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	<title>Breaking News &#187; Prague</title>
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		<title>Czech zoo plans to relocate 4 rare northern white rhinos to Africa in effort to save species</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:46:51 +0000</pubDate>
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4 white rhinos to move from Czech zoo to Kenya

PRAGUE — Four rare northern white rhinos will be moved from a Czech zoo to Africa to live in the wild in an attempt to save the species from being wiped out, officials said Wednesday.
Two male rhinos called Sudan and Suni and two female rhinos called ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-zoo-plans-to-relocate-4-rare-northern-white-rhinos-to-africa-in-effort-to-save-species-244818/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Czech zoo plans to relocate 4 rare northern white rhinos to Africa in effort to save species</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech spy agency: Iraq&#8217;s Saddam Hussein planned terror attack on Radio Free Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:55:29 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech: Iraq planned attack on Radio Free Europe

PRAGUE — The Czech Republic&#8217;s counterintelligence service says the late Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein&#8217;s regime was planning to use an anti-tank rocket to attack the U.S.-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty in Prague.
The Czech Security Information Service, or BIS, said in a statement Monday it learned in 2000 that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-spy-agency-iraqs-saddam-hussein-planned-terror-attack-on-radio-free-europe-237495/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Czech spy agency: Iraq&#8217;s Saddam Hussein planned terror attack on Radio Free Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>2 lions kill rare white tiger in zoo in northern Czech Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
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2 lions kill white tiger in Czech zoo
PRAGUE — A rare white tiger was killed by two lions that managed to sneak into its enclosure in a Czech zoo, officials said Thursday.

The lions, 14-year-old Sultan and 11-year-old Elsa, entered the open-air area occupied by the 17-year-old tiger Isabella by opening a trap door, Liberec Zoo ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/2-lions-kill-rare-white-tiger-in-zoo-in-northern-czech-republic-232560/">Original article on  : 2 lions kill rare white tiger in zoo in northern Czech Republic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US hopes for significant Czech Republic&#8217;s role in reworked missile defense plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech, US officials discuss missile defense

PRAGUE — The Obama administration hopes the Czech Republic will play an important role in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan, a top American official said Monday.
Ellen Tauscher, the U.S. undersecretary of state for arms control and international security, held talks at the Czech Foreign Ministry to discuss ways for .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-hopes-for-significant-czech-republics-role-in-reworked-missile-defense-plan-230585/" title="US hopes for significant Czech Republic&#8217;s role in reworked missile defense plan">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czechs mark 20 anniversary of Velvet Revolution</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:09:31 +0000</pubDate>
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PRAGUE - Former Czech president Vaclav Havel opened festivities in Prague celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Velvet Revolution, which toppled the communist regime in 1989.
Lou Reed, Suzanne Vega and Joan Baez performed at the concert, on Havel&#8217;s request Saturday. Revellers also watched video messages from US President Barack Obama and German Chancellor ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czechs-mark-20-anniversary-of-velvet-revolution-229641/">Czechs mark 20 anniversary of Velvet Revolution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech soldiers face probe after wearing Nazi symbols in Afghanistan</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-soldiers-face-probe-after-wearing-nazi-symbols-in-afghanistan-223247/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:45:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE - A scandal hit the Czech Army Monday after its two commanders were found wearing Nazi symbols on their helmets during their mission in Afghanistan, media reports said. 

Lieutenant Jan Cermak wore the SS Dirlewanger brigade symbol and sergeant Hynek Matonoha wore the symbol of the 9th SS panzer division Hohenstaufen.	 	
The SS units ... Read more <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-soldiers-face-probe-after-wearing-nazi-symbols-in-afghanistan-223247/" title="Czech soldiers face probe after wearing Nazi symbols in Afghanistan">>>></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Well known Czech theater director Otomar Krejca dies at 87</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech director Krejca dies at 87
PRAGUE — Otomar Krejca, a renowned theater director in the Czech Republic, has died at the age of 87.

