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Monday, June 23, 2008

June 23, 2008 -- Contents

MONDAY JUNE 23 CONTENTS

(1) EDITORIAL: Putin Speaks

(2) Latynina in the Washington Post!

(3) Annals of Mass Murder in Chechnya

(4) Latynina on the Putin Purges

(5) Annals of Neo-Soviet Failure: Mailing it In

(6) No More Yaltas!

NOTE: Kim Zigfeld's latest installment on Pajamas Media tells the story of the demise of the rat-infested eXile tabloid, and expresses our fears about the implications of the latest Kremlin move against Russian journalism for the future of the Moscow Times.

NOTE: An amazing double shot of Yulia Latynina today, as the heir apparent to Anna Politkovskaya breaks into the big time with a featured place on the front page of the Washington Post web site. Way to go, Yulia! Take it to them!

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