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  • Russia's Putin tightens grip on power

    05/16/2008 3:54:08 PM PDT · by Tailgunner Joe · 6 replies · 68+ views
    Reuters ^ | May 16, 2008 | Oleg Shchedrov
    MOSCOW - Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has created an inner cabinet of key ministers that will meet weekly, further strengthening his grip over Russia's levers of power. The new forum mimics a format used by Putin as president before he handed over the Kremlin to his close ally Dmitry Medvedev last week. "The full government is a rather big body," Putin's chief spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Friday. "That is why it was decided to set up a managerial staff that can handle certain issues without the need to summon the full cabinet." Medvedev could in theory choose to attend...