Prague&#8217;s National Theater says Krejca died Friday in Prague. The cause of death was not given.
Krejca was born on Nov. 23, 1921 in Skrysov u Pelhrimova, Czechoslovakia.
He joined the National Theater as .... Original source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/well-known-czech-theater-director-otomar-krejca-dies-at-87-220795/">Well known Czech theater director Otomar Krejca dies at 87</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US deputy defense secretary in Prague to discuss missile defense, military cooperation</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 15:54:23 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech, US governments discuss military cooperation

PRAGUE — Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan.
U.S. Deputy Defense Secretary Alexander Vershbow told reporters the U.S. &#8220;did present &#8230; some concrete ideas to begin that process of developing the Czech ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-deputy-defense-secretary-in-prague-to-discuss-missile-defense-military-cooperation-220590/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : US deputy defense secretary in Prague to discuss missile defense, military cooperation</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech Euro-skeptic president signs the EU reform treaty, lifting its last obstacle</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech president signs EU reform treaty
PRAGUE — A charter designed to transform the 27 countries and half a billion people of the European Union into a more unified and powerful global player has passed its last major hurdle and looks set to become law within weeks.
Once that happens, the Lisbon Treaty will allow .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-euro-skeptic-president-signs-the-eu-reform-treaty-lifting-its-last-obstacle-216243/" title="Czech Euro-skeptic president signs the EU reform treaty, lifting its last obstacle">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech court lifts last legal hurdle to EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 11:14:22 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech court lifts last legal hurdle to EU treaty
PRAGUE — A Czech court struck down a complaint against the EU reform treaty on Tuesday, removing the proposed charter&#8217;s last legal hurdle and intensifying pressure on President Vaclav Klaus to sign it.
The Constitutional Court&#8217;s chief judge, Pavel Rychetsky, said the Lisbon Treaty, which has ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-court-lifts-last-legal-hurdle-to-eu-reform-treaty-rules-it-is-in-line-with-constitution-216001/">Read : Czech court lifts last legal hurdle to EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech constitutional court endorses EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech court endorses EU reform treaty
PRAGUE — A Czech court ruled Tuesday that the EU reform treaty is in line with the country&#8217;s constitution, removing the proposed charter&#8217;s last legal hurdle and intensifying pressure on President Vaclav Klaus to sign the document already ratified by the other member nations.
The Constitutional Court&#8217;s chief judge, ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-constitutional-court-endorses-eu-reform-treaty-rules-it-is-in-line-with-constitution-215904/">Original article on  : Czech constitutional court endorses EU reform treaty, rules it is in line with constitution</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Farmers spray milk onto fields across Czech Republic to protest low prices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 17:16:17 +0000</pubDate>
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Czech farmers protest low milk prices
PRAGUE — Farmers sprayed milk onto fields across the Czech Republic on Thursday to protest low prices.

Agriculture authorities said farmers planned to dump up to 500,000 liters (132,000 gallons) of milk, or 7 percent of their daily production.
Farmers complain milk prices are too low for them to survive. They receive ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/farmers-spray-milk-onto-fields-across-czech-republic-to-protest-low-prices-211422/">Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : Farmers spray milk onto fields across Czech Republic to protest low prices</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Biden goes far in calming nerves in central Europe with short visit to the region</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:46:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Vanessa Gera</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Vice President Joe Biden made significant strides during a trip to Central Europe this week in relieving anxieties the Obama administration stirred up last month when it scrapped a Bush-era plan for missile defense.

Biden won agreement Friday from the Czech Republic to join Obama&#8217;s reconfigured missile defense system, just two days after Poland  [..] <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/biden-goes-far-in-calming-nerves-in-central-europe-with-short-visit-to-the-region-205215/">Read the original article: here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech prime minister, NATO endorse new missile defense plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — The Czech Republic and NATO said Friday that they backed a reworked U.S. missile defense plan meant to defend against threats from Iran and other nations.

The endorsements came as U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wrapped up a tour of Central Europe aimed at shoring up support for the new system, which is focused ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-prime-minister-nato-endorse-new-missile-defense-plan-204829/">Czech prime minister, NATO endorse new missile defense plan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech PM: Czech Republic endorses new US missile defense plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:55:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — The Czech prime minister has endorsed a revised U.S. missile defense plan.

