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Hong Kong's South China Morning Post also attacked the style of the election, saying "the vote was influenced by an assortment of electoral dirty tricks, involving money, rule-breaking and libelling Kremlin foes on state television," but said that "given their limited choices, the Russian people were suprisingly selective, backing those who may actually do something about the sorry state of their nation."
The WP really goes to town on the RJR story, backing up its lead with two more stories inside--one on how the revelations will play politically and the other a collection of extensive selections from the RJR documents.
In addition to the support of left-wing Islamic radicals, Khatami received the overwhelming backing of the intelligentsia, the urban middle class, and female and younger voters.
Recently, the Cato Institute posted an article on its Web site backing organ markets, and former Delaware Gov.
The NYT claims that a close finish and low turnout make the elections a nonevent, and that the People's Party leader is backing down from his earlier statements.