Moscow student: Paying for grades common
MOSCOW, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- A Moscow economics student said he was offered a deal to pay $200 for a good grade on his final exam at a city university.
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Former Russian President Vladimir Putin smiles at the State Duma parliament in Moscow on May 8, 2008. Russian legislators confirmed Vladimir Putin as prime minister Thursday, capping a carefully engineered recast of Russia's leadership a day after he handed the presidency to his protege Dmitry Medvedev. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)
Vladimir Putin is the subject or is mentioned in the following stories:
Italian police arrest Putin namesake
RICCIONE, Italy, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- Police in Italy said they thought a Russian shoplifting suspect was giving a fake name when he identified himself as Vladimir Putin -- but he was on the level.
Russia scores Uzbek natural gas
WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (UPI) -- During Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's visit to Tashkent, he and Uzbek President Islam Karimov signed a series of agreements to sell Uzbek natural gas to Russia and upgrade two Soviet-era natural gas pipelines. The agreements represent yet another Western and American setback to securing Caspian and Central Asian energy resources for export to the West.
Gazprom in Uzbekistan for gas talks
TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- Gazprom chief Alexei Miller led a delegation to the Uzbek capital, Tashkent, Wednesday to discuss supplies and transportation of natural gas.
Russia bans poultry from 19 U.S. firms
MOSCOW, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Russia's ban on poultry imports from 19 U.S. producers took effect Monday amid concerns the companies do not meet sanitary standards, officials said.
Crawford to exit the international stage
CRAWFORD, Texas, Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Crawford, Texas, is preparing to fade from the spotlight after world leaders were hosted by the town's most famous resident: U.S. President George Bush.
Putin warns Europe not to support U.S.
MOSCOW, Aug. 30 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has warned Europe against following U.S. leadership regarding the Georgian crisis.
Obama gives good speech, but doesn't close the deal
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Stevie Wonder sang "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" at Denver's Invesco Field Thursday night. That was certainly how Sen. Barack Obama wrapped up his nomination as Democratic national candidate, but the presidency of the United States is another story.
Putin claim 'patently false,' Perino says
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- The White House labeled as "patently false" Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's claim that the United States orchestrated the Georgian conflict.
Putin: U.S. incited conflict in Georgia
SOCHI, Russia, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, in a CNN interview Thursday, accused U.S. leaders of inciting the war in Georgia to influence the U.S. election.
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