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• In Russia, a Shortage Triggers Soviet Habits

  To find buckwheat, a beloved food staple, some Russians are falling back on scrounging habits honed under Communism.
  
  

• Citing F.D.R., Putin Hints at 3rd-Term Bid

  Asked whether he would damage Russia?s political system if he chooses to run again, noted that Franklin D. Roosevelt was elected four times in the United States.
  
  

• Politicians Attack Britain on Scandal

  Members of Parliament said the government should demand that the police answer new questions about whether legislators? phone messages were intercepted by The News of the World.
  
  

• Spain Dismisses Basque Truce Announcement

  Spain?s interior minister said on Monday that he did not trust a cease-fire announcement from ETA, the Basque separatist group.
  
  

• Germany Extends Nuclear Plants? Life

  Germany will extend the life spans of 17 plants while alternative energy sources are developed, which is likely to make money for power companies and the government.
  
  

• Media Cache: British Advertising Regulator Making Itself Felt Online

  The Advertising Standards Authority of Britain plans to extend its oversight to social media, company Web sites and other nontraditional digital marketing activities.
  
  

• Victims? Families Fight Film About Madrid Plane Crash

  Spanish courts have not yet ruled on complaints against the movie, and the channel Telecinco showed the first part last week.
  
  

• In Europe, Fund-Raising Lessons From Americans

  Universities across Europe are realizing that their dependence on government funding puts them at a disadvantage.
  
  

• Arts, Briefly: Blair?s Book Is Greeted With Anger in Dublin

  The former British Prime Minister Tony Blair was greeted by a barrage of plastic bottles, flip-flops and eggs at the first public reading of his new book on Saturday in Dublin.
  
  

• Basque Group Announces a Cease-Fire

  Saying they had seen these announcements from ETA before, many in Spain were skeptical.