1.	Christian Science Monitor Fred Weir	Russia debates a military of the future. The defense minister unveiled a blueprint for professionalizing a sagging Army.
2.	Moscow Times Pavel Felgenhauer	Putin Serious About NATO
3.	Interfax	Putin reaches new heights of popularity among Russians
4.	Interfax	U.S. president's rating rises in U.S., Russia
5.	RFE/RL Francesca Mereu	Russia: CIS Collective Security Treaty Members Meet Over Afghanistan, Terrorism
6.	RIA Novosti	WORLD CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS: FIRST ROUND, FIRST SENSATIONS
7.	BBC	Child poverty grips ex-Soviet bloc
8.	Novye Izvestia Vyacheslav Shiryaev	INDEPENDENCE IN DEPENDENCE. Reorientation of Russian oil exports to the US could create serious problems for Moscow.
9.	US Department of State	U.S. Ambassador Vershbow on the New U.S.-Russian Relationship. (Speech at Moscow State International Institute for Int. Relations)
10.	eurasianet.org Igor Torbakov	RUSSIAN PLANNERS REEXAMINING "GREAT GAME" CONCEPTS FOR CLUES ON FUTURE POLICY
11.	Rossiyskaya Gazeta	NATO Secretary General Interviewed on Russian-NATO Relations
12.	Moscow Times Robin Munro	Politicians Urged to Address AIDS