JRL #7006

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Russian Orthodox Christmas	1	ALL ORTHODOX RUSSIANS CELEBRATE THE NATIVITY ON JANUARY 7	RIA Novosti
Russian Orthodox Christmas	2	Patriarch Alexy extends greetings to Russians on Orthodox Christmas	Interfax
Russian Orthodox on Social Problems	3	Orthodox Church deplores Russia's social problems	Interfax
Putin, Russian Orthodox Christmas	4	VLADIMIR PUTIN CONGRATULATES ORTHODOX RUSSIANS ON THE NATIVITY	RIA Novosti
2003 Forecast, Poll	5	POOR AND RICH RUSSIANS ON THE THRESHOLD OF 2003. (poll)	Novaya Gazeta
Poverty, Poll	6	POVERTY IS WORSE THAN A WAR. (poll)	Novoye Vremya
Russian Winter, Alcohol	7	Out cold	Baltimore Sun editorial
Oil Production	8	Russia says to work with producers to rein in oil	Reuters
WTO, Vershbow	9	Russia must accept compromises on WTO entry - US envoy	Interfax
Putin Popularity	10	EXPECTATIONS OVERTHROWN IN THE PAST. What is the secret of people's endless love for President Putin?	Inostranets Mikhail Kalishevsky
Military Desertions	11	Russian defense minister slams army commanders, NGO for soldier desertions	AFP
Peace Corps Spying Allegations	12	A Diplomat to the Corps. The Peace Corps' man in Moscow, Jeffrey Hay won't waste his words on the spying charges that have the Corps leaving Russia.	Time Europe Aisha Labi
Russian Homosexuals	13	Russian Gays Say Homophobia Still Engrained In Society	Gay.com UK
Putin Modernization	14	MIDDLE-AGE CRISIS. Putin has delayed his modernizing dream in 2002	Novoye Vremya Sergey Shelin
Fascism	15	"VELVET" FASCISM. Ultra-nationalist ideas are popular among the literary mainstream and political saloons.	Novoye Vremya Andrei Kolesnikov
Russia & West	16	The west's new chance in the east	Financial Times (UK) letter
Japan & Russia	17	Japan hopes to deepen ties with Russia based on action plan	Kyodo
Oil, Europe	18	A Slippery Patch for Russian Oil. It's having mixed success in Central and Eastern Europe.	Business Week Paul Starobin
Country Music	19	From Russia, Without Twang But With Country in Their Hearts. Despite Hard Breaks, Bering Strait Hopes to Make It in Nashville.	New York Times Jill Abramson
Economy, 2002 & 2003	20	Russian Economy in 2002. Something is coming over the Russian economy in 2003.	pravda.ru
Lithuania, Paksas	21	Populist Paksas storms to power in Lithuania	Reuters
Chechnya, Human Rights, Budanov Insanity Verdict	22	Russia must stop abuse of Chechens	Boston Globe Cathy Young
Chechnya, Israeli Tactics, Zakayev	23	We kill our rebels the Israeli way, says Russia	Sydney Morning Herald