JRL #5585 Contents:
1. Interfax: Two thirds of Russians think country cannot get by without oil
exports.
2. Interfax: Russian citizens still waiting for efficient work by
parliament.
3. Luba Schwartzman: ORT Review.
4. Reuters: Russia vows winter campaign against Chechen
rebels.
5. The Moscow Tribune: Dmitry Polikarpov, Purges may be in
works.
6. Vesti.ru: Freedom to Shopkeepers! The state must solve Russia's perennial
dilemma as to what to do with small businesses - either to set them free or to
ban altogether.
7. pravda.ru: NIKOLAY KOVALEV: IF THE WORLD HAD LISTENED TO RUSSIA, IT WOULD
HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO AVOID A LOT OF MISTAKES.
8. Reuters: U.S. brakes NATO-Russia embrace.
9. International Herald Tribune: Andrew Weiss, Alliance Needs Better Ties With
Moscow.
10. International Herald Tribune: Frederick Bonnart, Here Is the Chance to
Integrate Russia.
11. Reuters: IMF does not expect Russia will need loans.
12. Reuters: OPEC row shows need for more Russia reforms.
13. Interfax: Alternative service introduction to have no effect on number of
dodgers -- military.
14. Chris Kedzie: Alternative Civilian Service in Nizhny
Novogorod.
15. Financial Times (UK): Andrew Jack, Export cut helps Russia out of 'winter
reality'
16. International Herald Tribune: Shashi Tharoor, More and More E-Mail That Says
Less and Less.