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Kasparov Says He Was Forced to End Bid for Presidency

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Garry Kasparov, the opposition leader and former chess champion, said Wednesday that he had been forced to withdraw his candidacy for president of Russia because his political movement had been unable to rent a hall in Moscow for a nominating convention, a requirement under Russian law.

A spokeswoman for Mr. Kasparov said the Kremlin had pressed landlords to refuse to rent to his organization, Other Russia, a problem his campaign confronted before when it tried to hold political meetings.

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I know we've had some terse discussions of Kasparaov here in the past, but surely we can all agree that the man should be allowed to rent property.

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