text: Putin tightens grip on regions and MPs President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes yesterday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed  quot;strengthening quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.
inputs: Putin tightens grip on regions and MPs President Vladimir Putin made constitutional changes yesterday designed to increase his personal control of the regions and parliament, saying the government needed  quot;strengthening quot; because it had failed at Beslan in its fight against terrorism.