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...Yeltsin explained the move by accusing Primakov of failing to revive Russia's crippled economy -- which is not unlike berating a man for failing to defy gravity -- but that's not borne out by his choice of successor: "The new appointment as prime minister, Sergei Stepashin, is a man without any economic background but with a well-deserved reputation for bungling," says Quinn-Judge. "The Duma is unlikely to approve Stepashin, and that sets the stage for another period of prolonged political paralysis in Russia." One Yeltsin objective may, however backfire: The ailing president had hoped that by firing Primakov...