Linda talks with NPR's Andy Bowers in Chechnya, where voters are turning out in huge numbers to elect a new president. Two years ago, the Chechen Republic seceded from Russia. Russian President Boris Yeltsin sent in the army to break the rebellion. After 18 months of warfare and a failure to stop the secession, the Russian Army has withdrawn and Russia agreed to the elections being held today.
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