Jan Fischer says his country is &#8220;ready to participate&#8221; in the new plan, which focuses on short- and medium-range interceptors.
Fischer spoke Friday after a meeting with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden.
Biden said Washington would send a team of experts to Prague next .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-pm-czech-republic-endorses-new-us-missile-defense-plan-204748/">Czech PM: Czech Republic endorses new US missile defense plan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US vice president seeks Czech support for revamped missile defense plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 06:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — U.S. Vice President Joe Biden wraps up a tour of Central Europe in the Czech Republic on Friday, attempting to shore up support for a reworked missile defense plan and reassuring critics that Washington remains committed to guaranteeing the country&#8217;s security.

Biden, whose brief stay in Prague follows stops in Poland and Romania, is ... Original article on  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-vice-president-seeks-czech-support-for-revamped-missile-defense-plan-204416/">US vice president seeks Czech support for revamped missile defense plan</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Vaclav Havel: Czech president is damaging the country by not signing the EU reform treaty</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 17:59:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Vaclav Havel, who led the 1989 Velvet Revolution that peacefully toppled communism in the former Czechoslovakia, accused his presidential successor on Thursday of damaging the country by refusing to sign the EU reform treaty.

Havel, 73, said that what his bitter rival, President Vaclav Klaus, is doing &#8220;in my opinion, is harming this republic ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/vaclav-havel-czech-president-is-damaging-the-country-by-not-signing-the-eu-reform-treaty-197233/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Vaclav Havel: Czech president is damaging the country by not signing the EU reform treaty</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Museums, tours in Germany, Czech Republic and elsewhere offer glimpses of life under communism</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 18:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[BERLIN — If you&#8217;re interested in the history of Eastern Europe under communism, a number of places around the region offer glimpses of life before the Berlin Wall fell. Here are a few of them, ranging from somber museums to historic sites to themed attractions that are downright kitschy or bizarre.

One must-see for tourists visiting .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/museums-tours-in-germany-czech-republic-and-elsewhere-offer-glimpses-of-life-under-communism-193979/">Original source &nbsp;: Museums, tours in Germany, Czech Republic and elsewhere offer glimpses of life under communism</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>All eyes on Czech Euro-skeptic president as EU reform treaty nears ratification</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2009 08:17:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Karel Janicek</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — The Irish finally said yes, and the Poles did Saturday, but the EU reform treaty still has a huge hurdle to clear. A &#8220;no&#8221; from the lone holdout — Czech President Vaclav Klaus — could cripple plans to transform Europe into a global player.

For most European leaders the treaty is a big step ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/all-eyes-on-czech-euro-skeptic-president-as-eu-reform-treaty-nears-ratification-192994/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : All eyes on Czech Euro-skeptic president as EU reform treaty nears ratification</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Swedish journalist stopped at Cairo airport and to be ejected from country</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[CAIRO — A Swedish journalist and blogger specializing in Egyptian labor issues was stopped by security at Cairo airport early Tuesday and was set to be deported from the country, his girlfriend and the Swedish embassy said.

Per Bjorklund, who spent the last year covering labor strikes in Egypt, was returning to the country with his .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/swedish-journalist-stopped-at-cairo-airport-and-to-be-ejected-from-country-181232/">Swedish journalist stopped at Cairo airport and to be ejected from country</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope wraps up 3-day Czech trip with open-air Mass for at least 40,000 faithful near Prague</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:38:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[STARA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic — Pope Benedict XVI ended his three-day Czech pilgrimage Monday by declaring its martyred patron saint a model for leaders, saying the world needs God-fearing people prepared to follow the ethical principles of Christianity.

At an open-air Mass for at least 40,000 faithful, Benedict issued a call for holiness as he wrapped .... Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-wraps-up-3-day-czech-trip-with-open-air-mass-for-at-least-40000-faithful-near-prague-181082/">Pope wraps up 3-day Czech trip with open-air Mass for at least 40,000 faithful near Prague</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope wrapping up 3-day Czech trip with visit to basilica, Mass and message to youth</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:31:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[STARA BOLESLAV, Czech Republic — Pope Benedict XVI held an open-air Mass on Monday for at least 40,000 cheering faithful who packed a meadow as the pontiff wrapped up a three-day visit to the Czech Republic.

