The Rundown -- March 27

# Read Charles Recknagel in "The Atlantic" on Russia restarting a Soviet era fitness program

# Daily Beast profile of Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves mentions his former employment at RFE/RL

# Business Insider cites RFE/RL reporting on Ukrainian troop movements near Ukraine

# New U.S. intel assessment says invasion of E. Ukraine more likely than previously thought

# Russia sets up hotline for anti-Russian rights abuses in Ukraine

# Crimea's fighting dolphins switch sides

# Russia to direct $2.8 from reserves to Crimea

# Russia considers making Crimea a casino hub

# "Western Sanctions Are a Sign of Weakness" - Igor Ivanov, "Moscow Times"

# Interim defense minister ousted over Crimea response

# Signs of Russian control begin appearing at street level in Crimea -- to mixed reaction

# Crimean Tatars may hold their own vote

# Hard line nationalists turn on the new administration

# "Ukraine's Phantom Neo-Nazi Menace" - David Frum, "The Atlantic"

# "Belarus Wants Out" - Andrew Wilson, "Foreign Affairs"

# Gazprom says business in Belarus, Ukraine not affected by crisis

# Belarusian opposition marches in support of Kyiv

# Russian military holds exercises in Transdniester

# Iranians make moonshine

# Iran warns Pakistan after abducted soldier's reported execution

# Iran hangs 16 in reprisal for killings

# The evolution of Iran's ethnic Baluch insurgency

# "Are You Brave Enough to Invest in Iran?" - Matthew Lynn, MarketWatch

# Iraq electoral commission resigns en masse

# Obama sort of defends Iraq war

# Reporters Without Borders expresses concern about attacks on journalists in Iraq

# Afghan candidate quits presidential race, backs a frontrunner

# "Afghanistan: Miserable, But Not as Bad as You Think" - Rob Crilly, "The Telegraph"

# Karzai says Afghanistan will further cement ties with China

# Pakistan lawmaker battles to raise punishment for child marriage

# Pakistani minister rules out concessions to Taliban

# Is Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border dispute about oil?

# Uzbekistan joins CIS free trade zone

# Energy ramifications of Crimea crisis for Azerbaijan

# Armenia steps back comments on Crimea annexation

# "New York Times" bets on own reputation with new mobile app

# Some doubt about North Korean men being required to get Kim Jung un haircut

# Twitter responds to Turkey

# For columnist, a change in tone