JRL #7187

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Foreign Investment	1	Accumulated foreign investment in Russia rises 25% over year	Interfax
Foreign Aid	2	Russia "leads G8 in aid to poor nations" - finance minister	ITAR-TASS
Culture	3	Minister of Culture: Russian Culture Survives Thanks to Selfless Devotion of Its Workers	Rosbalt
Science	4	RUSSIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES SUMS UP YEAR'S RESULTS	RIA Novosti
Reform	5	Time for Top Down Reform	Moscow Times editorial
Putin Address	6	An empty address	The Russia Journal editorial
Election, Kasianov	7	PRESIDENT PUTIN HAS SCHEDULED MIKHAIL KASIANOV'S ELECTION. Putin's address was a progress report for the past three years.	Gazeta Andrei Reut
Duma, Cabinet	8	A Cabinet Based on the Duma	Moscow Times Andrei Zolotov Jr.
Professional Military	9	Senior Military Official: Russian Army Will Never Become Fully Professional	Rosbalt
Children Drug Abuse	10	4 MLN YOUNG RUSSIANS TAKE DRUGS	RIA Novosti
Putin & Russian Mafia	11	Putin's Name Surfaces in German Probe	Moscow Times Catherine Belton
Chechnya Independence	12	Plan for greater Chechen autonomy	Financial Times (UK) Andrew Jack Stefan Wagstyl
Chechnya	13	Russia Lawmakers: End Abuses In Chechnya, Open Peace Talks	Dow Jones/ AP
Georgia & Chechnya	14	Russia Official Criticizes Georgia's Chechen Rebel Stance	Dow Jones/ AP
Pope John Paul II, Russian Icon	15	Negotiations Underway for Pope to Return Icon of Kazan to Russia	Zenit
Public Relations	16	$6 MILLION ON PROMOTION. The Russian authorities are concerned about the nation's image abroad.	Nezavisimaya Gazeta Svetlana Ofitova
Putin	17	WHO IS PUTIN'S RIVAL? The presidential administration will have to choose the lesser of two evils.	Rodnaya Gazeta Alexei Bogaturov
Flat Tax	18	A Flat Tax Is Taking Root in, of All Places, Russia. From each according to...oh, never mind.	Business Week Jason Bush
IMF on Inflation	19	IMF Urges Russia to Try to Curb Inflation	AP
IMF on Bank Reform	20	IMF says Russia bank reform progress disappointing	Reuters
Economy, Investment	21	Investors ride their luck with Russian roulette. Ben Aris in Moscow discovers Russia's economic health is much improved, but the risks remain.	The Electronic Telegraph (UK)
Ukraine	22	EU harmonies fail to dispel Slavic dreams. Wooed by western bands, suspicious Ukrainians remain equally drawn to thoughts of alliance with Russia, reports Tom Warner.	Financial Times (UK)
Starovoitova Assassination	23	Party member suspected in lawmaker’s killing. (re Starovoitova)	AP
Kazakhstan Oil Scandal	24	Oil scandal hits Kazakhstan	Washington Times Christopher Pala