Posted AT 6:48 AM EDT on 08/05/08
Putin gets a new job
MOSCOW — Loyal lawmakers 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 protégé Dmitry Medvedev.
The State Duma approved Mr. Putin in an overwhelming 392-56 vote after Mr. Medvedev told lawmakers that Mr. Putin had restored the world's respect for Russia and improved the lives of its citizens in eight years as president.
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