The 82-year-old pope first made a stop in Stara Boleslav, 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Prague, to bless relics ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-wrapping-up-3-day-czech-trip-with-visit-to-basilica-mass-and-message-to-youth-181027/">Original source on Gaea Times at  : Pope wrapping up 3-day Czech trip with visit to basilica, Mass and message to youth</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Crowds _ and pope&#8217;s rhetoric _ were contained, but Vatican calls Czech pilgrimage a success</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:19:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Pope Benedict XVI wrapped up a low-key pilgrimage to the fiercely secular Czech Republic on Monday, reaching out to nonbelievers and calling on an increasingly diverse Europe to embrace Christian teachings.

Throughout the three-day visit, the crowds were contained, and so was the pope&#8217;s rhetoric.
Although he often wades into contentious issues such as abortion .... Source article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/crowds-_-and-popes-rhetoric-_-were-contained-but-vatican-calls-czech-pilgrimage-a-success-180922/">Crowds _ and pope&#8217;s rhetoric _ were contained, but Vatican calls Czech pilgrimage a success</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Society excludes God at its peril, pope tells thousands at open-air Mass in Czech Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2009 10:18:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[BRNO, Czech Republic — Pope Benedict XVI told thousands of faithful on Sunday that societies exclude God at their peril, as he pressed on with a pilgrimage to nudge the Czech Republic — and by extension, the rest of Europe — back to its religious roots.

&#8220;History has demonstrated the absurdities to which man descends when .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/society-excludes-god-at-its-peril-pope-tells-thousands-at-open-air-mass-in-czech-republic-180913/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Society excludes God at its peril, pope tells thousands at open-air Mass in Czech Republic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope Benedict XVI urges heavily secular Czech Republic to rediscover its Christian roots</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 18:08:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Pope Benedict XVI sought to reach out to the heavily secular people of the Czech Republic on Saturday, decrying the &#8220;wounds&#8221; left by atheistic communism and urging them to rediscover their Christian roots.

As he began a three-day pilgrimage coinciding with the fall of communism in this central European country 20 years ago, Benedict .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-benedict-xvi-urges-heavily-secular-czech-republic-to-rediscover-its-christian-roots-179784/">Pope Benedict XVI urges heavily secular Czech Republic to rediscover its Christian roots</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>In an encounter reminiscent of Obama&#8217;s fly, Pope Benedict XVI bugged by spider during speech</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:50:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — President Barack Obama had his fly. Now Pope Benedict XVI has his spider.

A large arachnid appeared on the pope&#8217;s white robes as he addressed politicians and diplomats in Prague on Saturday afternoon. The pope didn&#8217;t seem to notice at first — but journalists following the speech on a large screen flinched as the .... Source article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/in-an-encounter-reminiscent-of-obamas-fly-pope-benedict-xvi-bugged-by-spider-during-speech-179752/">In an encounter reminiscent of Obama&#8217;s fly, Pope Benedict XVI bugged by spider during speech</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after collapse of communism, pope urges aloof Czech Republic to rediscover faith</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 10:16:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Pope Benedict XVI criticized the communist era&#8217;s fierce religious persecution Saturday as he began a three-day pilgrimage to the Czech Republic, and urged the heavily secular nation to rediscover its Christian roots.

At a welcome ceremony at Prague&#8217;s Ruzyne International Airport, the 82-year-old pope spoke of how the communist regime, which was overthrown in ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-collapse-of-communism-pope-urges-aloof-czech-republic-to-rediscover-faith-179559/">Read : 20 years after collapse of communism, pope urges aloof Czech Republic to rediscover faith</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>20 years after collapse of communism, the pope visits an increasingly aloof Czech Republic</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2009 08:18:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Pope Benedict XVI begins a three-day pilgrimage Saturday to the Czech Republic, where people increasingly have become cool to religion since overthrowing a communist regime that ruthlessly persecuted the Roman Catholic Church.

Scores of pilgrims poured into Prague on the eve of the nation&#8217;s first papal visit in a dozen years. But most Czechs .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/20-years-after-collapse-of-communism-the-pope-visits-an-increasingly-aloof-czech-republic-179506/">Source article &nbsp;: 20 years after collapse of communism, the pope visits an increasingly aloof Czech Republic</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Pope will visit Czech Republic, a voyage among the nonbelievers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Victor L. Simpson</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI is going to the heart of central Europe 20 years after the fall of communism ended restrictions on religion. But what he will find is a Czech Republic where nearly half the population professes to be nonbelievers.

