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...pensioners could accelerate any economic crisis. Despite Putin's attempts to distance himself from the harsh impact of the reforms, the President was, in fact, strongly behind the law, according to pro-Kremlin analyst Markov, who says he forced it on a reluctant United Russia, the Kremlin-controlled ruling bloc in the Duma. Putin could still distance himself from the reforms and from his increasingly unpopular government - fire a few ministers and reshuffle his Cabinet - and present himself as righting the injustices wrought by his underlings. Senior government ministers promise, so far without details, that they will have solved...
...international terrorism are not about to make this cooperation the organizing principle of their foreign policy, for the simple reason that they don't see the problem of terrorism as anything remotely approaching the geopolitical menace represented by the Axis powers in World War II, or the Soviet bloc in the half century that followed. The idea that the world changed on September 11 has less currency among U.S. allies than the Bush administration might like, and even Blair's Britain has entered 2005 proclaiming poverty, AIDS and global warming as foreign policy priorities. Also, many U.S. allies are more...
...harm Brown's high standing with Labour's grassroots or with the unions. Each sector controls one-third of the votes in the electoral college Labour must convene when it chooses its leader. Although there are other ministers who would win the endorsement of parliamentary colleagues - the final bloc in the electoral college - the Chancellor would almost certainly triumph in an election to succeed the Prime Minister, if Blair stood down voluntarily...
...expected to investigate whether insiders were involved in Ahmad's escape. Warming Trend CUBA The European Union cautiously welcomed Havana's announcement that it was resuming diplomatic ties with eight E.U. member states, including Britain, France and Germany. Cuba froze relations with most E.U. nations in 2003 after the bloc decided to invite dissidents to embassy functions in Cuba, in protest at a crackdown on opponents of the regime. In December, the E.U. advised dropping that policy after a number of jailed dissidents were released. Slow Justice CHILE The Supreme Court upheld an indictment on charges of kidnap and murder...
...iron laws: the people who put you in power can take you out, too. Back in Ukraine, Pora and the other groups that formed the vanguard of the orange revolution will be watching their President carefully. The Pora coalition is thinking of turning itself into a political party or bloc, says political activist Gusak. He is confident Yushchenko will not let them down. "But if his team starts awarding each other state property and Yushchenko fails to stop this, the opposition will turn against him," he warns. "The Maidan will leave the streets, but the Maidan will not leave...