1. UPI: Vladimir Pantin, U.S., Russia still need real
alliance.
2. Reuters: Russian AIDS statistics hide epidemic.
3. Washington Post editorial: Mr. Putin's Business Disputes.
4. New York Times editorial: A Russian Voice in NATO.
5. Robert Freedman: COMING TESTS FOR US-RUSSIAN RELATIONS:
WILL PUTIN HELP BUSH ON IRAQ?
6. Boston Globe: Cathy Young, West musn't let Russia off
the hook.
7. US State Department: Alexander Vershbow, A NEW ECONOMIC
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES.
8. Novaya Gazeta: Oleg Lurie, PUTIN LIKES SKIING: SO WHAT
DOES PUGACHEV HAS TO DO WITH IT? Putting on airs can be harmful for the
reputation of anyone.
9. Novye Izvestia: Alexander Nadzharov, PUTIN'S RATING
NEEDS VERIFICATION. Is Putin's approval rating true or false?
10. Business Week: Catherine Belton, A Call to Arms.
Russia is pushing to rebuild its neglected defense industry.
11. Reuters: US Is World's Sexual Superpower.
12. New York Times: John Varoli, Purloined Harem Girls,
and Other Russian Mysteries.