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Friday, May 9, 2008 Volume 12 Number 87
NOTE TO READERS:
RFE/RL announces with regret that due to financial constraints, this will be the last issue of "RFE/RL Newsline." In late June, RFE/RL will launch a redesigned English-language website (http://www.rferl.org) that will continue to cover developments in our broadcast region.
Russia
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 | DUMA CONFIRMS PUTIN AS PREMIER |
| RUMORS CONTINUE THAT YAVLINSKY WILL ENTER PUTIN GOVERNMENT |
| MEDVEDEV TO REMAIN FORMAL HEAD OF GAZPROM BOARD THROUGH JUNE |
| PROPOSED LAW COULD TARGET LAWYERS |
| STRATEGIC MISSILES ONCE AGAIN ROLL THROUGH RED SQUARE... |
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Transcaucasia And Central Asia
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[ Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan ]
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| EU ENVOY CALLS FOR END TO REPRISALS AGAINST ARMENIAN OPPOSITION |
| SACKED ARMENIAN GENERAL DENIES BACKING EX-PRESIDENT |
| RUSSIA RELEASES TROOP FIGURES FOR ABKHAZIA |
| GEORGIAN DENIES FIFTH SPY DRONE DOWNED |
| GEORGIA TO CUT DEFENSE SPENDING |
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Eastern Europe
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[Belarus, Ukraine]
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| AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL APPEALS FOR U.S. LAWYER IMPRISONED IN BELARUS |
| UKRAINIAN OFFICIAL SAYS ODESA-BRODY PIPELINE IN JULY WILL PUMP OIL IN PLANNED DIRECTION |
| BULGARIA EASES TRAVEL RESTRICTIONS WITH UKRAINE, MOLDOVA |
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Southeastern Europe
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[Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Serbia]
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| SERBS TO FORM OWN PARLIAMENT IN KOSOVA? |
| BOSNIA LOCAL ELECTION SET FOR OCTOBER 5 |
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Southwestern Asia And The Middle East
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[ Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq ]
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| AFGHAN CIVILIANS, FOREIGN TROOPS KILLED IN KHOST PROVINCE |
| PRINCE WANTS TALIBAN BROUGHT INTO AFGHAN GOVERNMENT |
| NATO APPOINTS NEW CIVILIAN REPRESENTATIVE IN AFGHANISTAN |
| INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY ADOPTS NEW TACTICS ON IRAN NUCLEAR PROGRAM |
| IRANIAN MINISTRY OBJECTS TO COURT RULING ON TERRORISTS |
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End Note
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[ By Paul Goble ] |
| KYRGYZSTAN, UZBEKISTAN STILL RESENT RUSSIAN, SOVIET COLONIALISM |
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