1ST LEAD: Putin to be confirmed as prime minister
                   
earthtimes.org     May 8, 2008            

Moscow - Vladmir Putin was to be confirmed prime minister Thursday in a move that underscored his continued power, one day after passing the Kremlin to his protege Dmitry Medvedev. The rearrangement of power over less than 24 hours effectively splits... [read full story]                    


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'Dangerous' prosperous at box office

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Film News: Nicolas Cage film pulls in $2.7 million Friday -- Lionsgate's English-language remake "Bangkok Dangerous," toplining Nicolas Cage, led the box office with $2.7 million in what was a tepid first Friday of the...                    

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Rice: 'Time isn't right' for U.S.-Russia nuclear deal

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By MATTHEW LEE | Associated Press Writer ALGIERS, Algeria (AP) _ Now is not the right time for the U.S. to move forward on a once-celebrated deal for civilian nuclear cooperation with Russia, Secretary of State Condoleezza...                    

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European Union may investigate S. Ossetia

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Published: Sept. 6, 2008 at 4:45 PM AVIGNON, France, Sept. 6 (UPI) -- French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said Saturday the European Union may investigate the conflict in the Georgian region of South Ossetia. The...                    

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Medvedev: "Russia is a nation to be reckoned with"

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President Dmitry Medvedev declared Saturday that "Russia is a nation to be reckoned with" following its war with Georgia, again putting the West on notice that Moscow is prepared to use it military and economic might....                    

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