Like an ancient missionary on his three-day pilgrimage starting Saturday, Benedict will try .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/pope-will-visit-czech-republic-a-voyage-among-the-nonbelievers-177694/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Pope will visit Czech Republic, a voyage among the nonbelievers</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Poles, Czechs feel betrayed by Obama&#8217;s scrapping of Bush missile defense plans</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2009 12:14:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WARSAW, Poland — Poles and Czechs voiced deep concern Friday at President Barack Obama&#8217;s decision to scrap a Bush-era missile defense shield planned for their countries.

&#8220;Betrayal! The U.S. sold us to Russia and stabbed us in the back,&#8221; the Polish tabloid Fakt declared on its front page.
Polish President Lech Kaczynski said he was concerned that ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/poles-czechs-feel-betrayed-by-obamas-scrapping-of-bush-missile-defense-plans-172268/" title="Poles, Czechs feel betrayed by Obama&#8217;s scrapping of Bush missile defense plans">Read more >></a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Eastern Europe rues diminished ties to US after missile program scrapped</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Scuttling a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland helps smooth relations between the U.S. and Russia. But at what price?

Some of America&#8217;s staunchest allies are the East Europeans — and on Thursday, they expressed dismay at what many see as a slight after decades of their support for the U.S.
Among .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eastern-europe-rues-diminished-ties-to-us-after-missile-program-scrapped-171738/">Source &nbsp;: Eastern Europe rues diminished ties to US after missile program scrapped</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>William J. Kole</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Scuttling a missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland helps smooth relations between the U.S. and Russia. But at what price?

Some of America&#8217;s staunchest allies are the East Europeans — and on Thursday, they expressed dismay at what many see as a slight after decades of their support for the U.S.
Among .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/eastern-europe-rues-dminished-ties-to-us-after-missile-program-scrapped-171559/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP INVESTIGATION: SC Gov. Sanford&#8217;s charter jet use in Europe cost state more than $63,000</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 17:03:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[COLUMBIA, S.C. — South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, already facing scrutiny for expensive taxpayer-funded flights, relied on charter jet services costing more than $63,000 when traveling in Europe on two state business trips, an Associated Press investigation has found.

Sanford, his commerce secretary and two other state officials charged taxpayers more than $43,000 for use of .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-investigation-sc-gov-sanfords-charter-jet-use-in-europe-cost-state-more-than-63000-171472/">Source &nbsp;: AP INVESTIGATION: SC Gov. Sanford&#8217;s charter jet use in Europe cost state more than $63,000</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama says he&#8217;s scrapping plans for Eastern Europe missile defense system, shifting elsewhere</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 14:39:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama says he is shifting a planned U.S. missile defense program away from Eastern Europe to other locations.

Plans to build the missile defense system in Poland and the Czech Republic been a major irritant to relations with Russia.
Obama said Thursday the revised program will include anti-missile weapons based on ships and ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-says-hes-scrapping-plans-for-eastern-europe-missile-defense-system-shifting-elsewhere-171328/">Original article on  : Obama says he&#8217;s scrapping plans for Eastern Europe missile defense system, shifting elsewhere</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration to shelve Bush-era plan for missile defense in Eastern Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 13:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is shelving an Eastern European missile defense plan that has been a major irritant in relations with Russia, a U.S. ally said Thursday. The Pentagon confirmed a &#8220;major adjustment&#8221; of the system designed to guard against Iranian missiles.

Jan Fischer, the prime minister of the Czech Republic, told reporters that President .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-to-shelve-bush-era-plan-for-missile-defense-in-eastern-europe-171255/">Original source &nbsp;: Obama administration to shelve Bush-era plan for missile defense in Eastern Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czechs, Poles react with rancor, relief at US decision to pull out of missile defense shield</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:51:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — Czechs and Poles expressed rancor and relief Thursday that President Barack Obama had scrapped plans for a U.S. missile defense shield on their territories, reflecting deep divisions over a proposal that had also enraged Russia.

