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CDI Russia Weekly Home Edited by David Johnson
CDI Russia Weekly #274 ~ 19 Sept. 2003 Simple Text - Entire Issue

Putin & Bush Ratings 1 Putin more popular than Bush RosBusinessConsulting
American Politics, Deck of Cards 2 Political Lesson in the Cards Moscow Times
Anna Dolgov
Russia &
Europe-Asia Trade
3 Russia route better alternative to Suez canal: officials AFP
YUKOS,
U.S. Investment
4 U.S. firms in talks to buy Yukos stake: Russian business chief AFP
GDP, IMF 5 Russian growth on the up in 2003, more reform needed: IMF AFP
Elections,
Political Parties
6 Spoiled parties The Russia Journal
editorial
Elections 7 THE NATION'S CHIEF VOTER MAKES HIS CHOICE. Elections in Russia are becoming alternative-free. Moskovskiye Novosti
Dmitry Furman
Chechnya Strategy 8 Russia's Chechen Plan: Pick a Leader and Leave New York Times
Seth Mydans
Chechnya 9 How to Manage Chechnya Moscow Times
Pavel Felgenhauer
Iran Nuclear Program 10 US still hopes to talk Russia round on Iran nukes Reuters
Iraq, Russian Troops 11 COMMENTARY: SHOULD RUSSIA SEND TROOPS TO IRAQ? RIA Novosti
Iraq, Russian Troops 12 BETWEEN THE CIS AND THE US. Is where the key to the success of Russia's foreign policy is hidden. Russia is unlikely to send its peacekeepers to Iraq. Rossiiskaya Gazeta
Vitaly Tretiakov
Gaidar in Baghdad 13 CONTROVERSIAL RUSSIAN REFORMER HEADS TO BAGHDAD. (Yegor Gaidar) RFE/RL NewsLine
Daniel Kimmage
Regions, Generals 14 TEN LITTLE INDIANS IN UNIFORM. Generals prove ineffective as regional leaders. Moskovskiye Novosti
Nikolai Petrov
Regions, Generals, Shamanov Scandal 15 NO GO GENERAL Moscow News
Alexei Titkov
Russian-Saudi Relations 16 Beware Soviet-Saudi rapprochement Washington Times
Ariel Cohen
Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Trade Agreement 17 Former Soviet republics poised to sign trade deal. Critics fear economic pact signals attempt to consolidate power in hands of Kremlin. The Globe and Mail (Canada)
Mark MacKinnon
Ukraine, Sea of Azov 18 Russia, Ukraine divide Sea of Azov gazeta.ru
WTO 19 Does Russia Need the WTO? When is Russia to join WTO? Is it ready for WTO membership? pravda.ru

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