MOSCOW, Dec. 30 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a constitutional amendment Tuesday extending presidential terms in the country from four years to six, a change that many suspect is intended to benefit his predecessor -- and possible successor -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. -
Russia Lengthens Presidential Tenures
MOSCOW, Dec. 30 -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev signed a constitutional amendment Tuesday extending presidential terms in the country from four years to six, a change that many suspect is intended to benefit his predecessor -- and possible successor -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin.-
By Philip P. Pan