Obama&#8217;s decision was widely praised in news conferences and statements from politicians around the world.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev described .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czechs-poles-react-with-rancor-relief-at-us-decision-to-pull-out-of-missile-defense-shield-171231/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Czechs, Poles react with rancor, relief at US decision to pull out of missile defense shield</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>US scrapping missile defence plan: Czech premier</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:02:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE - Expectations that the US is to scrap a planned missile defence system in eastern Europe grew Thursday, with the Czech prime minister saying that US President Barack Obama told him Washington was pulling out of the project.

&#8220;Today shortly after midnight, American President Barack Obama contacted me by telephone to inform me that his ... Read the original article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/us-scrapping-missile-defence-plan-czech-premier-171182/">US scrapping missile defence plan: Czech premier</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration to announce decision to revise missile defense plan in Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:39:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Pentagon says the Obama administration is making a &#8220;major adjustment&#8221; to a European missile defense plan that has been an irritant in relations with Russia.

Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell says the plan has been changed to better protect U.S. forces and allies in Europe from Iranian missile attacks.
Earlier Thursday, the prime minister of .... Read the original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-to-announce-decision-to-revise-missile-defense-plan-in-europe-171162/">here</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama administration to announce decision to shelve missile defense shield in Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:34:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is shelving a European missile defense plan that has been a major irritant in relations with Russia, a U.S. ally said Thursday. The Pentagon confirmed a &#8220;major adjustment&#8221; is planned.

Jan Fischer, the prime minister of the Czech Republic, one of two countries where the system was to be built, told ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-administration-to-announce-decision-to-shelve-missile-defense-shield-in-europe-171117/">Read more : Obama administration to announce decision to shelve missile defense shield in Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech premier: Obama says US scrapping plan for missile shield in Czech Republic and Poland</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:21:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — President Barack Obama has decided to scrap plans for a U.S. missile defense shield in the Czech Republic and Poland that had deeply angered Russia, the Czech prime minister confirmed Thursday.

NATO&#8217;s new chief hailed the move as &#8220;a positive step&#8221; and a Russian analyst said Obama&#8217;s decision will increase the chances that Russia ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-premier-obama-says-us-scrapping-plan-for-missile-shield-in-czech-republic-and-poland-171103/">Read more : Czech premier: Obama says US scrapping plan for missile shield in Czech Republic and Poland</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON/PRAGUE - US President Barack Obama may scrap plans by his predecessor, George W Bush, to install a missile defence system in Eastern Europe, the Wall Street Journal reported Thursday, citing informed sources.

The White House is to argue the Bush-era project can be halted because Iran has been slower in building long range missiles than .... Original article &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-may-drop-missile-shield-bases-in-eastern-europe-171035/">Obama may drop missile shield bases in Eastern Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Obama phones Czech PM on US missile defense; Czech media say plan is shelved</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 08:28:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — President Barack Obama phoned the Czech prime minister to discuss a controversial missile defense system, a spokesman said Thursday, and Czech media reported that Obama told the premier he will shelve the plan that has so angered Russia.

Government spokesman Roman Prorok declined to report what Obama told Prime Minister Jan Fischer, saying only ... Original source on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/obama-phones-czech-pm-on-us-missile-defense-czech-media-say-plan-is-shelved-170990/">Obama phones Czech PM on US missile defense; Czech media say plan is shelved</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech government spokesman: Obama phoned Czech premier to discuss US missile defense plan</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:49:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — The Czech government says President Barack Obama has phoned the country&#8217;s prime minister to discuss a controversial U.S. missile defense plan.

Government spokesman Roman Prorok says Obama and Czech Prime Minister Jan Fischer spoke overnight. He declined to provide details of the discussion, but said Fischer later informed Czech President Vaclav Klaus.
There are signs .... Source &nbsp;: <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-government-spokesman-obama-phoned-czech-premier-to-discuss-us-missile-defense-plan-170948/" title="Czech government spokesman: Obama phoned Czech premier to discuss US missile defense plan">Gaea News Network</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>AP sources: Obama administration to announce decision on missile defense in Europe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2009 03:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[WASHINGTON — The Obama administration is expected to announce Thursday that it will shelve many of the components of a European missile defense plan that has been a major irritant in relations with Russia.

