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Articles in the November 28th, 2007 issue

Prime minister defends Innsbruck trip
Topolánek took government plane to ski slopes

Extortion a way of life for 20 percent of Czech companies
400 firms surveyed by Chamber of Commerce

Greens oppose Čunek's return to cabinet
PM Topolánek says he has nothing against politician's return

Award-winning Czech director finishes film
"Tobruk" covers World War II in Libya

American investment fund buys Web portal
Centrum.cz is No. 2 in terms of users

War of the sexes
Czechs still think woman's place is in the kitchen

"Love nest" hotels on the rise
Hourly bookings compensate for industry slump

Free fall
Expats paid in dollars watch their salaries drop

Teachers threaten to strike Dec. 4
Amid ministry upheavals, educators protest 2008 budget

Hospitals oppose merger proposal
Reforms to combine research and independent facilities

Report tracks drugs of choice among youth
Cocaine use is low, while pervitin and marijuana are on rise

National Theater facelift gets under way
Extensive 200 million Kč rehabilitation of landmark could last until 2013

Airport scanner could cut lines
Trial period for a liquid security device starts at Ruzyně this week

European Roundup

Seven Days

The air up there
Hot-air balloon manufacturer charts distinctive course

Energy bills to rise 10 percent
Production limits and rising demand are pushing up prices

Prague warns of Christmas debt
Campaign highlights risks of financing festivities with credit

10 Questions
with Ina Gudele

Movers & Shakers
New light to guide Energy 21

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

Steps ahead
A young Czech choreographer looks beyond the classics

Christmas shopping in 51 countries
Diplomatic Ladies Association reprises annual bazaar at the Hilton

Stránský honors comrades in arms
Former prisoner keeps friends' memories alive at communist-era grave

Around Town
CANZA hops for charity

Modesty ablaze
The very low-energy comedy of David O'Doherty

A movable feast
The National Theater offers a smorgasbord of ballet

Keeping a company on its toes
The Slovak National Ballet choreographs its future

Strawberry statement
Nothing exceeds like excess with Julie Taymor

A cartoon roundup
Two films not worth getting animated about

Wait in the lobby
Real hotel dining at the new Best Western

The beautiful bulb
Leeks are a kinder, gentler version of the everyday onion

Power to the people
Grand Restaurant 2008 guidebook hits the stands, plus other tidbits

Space and light
Rocket scientist-cum-artist Frank Malina shines at Kampa

The ghost of Soviet nuclear past
Nuclear forum could blow breath into dying industry

Postview
Healthcare reforms could upset patients

Letters to the Editor

The mouse goes mobile
Disney expands Prague game studio to match industry growth

Bits & Bytes

Lure of the maple leaf
Olympic skier Stanley Hayer to leave for Canadian team

Served on a Platter
USK Praha role player slams home win over visiting Liberec

Sports Roundup