JRL #7140

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Public Opinion	1	HALF OF RUSSIANS ARE HAPPY FOR SOME REASON. Our citizens have learned to enjoy life. (interview with Yuri Levada)	Izvestia
Terrorism	2	Security fears help Putin extend his reach: In the Udmurt Republic residents see terrorism as their greatest concern.	The Guardian (UK) Natalie Nougayrede
Economy, IMF	3	IMF Cuts Outlook for Russia, World	Moscow Times Victoria Lavrentieva
News	4	TV1 Review	Luba Schwartzman
Chechnya, Budanov	5	New trial of Russian colonel accused of Chechnya killing begins. (Budanov)	AFP
Chechnya	6	Vendetta Makes For War. A commission on truth and reconciliation between deadly enemies has been set up in Chechnya.	Moscow News Sanobar Shermatova
Chechnya	7	RUSLAN KHASBULATOV: KADYROV IS BECOMING A MINI-SADDAM. Peace in Chechnya requires intervention of the international community.	Nezavisimaya Gazeta
Civil Service	8	RUSSIA TO TRAIN MORE FOREIGN POLICY SPECIALISTS	Nezavisimaya Gazeta Natalia SAVITSKAYA
Vershbow	9	AMBASSADOR VERSHBOW: WE HAVE NO INTENTION OF IGNORING RUSSIA. An interview with US Ambassador to Russia Alexander Vershbow.	Izvestia
Iraq	10	Watching the War. For Russians, Each News Report Reinforces Resentment of U.S.	Washington Post Sharon LaFraniere
Iraq, Convoy	11	Diplomatic convoy drove straight into gunbattle	gazeta.ru
Iraq	12	AL-JAZEERA REPORTS US DEAL ON SADDAM'S DEPARTURE IN RETURN FOR END TO FIGHTING.	BBC Monitoring
Iraq, Berlin Wall	13	Must What Goes Up Also Come Down?	New York Times Solomon Volkov
North Korea & Iraq	14	Russia sees Iraq link to N.Korea crisis	Reuters
Post-War Iraq, Oil	15	Russian oil companies have little hope in post-war Iraq: US expert	AFP
Oil	16	Thirst for Oil, OPEC and Russia's Fate	pravda.ru
Housing	17	Duma gives final approval to controversial housing bill	gazeta.ru