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Articles in the August 24th, 2005 issue

The fugitive
How a bloodthirsty Mafia boss spent years in hiding in the Czech Republic

MPs face slate of hot-button bills
Deputies to debate gay rights, rave parties and prostitution

Qatari prince is sent home
Convicted sex abuser handed over after controversial decision

Soviet-era TV detective changes his stripes
Producer plans movie that dusts off Major Zeman, the communist super-cop

Czech teen, family, fight for her life
Masarová ineligible for new drug trials abroad, returns home to Prague

Prize estates crumble in a legacy of fraud
More chateaux in ruins every year from scams and absentee owners

Seven Days

What free market?
Liberalized natural gas market may leave consumers in fumes

Carriages offer unbridled charm
Horse-drawn buggy industry adds to Prague's character

Market oversight bill spurs debate
Securities Commission questions proposal to increase ČNB powers

Unipetrol deal scrutinized
Allegations of Czech cronyism no threat to existing privatization

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Common sense 2.0

American mortgage catches on in ČR
Banks report increase in loans using debtors' property as collateral

CSA contracted to shuttle state officials
Aging gov't jet fleet too old to overhaul

10 Questions
with Ivo Foltyn

Movers and Shakers
Changes at the top of PKN

Biz Week

Quickwits
A new theater project turns up the heat

Building on last year's success, indie arts festival ups the anti
World premiere highlights film and video screenings

A boatload of fun
The Forman brothers bring their theatrical magic back to the Vltava

Rage against the night
Legendary godmother of punk is showing her age

Singing a tragic song
Hamlet, recast as a rock star, aims for Broadway

Prague Picks

Pub-crawling like a pro
For the serious barfly, Sundays pose a problem

Practically divine
Coffee and alcohol make memorable drinks together

Local bad boy makes good
Spála retrospective brightens a tarnished reputation

Post 9/11 blues
Paranoia meets its match

Unlocking a mystery
Old dark house tale scares and surprises

Immoderate ambitions
This Prague 10 gem offers great dishes at moderate prices

Budget travel Czech style
If you don't get burned, sick, trampled or shamed to death, it's very relaxing

Qatar abuse case about more than sex crime
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Editorial review
From the opinion pages of the Czech press

State warns banks: Improve or pay
Will mandates kill banks' individuality?

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