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The Rundown - January 17


RFE/RL In The Media
# "The New York Times" cites RFE/RL reporting on elections in Kazakhstan
# "The Economist" (Greg Feifer) quotes RFE/RL's interview with Oleksandr Tymoshenko
# CPJ cites RFE/RL reporting on the attack on Dododzhon Atovulloyev

International Press Review

Iran
# Authorities are cracking down on informal Dollar exchanges
# "What if the Iranians Start Killing Scientists?" - Avner Cohen, "Ha'aretz"

Russia
# "The Decembrists' Manifesto" - Vladimir Ryzhkov, "Moscow Times"
# Marina Litvinovich on social media in Russia
# Opposition leaders and the Kremlin remain at a political impasse

Afghanistan/Pakistan
# PM Gilani has been held in contempt of court
# U.S. Embassy in Kabul has pulled funding for the Government Media & INformation Center

Iraq
# "The Guardian" on corruption in Iraq

Of Interest
# "The Washington Post" on China's international media aspirations
# The AP opened a bureau in Pyongyang, North Korea

U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
# Mark Perry on CIA memos showing Israeli spies posed as CIA agents
# The "PBS Newshour analysis of Shields and Brooks
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