JRL #7009

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Public Opinion	1	RUSSIAN POPULATION MORE UPBEAT	RIA Novosti
Country Music	2	Russian country band nominated for Grammy Award	RosBusinessConsulting
Russian Winter	3	Cold snap wreaks havoc across Russia	gazeta.ru
Missile Defense	4	U.S. Optimistic About Russsia on A.B.M.	AP
U.S.-Russian Relations, Vershbow	5	US envoy notes general Washington-Moscow convergence despite differences	Interfax
Peace Corps	6	Russian accusations obscure Peace Corps legacy. (Vershbow)	The Christian Science Monitor letter
Peace Corps	7	THE PEACE CORPS IN RUSSIA: WHO'S HELPING WHOM?	RFE/RL Newsline Vladimir Kovalev
Foreigners	8	RULES SET TO REGULATE FOREIGNERS' ACTIVITIES IN RUSSIA	RIA Novosti
Hostage Gas	9	Moscow siege gas traced to Latvia - Russian TV	BBC Monitoring
Iraq	10	Russia denies Saddam exile plans	PTI
Russian Language	11	'Russian in the Workplace' class	Sacramento Bee (California)
WMD Disposal	12	Russia seeks more money to help scrap submarines	AP
Islamic Radicalism	13	RUSSIA AND RELIGIOUS TERRORISM: SHIFTING DANGERS	eurasianet.org Ariel Cohen
Politics, Elections	14	RUSSIA STEPPED INTO THE YEAR OF PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS	Versty
Politics, Elections	15	ON THE ELECTION SITUATION IN RUSSIA	Versty
Politics, Elections	16	THE COURSE THAT THE 2003 PARLIAMENTARY ELECTIONS WILL TAKE. (interview with the head of the Central Election Commission Alexander VESHNYAKOV)	Kommersant-Vlast
Politics, Political Parties	17	PARTIES IN RUSSIA (REGISTERD WITH THE JUSTICE MINISTRY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION)	Kommersant-Vlast
North Korea, Japan	18	North Korea overshadows Russia-Japan talks	Asia Times Sergei Blagov