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The Rundown - January 29


News & views on RFE/RL's broadcast region

Afghanistan/Pakistan
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Ahmed Rashid on talking to the Taliban
# Hillary clinton supports a $500 million program aimed at would-be insurgents
# Christian Neef thinks Western forces must talk to "radicals" in order to achieve peace
# Peter Tatchell on unrest in Baluchistan
# Phillip Stevens on the West's commitment to Afghanistan
# A $45 million USAID program to Pakistan has not met objectives

Iran
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"The New York Times" reports that the Iranian opposition seems willing to compromise
# Reza Aslan reports on Iranian movies at the Sundance Film Festival
# The U.S. Senate approves a new sanctions regime on Iran

Russia
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Mikhail Khordokovsky writes about Russia's legal system

Of Interest
# Hillary Clinton says she may retire from politics altogether
# The Council of Europe issues a strong statement on media freedom
# "The Economist" on reporting in iraq
# Hans Blix discusses the run-up to the Iraq war
# Al Kamen's "In the Loop"

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Written by RFE/RL editors and correspondents, Transmission serves up news, comment, and the odd silly dictator story. While our primary concern is with foreign policy, Transmission is also a place for the ideas -- some serious, some irreverent -- that bubble up from our bureaus. The name recognizes RFE/RL's role as a surrogate broadcaster to places without free media. You can write us at transmission+rferl.org

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