Nazarbayev defends His Broad Powers

    Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appeared on national television defending his sweeping powers, pointing to political upheaval in fellow ex-Soviet state Ukraine as an example of the dangers of pursuing Western-style democratic reform.     President Nursultan Nazarbayev, 66, has ruled Kazakhstan since 1989, overseeing a period of rapid economic growth. He repeatedly...