Obama&#8217;s top military adviser, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen, told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/ap-sources-obama-administration-to-announce-decision-on-missile-defense-in-europe-170791/">Read the original article &nbsp;: AP sources: Obama administration to announce decision on missile defense in Europe</a>.]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2009 11:01:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — An exiled Uighur activist accused China on Friday of destroying the cultures of the country&#8217;s minorities and urged democratic nations to force China to change its policies on minorities.

Despite protests from China, activist Rebiya Kadeer spoke before the &#8220;Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia&#8221; conference organized by the Forum 2000 Foundation established .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/exiled-uighur-kadeer-calls-for-world-pressure-to-get-china-to-change-minorities-policy-165776/">Original article on Gaea Times at  &nbsp;: Exiled Uighur Kadeer calls for world pressure to get China to change minorities policy</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China protests over Dalai Lama&#8217;s Prague visit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:27:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE - China protested Thursday against a Prague visit by Tibet&#8217;s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, and Uighur human rights activist Rebiya Kadeer.

They arrived in the Czech capital to attend a conference on human rights and democracy in Asia.	 	
Chen Jianjun, spokesman for the Chinese embassy, said the visits were aimed at &#8220;dividing the ... Read this article on Gaea Times at  : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-protests-over-dalai-lamas-prague-visit-165007/">China protests over Dalai Lama&#8217;s Prague visit</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Czech constitutional court cancels early elections in October; President slams court ruling</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-constitutional-court-cancels-early-elections-in-october-president-slams-court-ruling-164990/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 17:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — The Czech Constitutional Court ruled Thursday that early national elections scheduled for Oct. 9-10 will not take place because the law that allowed them to occur suspended the constitution.

President Vaclav Klaus had set the election date in July after Parliament approved a new law requiring that the vote be held no later than .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/czech-constitutional-court-cancels-early-elections-in-october-president-slams-court-ruling-164990/">Read the original article &nbsp;: Czech constitutional court cancels early elections in October; President slams court ruling</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>China protests speeches by Dalai Lama, exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer to Prague meeting</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Sep 2009 14:49:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — China on Thursday protested planned speeches by the Dalai Lama and exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer before a Prague conference on human rights in Asia.

Kadeer and the Dalai Lama are part of Friday&#8217;s &#8220;Peace, Democracy and Human Rights in Asia&#8221; conference organized by the Forum 2000 Foundation established by former Czech President Vaclav ... Read : <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/china-protests-speeches-by-dalai-lama-exiled-uighur-activist-rebiya-kadeer-to-prague-meeting-164861/">China protests speeches by Dalai Lama, exiled Uighur activist Rebiya Kadeer to Prague meeting</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Prague-London train recreates journey of Jewish children saved from Nazi camps by Briton</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:25:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Elderly Holocaust survivors were reunited at a London railway station Friday with the man who saved them on the eve of World War II — a now 100-year-old former stockbroker who rescued hundreds of Jewish children from Nazi-occupied Czechoslovakia.

&#8220;For me he is like a father,&#8221; said Joseph Ginat, who was 10 when he ... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/prague-london-train-recreates-journey-of-jewish-children-saved-from-nazi-camps-by-briton-159550/" title="Prague-London train recreates journey of Jewish children saved from Nazi camps by Briton">Read more &raquo;&raquo;</a>.]]></description>
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		<title>Historic Prague-London train honors Briton who saved Jewish children from Nazi camps</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/historic-prague-london-train-honors-briton-who-saved-jewish-children-from-nazi-camps-156144/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 18:45:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[PRAGUE — A vintage train carrying people who escaped the holocaust as children is steaming from Prague to London to mark the 70th anniversary of mass evacuations of children from Czechoslovakia.

Sir Nicholas Winton, a Briton, arranged eight trains to carry 669 mostly Jewish children through Germany to Britain at the outbreak of World War II .... <a href="http://blog.taragana.com/n/historic-prague-london-train-honors-briton-who-saved-jewish-children-from-nazi-camps-156144/">Original article &nbsp;: Historic Prague-London train honors Briton who saved Jewish children from Nazi camps</a>.]]></description>
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