it is most likely that Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday will accept the leadership of the dominant United Russia party. more >>

Cartoon: March 6, 2008

The best cartoon of the week. more >>

Putin Protégé Dmitry Medvedev Rocks the Kremlin

The new Russian president's style of music—and politics—may be different, but who will call the tune? more >>

Rising Anti-Americanism in Russia

President Vladimir Putin and the government-controlled media encourage public hostility toward the West more >>

Putin: Odd Choice as Person of the Year

Why not Petraeus? He has made an enormous difference in Iraq. more >>

The Next President of Russia

Putin protégé Medvedev has been named his successor. more >>

Morning Buzz: Dec. 10, 2007

Former Vice President Al Gore received the Nobel Peace Prize he shares with the U.N. climate panel this morning in Oslo. In accepting the prize, he warned of the "mutually assured destruction" climate change would cause. more >>

The Great and Powerful Putin

After two terms as president, Vladimir Putin plans his next moves more >>

Has Russia Left the West?

The Russian bear is back. Given his resentment of America, how scared should we be? more >>

Russia's Perplexing Iranian Strategy

In public, Vladimir Putin is backing up Tehran. Is something else going on behind the scenes? more >>

Morning Buzz: Oct. 16, 2007

The exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, will meet President Bush today. Tomorrow the Dalai Lama will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal at a ceremony in Washington. Beijing has said the visit is bad for U.S.-China relations. more >>

U.S. Sees Putin Back in 2012

Just because Russian President Vladimir Putin is barred, like U.S. more >>

Musical Chairs at the Kremlin

President Putin calls the tune. more >>

Sorry Vlad, Topless Fishing Isn't Hip

It may be the rage in Siberia, but pictures of Russian President Vladimir Putin's fishing topless drew ughs in Washington. A Bush adviser says, "I'd rather have a flawed view of his soul than a clear view of his pecs!" "Man boobs," sneered another. more >>

Boris Yeltsin, R.I.P.

Boris Yeltsin has died in Moscow at age 76. I'm not going to give an assessment of his whole career. more >>

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