But the elections did little to diminish the influence of the militias.
A change in the law would make the public safer and diminish the influence of organised crime.
In sum, all these provisions would combine to diminish the influence of money in the American political system.
The operation in New York City opened 36 years ago to generate revenue and diminish the influence of organized crime on gambling.
Donors and election law experts agree that banning soft money would radically alter the fund-raising landscape, but might not diminish the influence of special interest money.
The exercise, spokesmen for the groups said, was intended to diminish the influence of Muslims in America by underestimating their numbers.
The rules are intended to encourage campaign donations from ordinary New Yorkers and diminish the influence of corporations and wealthy contributors in city politics.
Under that plan, Glencore, which owns 34 percent of Xstrata, would have been able to vote its own shares and greatly diminish the influence of Qatar.
Some election experts believe those tensions could come to the fore over the next several months, and diminish the influence of labor groups at the polls.
PAGE A6 RUSSIA TRIES TO BYPASS NATO Russia has put together a set of proposals that seeks to diminish the influence of NATO and similar security groups by promoting a broader security organization.
The potential casualty is Martin Meehan, a warrior in the struggle for campaign finance reform and co-author of the Shays-Meehan bill, which seeks to diminish the influence of soft money in American politics.
