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The Rundown - October 21


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

RFE/RL in the Media
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Al Kamen discusses the Broadcasting Board of Governors
# Andrew Sullivan reprints an RFE/RL report on the Afghan elections
# UPI reports on Azerbaijan's resource diplomacy

On the RFE/RL Website
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A Profile of the Jundallah extremist group
# Looming obstacles to elections in Afghanistan

Int'l Press Review

Afghanistan
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The WSJ ed board on U.S. allies in Afghanistan
# The Newshour reports on the runoff elections
# Thane Rosenbaum on revenge as a motive
# The NYT ed board on the runoff elections
# Roger Cohen advocates endurance on Afghanistan

Iran
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Iran sentenced American academic Kian Tajbakhsh to 15 years
# Massoumeh Torfeh on why Iran always blames outsiders
# Jamsheed Choksy on the Jundallah group

Russia
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Fyodor Lukyanov on Russia's Georgia problem

U.S. Politics/Foreign Policy
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"Embassy Row" - the Washington Times
# Joe Biden is the "reassurer-in-chief"

From the Blogs
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Jean MacKenzie on Karzai's statesmanship...
# ...The New Yorker chimes in
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