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President Putin Unveils New Russian Government

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced Monday Russia's new Cabinet, including new ministers of health, economics, and regional development.

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Putin accepts PM Fradkov's request to dismiss Cabinet

Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, accepted today a request from Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov to dismiss the government and form a new Cabinet in Russia.

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90 Years Old Website Warrior Costs Royal Dutch Shell Billions

A 90 year old war veteran, Alfred Donovan, created a gripe website focused on Shell which, in an extraordinary alliance with the so-called “Kremlin attack dog” Oleg Mitvol, has cost the oil giant billions of dollars and as a by-product, changed the course of history.

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Royal Dutch Shell Executive resigns in motivational memo scandal

David Greer, Project Director and Deputy Chief Executive of Sakhalin Energy responsible for the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project owned by the Russian energy giant Gazprom, has resigned after being exposed as a plagiarist after circulating a motivational memo. Greer, a Royal Dutch Shell Executive, was on assignment to the project.

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Royal Dutch Shell Executive disgraced in plagiarism scandal

David Greer, Shell Deputy Chief Executive of the $22 billion Sakhalin-2 project in Russia is exposed as a plagiarist after circulating a motivational memo containing inspirational passages borrowed liberally from a speech made by U.S. General George S Patton over 60 years ago

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President Bush Challenges President Putin on Missile Defense

Riki Ellsion, President of the Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance (MDAA) http://www.missiledefenseadvocacy.org was pleased that President George W. Bush stood strong and called out President Putin today on Missile Defense before leaving to Germany where they are going to meet at the Group of 8 Leading Industrial Nations summit next week.

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Putin Courts New Turkmen Leader to Forge New Ties in Gas Sphere

On Monday, April 23, Russian President Vladimir Putin met with the new Turkmen President Kurbanguly Berdymukhamedov to discuss cooperation in gas production between the two countries. Putin called for expansion of the current partnership.

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Putin's Criticism of US Draws Mixed Reaction

A senior U.S. defense official says Russian President Vladimir Putin's sharp criticism of the United States in a speech last month did not succeed in creating doubts among U.S. European allies. But some analysts believe the speech did strike a chord among many people around the world.

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Russia has no plans to build gas OPEC

President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that Russia had no plans to build a global cartel of natural gas producers like the OPEC oil group and rejected suggestions that the Kremlin is using its vast energy reserves as a political weapon.

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Putin Vows 'Effective' Response To U.S. Missile Plans

Russian President Vladimir Putin today vowed Russia will come up with a "highly effective" response to U.S. plans to set up an anti-missile defense system in Europe.

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Putin Attends India's Republic Day Ceremonies

Russian President Vladimir Putin was the guest of honor at a parade in central New Delhi today marking the 58th anniversary of the Indian Republic.

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Putin in Kyiv for Working Visit to Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Kyiv for a working visit and talks with his Ukrainian counterpart Viktor Yushchenko and other leaders.

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