S. Kennan summarized what an effective public-diplomacy effort like Open World
is about when he suggested that our system is most persuasive not when we talk
about it, but 'when we show other people what can be done in a democracy , and
nothing is more useful than that.org.
"The center of gravity for reform has shifted from Capitol Hill to outside
the Beltway," Chapin said. "The changes that have occurred in the states --
and those that have not -- could have a profound influence on the 2006
election and beyond .

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CQPolitics. This highly anticipated site brings its readers comprehensive
election coverage every day all day long, offering daily updates, election
prediction, and real-time analysis of major events .com, Web readers across the nation -- and
even around the world -- will discover what Washington insiders long have
known, that CQ is the gold-standard of political writing," said Robert W. Giroux , senior politics reporter, is now in his fifth election
cycle on the politics team. are privately owned by the Poynter Institute, a non-profit school for
journalists in St. Report Details Status of Election Reform Efforts Nationwide

WASHINGTON, A newly released report examining
election reforms around the country since November 2000 finds that Ohio's
high-tech voting machines and a controversial new voter identification law
make the state one to watch in 2006. "With everything
going on in this state, the analysts and activists who put heavy focus on Ohio
in 2004 will most likely continue this level of scrutiny in the foreseeable
future. It is funded by The Pew
Charitable Trusts through a grant administered by the University of Richmond.

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Through Open World, emerging leaders in
previously authoritarian countries experience short but intensive immersion in
the reality of civil society and the rule of law in the United States.

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In recent testimony before Congress , Dr.

While Congress appears to have little appetite for amending HAVA or
enacting new election administration-related legislation, activity in the
states continues, particularly on issues relating to early and absentee
voting, the restoration of rights for ex-felons who have completed their
sentences, and centralized voting stations versus neighborhood precincts.
The report is available at http://electionline.

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Gregory L. CQ is owned by the Times
Publishing Co. WASHINGTON , economic development, environment, health and social
services, local governance, women as leaders , and rule of law -- were chosen
based on assessments of the current political and economic challenges in
Russia, suggestions from previous Open World delegates and broad consultation
within the U .

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CQ columnist Craig Crawford, a familiar
figure to TV news watchers and CQ readers, will provide regular commentary.
To request a copy, e-mail: media@electionline.

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Open World Names Grantees for 2005 Russia Civic Program

Among the report's findings:
* Concerns about electronic voting machines have been steadily growing
since the passage of HAVA.

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And the latest links
to the best politics blogs, video clips and topical Web sites. "A new theme for 2005
is local governance, selected in an effort to reach into smaller communities
and rural regions .
"Election Reform 2000-2006" offers a detailed look at what has happened in
each state over the past five years.

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Merry, president and publisher.com will feature contributions from reporters and editors
throughout CQ's newsroom, the largest legislative and political reporting
staff in Washington .
With more than 125 reporters, editors and researchers covering Capitol
Hill and Washington , CQ is an award-winning and path breaking news
organization that publishes in print and online, and on a weekly, daily and
real-time basis.

The organizations that will host for Open World for the first time are:

* Keystone Human Services (Harrisburg, PA), will focus on health hosting
-- particularly trauma and stress -- and counseling based on
Keystone 's work in Beslan.

* Tahoe-Baikal Institute (South Lake Tahoe, CA), established in 1990 to
help preserve Lake Tahoe in California and Lake Baikal in Siberia,
fosters preservation efforts through environmental education programs,
research, and international exchanges.S."

Electionline.

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Its high-level readership includes nearly every member of
Congress , as well as top officials in the Executive Branch, leaders in
business and associations, top academic institutions and important media
outlets, providing these opinion leaders with comprehensive, current and non-
partisan information on government, politics and public policy. Petersburg Times
and other publications.org, found that Ohio was among the first
states to employ voter-verified paper audit trails with electronic voting
machines, with the system used widely by counties in the 2005 statewide
elections."
In addition, Gov.

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* Discussion areas for each story where CQ's audience shares its thoughts
and perspective with other CQpolitics.com, CQ Homeland Security , CQ
Budget Tracker, CQ HealthBeat, CQ Green Sheets, Governing Magazine and a line
of books and directories under the CQ Press imprint. Petersburg.

This category was created to provide the average citizen with resources which would allow them to more fully participate in the political process.

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com .

* Access to the highly acclaimed "CQ Election Forecaster," which tallies
how many seats CQ's political reporters and editors predict will change
hands in the House, Senate and governors' offices. Billington, the
Librarian of Congress and Chair of the Open World Board of Trustees , explained
the importance of the Open World Program: "Open World was created by Congress
both to make a contribution to democratic developments in Russia and to combat
negative and manipulated images of America fostered by long years of isolation
from the West under Soviet power.

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com is a free blog-style
Web site staffed by the most trusted reporting team in political journalism
that builds on CQ's 60-year reputation for objective and accurate election
coverage.com to pursue its theme, 'Midterm Elections Matter,' while
expanding our readership to different audiences.com will deliver:

* A daily newsletter alerting readers to the latest headlines on the site.
And CQPolitics . CQ's expanding
product line includes: CQ Weekly, CQ Today, CQ.

"Each of our grantees brings extensive programming experience to this
year's hosting, from rule of law to women as leaders ," said Geraldine Otremba,
Executive Director of the Open World Leadership Center. George
F.' "
For more background on Open World, visit http://www.

