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Date: Thursday May. 8, 2008 6:24 AM ET
MOSCOW — Russia's parliament has overwhelmingly voted to make Vladimir Putin the prime minister.
Putin's confirmation in the State Duma comes a day after he handed the presidency to his protege Dmitry Medvedev.
Thursday's 392-56 vote caps months of manoeuvring by the popular leader to maintain influence after stepping down from the presidency due to term limits.
Medvedev nominated Putin shortly after he was sworn in Wednesday.
Confirmation was certain because Putin's United Russia party holds more than two-thirds of the Duma's seats.
Russia's president formally has more power than the prime minister, but Putin's unprecedented move has left Russians wondering who will really be in the driver's seat.
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I applaud the budget, even though Health Care and education may stay unscathed. Sadly this cannot last and I worry to later this year where cuts will become enviable. If anything, this provides the Wildrose Alliance plenty of ammo when an election is called.
