'Voices From Afghanistan' Exhibit Profiled In 'The Washington Post'

"The Post's" Style section highlights the exhibit at the Library of Congress, which showcases some of the thousands of handwritten scrolls and letters sent in by listeners to RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan. More

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Commentary: Elections Talk Sheds Light On Russia's Political Culture

June 20, 2008

Is Mintimer Shaimiyev (left) standing up to Vladimir Putin over elections? (ITAR-TASS)

Tatarstan's president, Mintimer Shaimiyev, set Russia's chattering
classes off on June 15 by telling a congress of journalists the country
should return to the direct election of regional heads. Those
elections, it will be recalled, were eliminated by then-President
Vladimir Putin in 2004, supposedly as part of his overall plan to
combat terrorism. More

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