JRL #7019

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Military & Public Opinion	1	THE DISILLUSIONMENT OF NATIONS. People are trusting the army more than politicians or business leaders.	Vedomosti Maxim Trudolyubov
Iraq & Russia	2	Russia begins peace mission to Baghdad	Reuters
Persian Gulf & Navy	3	Russia won't send ships to Persian Gulf - defense minister	Interfax
North Korea & Russia	4	Russia takes on role as a mediator. (re North Korea)	Chicago Tribune Alex Rodriguez
News	5	TV1 Review	Luba Schwartzman
Religious Freedom, Catholics	6	Russian Orthodox Church denies violation of Catholics' rights	Interfax
Language	7	Russian Government Fights with Dirty Language. Will they ban notorious Russian bad words?	pravda.ru
Economy, Gref	8	HERMAN GREF PROMOTES THE SILICON VALLEY MODEL. Herman Gref has proposed a plan to develop research towns.	Gazeta
Investment	9	S&P Reviews Russia's Prospects For Investment Grade	DOW JONES NEWSWIRES
Missile Defense	10	Russia eyes global missile shield similar to US plans	AFP
Military Desertion	11	Revolution Brewing in the Ranks	Moscow Times Yulia Latynina
Chechnya Referendum	12	Moscow Sets Date For Chechen Referendum, But Its Legitimacy Under Question	RFE/RL Valentinas Mite
Environment, Kyoto	13	Russia delays global warming pact, may wreck deal	Reuters
Azerbaijan	14	Publication: Azerbaijan, Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan, and NGO Action (ISAR)
Publication	15	Announcing the Second Issue of Controversia	Marilyn Young
Literature	16	Was It Sexy, or Just Soviet? The Post-Communist Expat Safari Novel Has Its Day.	The Nation Eliot Borenstein