IN THIS ISSUE
*Chechnya and Ingushetia hold their first-ever municipal elections
*Sarkozy secures military transit deal with Kazakhstan
*...while Nazarbayev restricts the press and human rights
*Gul visits France, highlights prospects of joint cooperation
**New in the Jamestown blog on Russia and Eurasia (http://www.jamestown.org/blog):
- Saakashvili Offers Further Liberalization of the Economy
