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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Duma

Duma stories: 5 news summaries

Russia Paves Way for Return of Putin

Parliament extends term of president; early elections could follow

Nov 21, 08 12:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Russia's lower house of parliament approved a change to the constitution that extends the term of the president from four to six years, CNN reports. The move is widely seen as a bureaucratic maneuver that will lead to the return of Vladimir Putin as president. The upper house of parliament... More »

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Russia • presidency • Vladimir Putin • Duma • parliament • Russian parliament • term limits

 Russia Goes After Emo   

Fearing for teens, Duma debates legislation to outlaw fashion, monitor websites

Jul 24, 08 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fearing a threat to the wellbeing of its youth, the Russian Duma is going after what it sees as Public Enemy No. 1—emo.  Lawmakers are debating legislation to ban all signs of emo culture—an offshoot of punk music—from schools and government buildings, the Guardian reports.... More »

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Russia • music • fashion • legislation • culture • youth • Duma • Russian parliament • emo

Observers
Cry Foul Over Putin Victory

Monitors say gov't tampered with polls Kasparov calls 'dirtiest'

Dec 3, 07 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Even as Vladimir Putin hailed his party's decisive victory in Russian elections yesterday as a mandate, international elections observers said the polling was neither free nor fair, and complained of government interference. State employees were reportedly ordered to vote for Putin, CNN reports, and Garry Kasparov’s Other Russia party... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Garry Kasparov • Other Russia • Duma • United Russia • Russian elections

Kremlin Hails Big Putin Win

PM's party expected to garner landslide victory in parliamentary election

Dec 2, 07 2:14 PM CST
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin had garnered more than 60% of the vote in parliamentary elections today, hailed by the Kremlin as continued popular mandate for his policies even after his term ends. Putin's United Russia party, boosted by the country's oil boom, was expected to grab a landslide victory, but opposition and... More »

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Vladimir Putin • Garry Kasparov • Duma • United Russia • Russian elections

Kasparov in Presidential Gambit

Former world chess champ maneuvering to replace Putin

Oct 1, 07 3:29 AM CDT
(Newser) - Former world chess champion Garry Kasparov has been overwhelmingly chosen by an opposition coalition to run for president of Russia when Vladimir Putin's current term ends next March, reports the Daily Telegraph. His place on the ballot is not guaranteed until he registers, a process likely to be checked by... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Garry Kasparov • Other Russia • Duma • Viktor Gerashchenko • Eduard Limonov • presidential election

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