1. New York Times: David Sanger and Thom Shanker, Bush Adviser Says Russia Is Warming to U.S. ABM Tests. (Rice) 2. Reuters: Russian probe chief describes crew's hell on Kursk. 3. The Russia Journal: Andrei Piontkovsky, What allies does today’s Russia need? In a fast-changing world, the country must make the right decisions. 4. UPI: Russia sets agenda for talks with rebels. (Chechnya) 5. Laura Belin: war or anti-terrorist operation? 6. Robert Bruce Ware: re Englund: Anti-terrorist operation (JRL #5510). 7. BBC Monitoring: Moscow needs Chechen peace talks to redeploy forces to Central Asia - rebel web site. 8. Itar-Tass: New bloc to offer leadership to Putin. 9. UPI: Life goes on in Uzbek border town. 10. Slate Magazine: David Plotz, Russian President Vladimir Putin. Why is he on our side? 11. The Guardian (UK): David Hooper, Bad cars, good times. The old East Germany is coming into fashion. 12. The New Zealand Herald: Mansfield's Russian revolution. Biographer Joanna Woods tells MARGIE THOMSON how Katherine Mansfield was transformed from a mad, bad girl into a great writer.
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