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  • September 2008

    • Japanese PM Resigns

      Associated Press  |  Sep 1, 08 11:42 AM CDT

      Japanese PM Resigns

      (Newser) - Yasuo Fukuda has resigned as Japan’s prime minister, the AP reports. Fukuda said he was stepping down to ensure that a special session of parliament to address the economy runs smoothly. Fukuda, whose approval rating is at 29% after less than a year in office, has presided over a split parliament, which has caused bitter legislative gridlock for most of his term. More »

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      Japan  • food prices  • resignation  • fuel costs  • Yasuo Fukuda  • prime minister  • Japanese economy  • parliament

  • June 2008
  • May 2008

    • Putin Slides Easily to PM Slot

      New York Times  |  May 8, 08 12:20 PM CDT

      Putin Slides Easily to PM Slot

      (Newser) - After 26 hours out of office, Vladimir Putin was confirmed today as Russia's prime minister, the New York Times reports. Receiving 392 of 410 votes from the lower house of Russia’s parliament, the former president took the stage for a long speech on his plans for the nation—confirming his position ahead of new president Dmitry Medvedev atop Russian politics. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • prime minister  • Russian parliament  • Russian president

  • April 2008

    • Putin Set to Wed 24-Year-Old Gymnast

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Apr 17, 08 5:31 PM CDT

      Putin Set to Wed 24-Year-Old Gymnast

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin is said to be preparing to marry a 24-year-old star Russian gymnast, the Telegraph reports. Rumors of the 56-year-old president’s courtship to Alina Kabaeva have been swirling around Moscow for months, but were recently printed by a Russian newspaper that found a St. Petersburg event planner who said he was organizing a wedding for the couple. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • Dmitry Medvedev  • prime minister  • United Russia  • mistress  • Alina Kabaeva

    • Irish PM Resigns in Kickback Scandal

      Irish Times (Ireland)  |  Apr 2, 08 7:11 AM CDT

      Irish PM Resigns in Kickback Scandal

      (Newser) - The prime minister of Ireland announced his resignation today in the face of a growing scandal over his personal finances, reports the Irish Times . Bertie Ahern, a key player in the Northern Ireland peace deal once tipped to be the first permanent EU president, admitted no wrongdoing in the surprise announcement. A tribunal has been investigating whether he took kickbacks while serving as Ireland's finance minister. More »

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      scandals  • corruption  • resignation  • Ireland  • prime minister  • tribunal  • Bertie Ahern  • Celtic Tiger  • kickbacks

  • March 2008
  • February 2008
  • January 2008

    • Blair Takes $1M Part-Time JPMorgan Job

      Times (UK)  |  Jan 10, 08 9:32 AM CST

      Blair Takes $1M Part-Time JPMorgan Job

      (Newser) - Former British PM Tony Blair will advise JPMorgan Chase on global politics, and pick up a check in the neighborhood of $1 million for his part-time trouble. Blair will keep his current job as the Quartet's envoy to the Middle East, reports the Times of London, but it's hardly his first cash cow: he's inked a $10 million deal for his memoirs and is cleaning up with speaking engagements. More »

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      JPMorgan Chase  • Tony Blair  • memoir  • prime minister  • adviser  • Mideast envoy

  • October 2007

    • Call Me Russian FDR: Putin

      Washington Post  |  Oct 19, 07 3:43 AM CDT

      Call Me Russian FDR: Putin

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin sees himself as Russia's Franklin Delano Roosevelt and is actively encouraging a cult around the Depression-slaying US leader to promote his own ambitions after his current term as president expires. Admiring profiles and documentaries about Roosevelt in the state-controlled media are indoctrinating Russians as Putin maneuvers to stay in power, reports the Washington Post. More »

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      Russia  • Vladimir Putin  • prime minister  • New Deal  • President  • third term

    • Putin Will Run for Parliament, Could Be PM

      Associated Press  |  Oct 1, 07 12:27 PM CDT

      Putin Will Run for Parliament, Could Be PM

      (Newser) - Vladimir Putin will lead the United Russia ticket in December’s parliamentary elections—and could very well be the country's next PM. Term limits prevent the president from running for a third term in March, and his newest plan, revealed today, confirms a long-suspected desire to hold tight to the country’s reins, the AP reports. More »

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      Vladimir Putin  • election  • prime minister  • president  • KGB  • United Russia  • Viktor Zubkov

  • July 2007

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