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The Rundown - September 17


A first look at the news on RFE/RL's broadcast region

RFE/RL in the Media
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Joshua Foust posts Ajmal Samadi's commentary
# RSF mentions the murder of RFE/RL journalist Ogulsapar Muradova

On the RFE/RL Website
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Hamid Karzai has been declared preliminary winner in Afghanistan
# Ukraine has opened its security service archives

Int'l Press Review

Afghanistan/Pakistan
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The Wash Post ed board on detentions at Bagram AFB
# The White house has come up with performance indicators...
# ...Laura Rozen reports...John McCain is "underwhelmed"
# Imtiaz Gul has reasons for optimism re: Pakistan
# A dialogue on America in Afghanistan with Cal Thomas & Bob Beckel

Iran
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Roger Cohen on talking to Iran
# "Just Another American Hit Man, Actor, and Journalist Living in Iran"

Russia
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The FT editorializes on Russia's international standing
# Robert Amsterdam on the Iran - Venezuela - Russia troika
# Boris Kagarlitsky browses a Moscow book store

U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
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There will be no U.S. missile defense in Europe
# The U.S. Senate is "struggling" with Afghanistan...Ackerman weighs in
# Al Kamen's "In the Loop"
# "Embassy Row" - the Washington Times

From the Blogs
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Katherine Tiedemann on the AfPak metrics
# Foreign policy academics debate Afghanistan through letters
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