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Articles in the November 7th, 2007 issue

Czechs see their bikes as fitness tools
Green Party politicians want to start public bike rental system

Czechs are on the move
Jobs, studies draw people to Prague

Inflation may push up prices by 5 percent
Average salaries also expected to rise in January

Jewish leader speaks out on march
Head of Prague Jewish Community says neo-Nazis are after PR

RFE/RL reporter released in Iraq
Correspondent's captors demanded $100,000 ransom

Half of unit resigns with Kubice
Row over head of organized crime police squad continues

Register now to vote in U.S. primaries

Jiří Čunek resigns, finally
Behind the scenes of the minister's final days

European Roundup

Seven Days

Credit for carpets
Microfinance project allows Czechs to fund Mexican entrepreneurs, with interest

Banks finalize awaited merger
HVB, Živnostenská unite under UniCredit brand after two years

China steel surplus spills into EU
Producers seek protection against unfair competition

Biz Events

Three new carriers swoop into Ruzyně
Dublin, Madrid, Copenhagen routes fuel airport growth

10 Questions
with Milan Švácha

Movers & Shakers
Unipetrol adds execs

Biz Week

Poetry in motion
Czech verse garners an audience abroad

A world of verse

Shopping for unique holiday gifts
Antique Fair offers jewelry and other vintage collectibles

Brewmaster reinvents a legacy
Born into beer, Václav Berka leads Pilsner Urquell into the modern brewing age

Around Town
Outdoor art goes upscale

Geniuses at work
From masters of the piano and banjo, an inventive collaboration

Clubhouse rock
No venue is too obscure or outrageous for The Ex

Scandinavian jazz
A Swedish trio plays it with smoke and mirror balls

High drama, low marks
Great singing saves a tepid new production

Story snatchers
The Pod Squad returns in a ragtag remake

Not so grand tour
Continental Cristoff makes adequate seem interesting

High country
A down-to-earth dish for the refined

Historic heights
Sancerre wines are justly famous

In the eye of the beholder
A conceptual project reconsiders the beauty of machinery

Measuring up
Economic indicators rise rapidly but don't necessarily mean progress

Postview
A positive outcome from an ugly situation

Letters to the Editor

Legal hits
Recent ruling opens the door to court review of sporting fouls

Law Review
News & Notes

Prize fighter
Konečný to battle for world championship belt

Prague drops the ball
USK falters against Nymburk offensive

Sports Roundup