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• Russians mourn bombing victims; 10 others killed (AP) September 10, 2010
  VLADIKAVKAZ, Russia – Clashes between police and alleged militants left 10 more people dead Friday in Russia's volatile North Caucasus, even as stunned residents laid flowers in a square where a suicide car bombing killed 17 people and wounded more than 140 only a day ago. Thursday's bombing near the central market of Vladikavkaz, the capital of th […]
• Moscow mayor vows to stay after Medvedev attack (Reuters) September 10, 2010
  YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) – Moscow's powerful mayor said on Friday he plans to stay in office after Russian President Dmitry Medvedev gave him a dressing-down in a row that will test Medvedev's powers. Medvedev is still seen as a junior partner to his mentor, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. Putin and Medvedev have strongly hinted one of them, but […]
• Medvedev warns of parliamentary democracy 'catastrophe' (AFP) September 10, 2010
  MOSCOW (AFP) – Parliamentary democracy would be catastrophic for Russia, President Dmitry Medvedev said Friday, showing his suspicion of Western systems of government despite a drive to modernise the country. Medvedev, who liberals hoped would prove a major political reformer when he took power in 2008, told a meeting of international experts that Russia […]
• Medvedev rejects claims of Russia authoritarianism (AP) September 10, 2010
  MOSCOW – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on Friday hotly rejected criticism of his country as authoritarian, calling it a young democracy, but indicated authorities won't ease up on opposition movements whose attempts to rally are often broken up harshly by police. Medvedev's comments at an international policy forum in the city of Yaroslavl unde […]
• Kremlin talks tough after Caucasus attack (Reuters) September 10, 2010
  YAROSLAVL, Russia (Reuters) – President Dmitry Medvedev demanded tough action against militants on Friday after a suicide bombing killed at least 18 people, and an insurgent leader called for more attacks outside Russia's Muslim regions. The remarks from Medvedev and Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov, who spoke in a web-posted video, underscored the conf […]

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