--- budge <budge at el-pleasant.org> wrote: from the September 14, 2004 edition - http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0914/p06s02-woeu.html
Russian terrorism prompts power grab New measures announced yesterday would end direct election of governors in Russia's 89 regions. By Fred Weir and Scott Peterson
MOSCOW - In the aftermath of a wave of terror attacks, President Vladimir Putin yesterday announced fundamental political changes that will further concentrate power in the Kremlin and erode Russia's fragile democracy. ---
Note: Regional governors in Russia are popularly elected in name only. In fact, they are appointed by local business groups to whom they then owe favors. This generates endless corruption. Weir must know this. Why does he write such crap?
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