Russian President Fires Entire Government

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Less than three weeks before the presidential election, President Vladimir Putin fired his prime minister Tuesday in a surprise stroke that rids the Russian leadership of a top holdover from the Boris Yeltsin era.

The dismissal of Prime Minister Mikhail Kasyanov and his Cabinet also apparently bolstered the authority of Putin's inner circle of former KGB agents and set the stage for a makeover of the country's top leadership.

http://abcnews.go.com/wire/World/ap20040224_1427.html

[JailForBush]

1. I wish we could elect him as U.S. President! N/T

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2. Dear God, no you don't!

The "Butcher of Chechnya"? Putin is not a man I would want running any country, this one included!

[DrZhivago]

3. there we go

The US is "advising" russia to go back to its old ways so we can bring back the cold war. Seeing as how the "terrorist" threat can last forever

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4. I'm confused - are you saying Putin is NOT a ruthless leader?

NT!