1. Reuters: U.S. oil jumps as Russia mulls deeper cuts. 2. Luba Schwartzman: ORT Review. 3. Financial Times (UK): Andrew Jack, Russian TV chief to fight closure ruling. 4. Reuters: Russians fall in love with reality TV. 5. Moscow Times: Irina Glushchenko, Are We Becoming Dozy Electrical Appliances? (re "Za Steklom") 6. New book by Anders Åslund: Building Capitalism: The Transformation of the Former Soviet Bloc. 7. Reuters: World chess contest kicks off--without champions. 8. Reuters: Anti-terror operations only in first phase -Russia. 9. Interfax: Russian general praises US operations in Afghanistan. (Lebed) 10. Victor Kalashnikov: viruses. 11. Jim Kleinschmit: Russia and WTO Accession. 12. Alexei Portanski: WTO Information Office Moscow. 13. Washington Post: HUDSON GOES HOLLYWOOD. 14. Reuters: Czech Havel calls for caution in NATO-Russia ties. 15. Forbes Magazine: Benjamn Fulford, The Wild, Wild East. On the rugged frontiers of capitalism the heroes are entrepreneurskis. 16. Vremya Novostei: The Race of Ambitions Gets Off the Ground. An interview with Alexei Malashenko about Afghanistan's political prospects. 17. AP: Russia Troops Back in Kabul. 18. Interfax: CIS and Russia lead the world for HIV infection.
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