1. Reuters: US Congress to consider Russia trade test
exemption.
2. Luba Schwartzman: ORT Review.
3. Trud: Alexander Protsenko, RUSSIANS ARE LESS INTERESTED
IN THE DOLLAR.
4. Business Week: Stan Crock, From Evil Empire To Strategic
Ally. How the U.S. and Russia came to realize that they need each other.
5. Newsweek (Web exclusive): Eve Conant, Exploiting A
Jihad? While a direct link to bin Laden is unproved, there are many strong hints
that Chechnya’s war against the Russians is not just a local one.
6. Moscow Tribune: Stanislav Menshikov, RUSSIAN ECONOMY
STABLE DESPITE WORLD RECESSION. But Continued Growth Needs New Stimulants.
7. The Russia Journal: Alexander Golts, Battle set to begin
over Russia’s defense booty.
8. RFE/RL: Kathleen Knox, Georgia: Crisis Could Have
Implications For Entire Caucasus Region.
9. BBC Monitoring: Origins of anti-American feeling in
Kyrgyzstan - views.
10. BBC Monitoring: Antiglobalists were initial target,
says market pogrom man.
11. Trud: Official Representative on Human Rights Mironov
Interviewed.