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Articles in the August 30th, 2006 issue

Material world
Outrage scuttles Louis Vuitton

Free riders costing city millions
Transit officials won't counter claims of shoddy inspections

Paroubek calls base doubtful for CR
U.S. radar station to work with anti-missile base elsewhere possible

Politika 21 banks on famous faces
But star power could overshadow new party's political platform

New anti-terrorism center to open this fall
Interior minister urges collaboration among country's security forces

Women's eyes on Senate elections
Candidates challenge Parliament traditionally dominated by men

Sevendays
News & Notes

European roundup
News & Notes

Banking on the state
Czech Airlines warns that it could go under without government aid

New PM will put off state sell-offs
Topolánek wants new elections before state companies privatized

Soccer clubs losing sponsorships
Teams face revenue losses of up to 25 percent as ads dry up

PPF buys 3 Ukrainian financial institutions
Consumer lending group Home Credit enters growing market

10 questions
with JiRí Musil

Movers & Shakers
The Post names new GM

Dates of Note

Bizweek
News & Notes

Blasts from the past
There's more to the Czech Museum of Music than meets the ear

Hot new sounds in Malá Strana
Popular PopoCafePetl reopens as a small music venue with big plans

Sober thoughts from a gritty pub
Martin Sasek finds life in this Zizkov pub is all but inescapable

The lowdown
Soaps, reality, ratings

Out of the woods
A young Czech director unveils a gripping first film

A Czech classic
Nothing soaks up beer like a hearty goulash

You are what you drink
The social implications and hidden meanings of cocktails

The breakdown
A sex comedy that lacks sex and comedy

The secret lives of objects
In simplified forms, a world of memories and meaning

Back for seconds
Briefly shuttered, Atelier returns and may be better than ever

Mostly (not) Mozart
Bertramka opens the fall season with new music and performers

Fast on their feet
A Japanese troupe takes traditional dancing high-tech with a dose of local color

Proud to be from Jersey
After 20 years on the road, the Bouncing Souls are an institution

Waiting for justice
It's high time for the Czech Republic to own up to a past legacy of forced sterilization

Bridge party - Have you got your invitation?
POSTVIEW

Editorial review
From the opinion pages of the Czech press

Banding together
Small firms are forming alliances and challenging the legal market