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Show t DAILY HEIALD Sunday, September 1Z20O4 m Russia Continued from AA1 a retion has no choke but to give The Levada-Gente- r, spected independent pollster, ' more power and money to law enforcement and the miliary. surveyed 500 Moscow resi- - , Some favor restoring the powdents and said 60 percent aper and prestige of the Soviet- proved of Putm's handling of Beslan, 28 percent were critical eraKGB. Yet Putin's critics say he has and the rest were undecided. No margin of error was given. already made every effort to Analyst Vyacheslav Nikonov strengthen the KGB's fragmented successors, only to see predicted Putin would now them completely helpless durmove toward further strengthing the latest crisis. They say ening central power by merg(he Kremlin's efforts to sideline ing some of Russia's 89 the opposition, tame parliament though at the risk of and control the media have awakening dormant ethnic , weakened Russia by freeing conflicts. . the inept bureaucracy from Putin told regional government and security officials in public oversight. Putin initially reacted coldly Beslan that every effort must to opposition proposals to set be made to curb interethnic conflicts in Russia where up a parliamentary investigation similar to the U.S. one that one m every seven citizens is examined 9I1L He said it could Muslim. tarn into a "political show." Characteristically, he didnt Later, he said he would welsayhow, come a probe by the upper Kremlin loyalists say the na , Fyodcr Lukyanov, the editor of Russia in Global Affairs magazine. Beslan also refocused attention on the way bad news is reor suppressed in ported Putin's Russia. ' While harsh criticism of Putin's handling of the crisis filled the print media, the editor of the leading daily Izvestia was forced to resign after a frank account of the school siege with harrowing, full-papictures of wounded and dead children. Arid public opinion seems to support Putin's handling of Beslan, influenced perhaps by . re-gio- pub-bshi- ', television, state-controfl- ed which spared him any criri- cisnL ' AA5 House bouse which consists entirely of appointed Kremlin loyalists The opposition has argued that only an open, independent inquiry can objectively investigate allegations of official negligence and corruption that helped the terrorists. Investigators say explosives had been brought to the school before the attack under the guise of repairs and over 30 heavily armed attackers drove freely to their target through an area packed with police checkpoints. "Russia has become a target of choice for terrorists because ifs so vulnerable," Valery Tishkov, a Caucasus expert with the Russian Academy of Sciences, said in an interview. "It's easy to talk your way through a police inspector here and find other loopholes." en weeks until the election. Against this backdrop, the Republican committee hopes to begin tarnishing Barbieri's image quickly by injecting its own money into the race while the GOP nominee concentrates on the general election campaign The Republican ad refers to one of Barbieri's own, in which he says he means business when comes to creating jobs. The Republican commercial says of the merger: "For Barbieri k was a business consolidation. But for the workers, it was bad news." Echoing comments by Barbieri's son, spokesman Greg Speed of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee said, "The fact that they are already going on the attack before the Republicans even have a nominee shows that they are very, very worried about holding the seat." Continued from AA 1 the last man to preside over a d House, held the seat until Nethercutt defeated him in the watershed election of 1994 that brought the GOP to power. Barbieri is a successful businessman with a long history of Eternocratic-controlle- i charitable work and government service Democratic officials have promoted him for months because of his deep roots in the area and his ability to help fund his own campaign. Through Aug. 25, he reported donating $346,000 to his race, more than of the total raised Republicans wound up with a competitive three-waprimary for the seat. Whoever wins on Tuesday will be far behind Barbieri in cadi cm hand with only sev , one-thir- d t y Mike Leigh's 'Vera Drake' wins top prize in Venice - , "Naked" (1992). His intense approach often requires months of working on character development with the actors. of the night The runner-uwas the Spanish film "Mar Adentro" ("The Sea Within"), by "The Others" director Alejandro Amenabar. The film had been touted as a possible winner, but instead it took home the Silver Lion Jury Grand Prix. Star Javier Bardem won best actor for his role as a quadriplegic man who wants to THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mike VENICE, Italy Leigh's "Vera Drake," a film about an underground abortionist in 1950s England, won the Gulden lion for best picture Saturday at the close of the Venice Film Festival. "Vera Drake" is another of Leigh's raw, naturalistic films dealing with social issues in Britain. This time the setting is London of half a century ago, , where a seemingly unexceptional housewife is secretly performing abortions. "m a cynical world, it is a won-derfthing and most reassuring when serious, committed, independent, European films are recognized and encouraged in this way and helped to reach their audiences, Leigh told the awards gala at central Venice's Ferrice theater. Leigh, 61, is famous for drawing out stunning performances from his actors, and this time was no different, with Imelda Staunton taking best actress for her role as Drake. "I do think it deals with a complex subject with such compassion," she told the audience. "Mike Leigh is a genius." Leigh is known for disturbing and emotional films such "Secrets and Lies (1996) and I r. i II end his life. The Silver Lion for best direc- tor went to Korean director f or "Bin jip." Kim qu;!:ty Dir.! ri Ki-du- k Some 22 films were in competition for the Golden Lion t, awards. 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