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com is the product of the most trusted reporting team in
political journalism., publisher of the St.
"Many of this year's visits will build on existing ties between American
host communities and the home cities of our Russian delegates to add further
depth to the Open World experience," added Otremba.openworld.

After Controversial 2004 Vote Ohio Elections Still Worth Watching

The report, "What's Changed, What Hasn't and Why: Election Reform 2000-
2006," released today by electionline.

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(CQ), the
nation's leading source of news and analysis on the federal government, today
announced the launch of CQPolitics. The site will also
include interactive maps that will detail those picks on which seats are
safe or at risk of changing parties this year. CQ Politics Editor Bob Benenson has been covering
elections for nearly three decades, including the last 24 years with CQ.

About Congressional Quarterly Inc. government.

* League of Women Voters (Washington, DC), a nonpartisan political
organization, encourages the informed and active participation of
citizens in government , works to increase understanding of major
public policy issues, and influences public policy through education
and advocacy. Effective local self-governance and encouraging private
initiatives to improve citizens' welfare are vital to the future of Russia's
small and medium -sized towns.gov.

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to Cover Every House, Senate, and Gubernatorial Race Nationwide

WASHINGTON, Congressional Quarterly Inc. "This exciting 2006 campaign season will
allow CQPolitics.

CQPolitics.
This year's grantees with prior experience hosting Open World delegates
are from seven states and the District of Columbia:

* Academy for Educational Development (Washington, DC);

* American University -- Transnational Crime and Corruption Center
(Washington, DC);

* American University -- Women + Politics Institute (Washington, DC);

* The Center for Safe Energy (Berkeley, CA);

* CONNECT US/RUSSIA (Minneapolis, MN);

* Friendship Force International (Atlanta, GA);

* ISAR: Resources for Environmental Activists (Washington, DC);

* Magee Womancare International (Pittsburgh, PA);

* Meridian International (Washington, DC);

* National Peace Foundation (Washington , DC);

* Rotary International (Evanston, IL);

* Russian American Rule of Law Consortium (Burlington, VT);

* U. state have contributed in time, expertise, and hospitality to over
9,000 young leaders from all 89 regions of Russia that have participated in
the program over the past six years.

* While statewide voter registration databases have not been completed in
every state, the lists that have been built vary widely in function,
capability , and design.

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With the launch, CQPolitics.com readers. The Times Publishing Co. The Center's Board approved
expansion to pilots in Lithuania, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. "The Diebold TSx machines in
use in much of the state were decertified in California and how they fare in
Ohio may help states decide what voting system to buy. Every Democrat in the state
legislature voted against the bill, some arguing it would make voting harder
for the poor, the elderly, and minorities.
"The voter ID bill now under consideration in the legislature is similar
to a bill struck down by a federal judge in Georgia and nearly identical to
legislation facing legal challenges in Indiana ," said Chapin.

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Department of Agriculture Graduate School -- International
Institute (Washington , DC);

* Vital Voices Global Partnership (Washington, DC);

* World Services of La Crosse, Inc. Similar bills have faced lawsuits
in Indiana, Georgia and elsewhere.org is the nation's leading source for nonpartisan and non-
advocacy news and analysis of election reform issues .

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* Real-time analysis of results on primary nights. of St. Petersburg, Fla.S. James H. In 2006, 25 states will either require the
use of paper audit trails with e-voting machines or require that a
ballot be cast only on paper. Some
states require those casting provisional ballots to be in the correct
precinct to have their eligibility determined.

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The core reporting staff also includes Marie
Horrigan, a former White House correspondent for United Press International
and CQ reporter Rachel Kapochunas. "Beyond the support that
the Open World Leadership Center receives from the legislative branch, we are
also very grateful for the support that American communities and families in
every U.

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On Election Night will
post stories on each key race as soon as the outcomes are determined.
In 2003, Congress authorized expansion of Open World to all of the Newly
Independent States and Baltic republics.
"States around the country will be watching the performance of Ohio's
paper trail-equipped machines in the upcoming primary and mid-term elections ,"
said Doug Chapin, director of electionline. Legislation is pending in states that
currently have no paper-trail requirements.

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CQPolitics.Com to Provide Comprehensive 2006 Election Coverage

The Russian
Federation, with 9,015 participants from 89 regions, remains the largest
component of the Open World Program.

* Spurred in part by HAVA, the number of states requiring all voters to
present identification before voting has doubled since 2000. A national survey
revealed provisional ballots cast in wrong precincts were the second-
most common reason for ballots to be rejected in the 2004 presidential
election.org and in print version.

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The report offers a definitive, nonpartisan and non-advocacy account of
the state of the American electoral system a month after the deadline for
significant changes , including specific information on the Buckeye State and
where it stands in reforming elections relative to the rest of the country.

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"With the launch of CQPolitics. and Congressional Quarterly
Inc . (La Crosse, WI). Bob Taft (R) signed a Republican-backed voter ID measure
last week, making Ohio the 23rd state in the country to require every voter to
show verification before casting ballots .

* Provisional ballots -- which allow voters who believe they are
registered but are not on registration rolls to cast ballots and have
their eligibility determined after they leave the polls -- are now in
place nationwide, but counting rules differ from state to state.org.

This category should not be considered a clearinghouse for individual or group political philosophies or manifestos.

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