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"Putin's term does
not expire until March 2008, but apparently the Kremlin does not want to wait
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Pro-Kremlin elites are ready to launch their
massive campaign well ahead of schedule. Kremlin elites believe that consolidating the national
vote into the first Sunday in December will save time and money.

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Blueprint for Government and Campaign Reform

Although corporate and union contributions are prohibited in federal
elections and in most states, there has been little action in the General
Assembly to extend the ban to Illinois.

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Russia traditionally has held parliamentary and presidential elections
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The coalition of eight reform groups urged legislators, the Governor and
all constitutional officers to work together on a comprehensive package of
legislation that would reduce the influence of special interest lobbies and
restore the confidence of citizens in all branches of state government.

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Absent a total ban, the coalition
members said they would advocate restrictions on campaign contributions by
businesses that have state contracts or are regulated by the state.

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The blueprint to guide elected leaders in negotiating reform was issued by
the Better Government Association, the Citizen Advocacy Center , Common Cause
of Illinois, the Illinois Campaign for Political Reform, the Illinois Public
Interest Research Group, the League of Women Voters of Illinois, Protestants
for the Common Good, and the Sunshine Project.
For more information on the reform proposals, visit
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"There has been a great deal of peculation concerning Putin's
post-Presidential career," said Mamchur .
In addition to comprehensive limits on campaign contributions and
contributors, the blueprint suggests creating a voluntary public financing
option for judicial campaigns, strengthening the power of the State Board of
Elections to enforce financial disclosure laws, increasing the frequency of
disclosure of campaign contributions, mandating disclosure of lobbyist
contracts, requiring a cooling off period before legislators and state
employees could become lobbyists after leaving government , and creating non-
partisan voters guides with information about candidates on the ballot.

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Putin to Step Down No Third Term Say Russia Blog Editors

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"Most of it has focused on his
accepting an executive position with Gazprom, Russia's state owned natural gas
monopoly .

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"According to my sources , Putin will resign before December 2, 2007, when
his successor will stand in the next election," said Yuri Mamchur, managing
editor of Russia Blog, and a senior foreign policy fellow."
Most Western media have predicted that Putin would seek a constitutional
change to allow a third term , and then would run again. CHICAGO, The following was released today by the
Illinois Campaign Reform Coalition:

Strict limits on the size of campaign contributions and a ban on
contributions by corporations and labor unions led a 9-point blueprint of
government and campaign reform proposals unveiled Wednesday by a coalition of
reform advocates.

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SEATTLE, According to a Kremlin source reported
today on RussiaBlog.org of Discovery Institute in Seattle, Russian President
Vladimir Putin will not complete his present term in office nor seek a third
term."
According to Mamchur 's sources Putin's supporters in the Kremlin believe
that picking a successor and starting the next Presidential campaign early
will insure a smooth transition of power.