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Articles in the January 30th, 2008 issue

Race for the castle
Presidential election 2008: A side-by-side look at the candidates

Media highlight dark pasts of contenders
Secret police files and criminal complaints make headlines

Public trusts government less than it trusts European Union
Poll: Czechs, Hungarians, Poles least positive about leaders

Soldiers ready for Afghan mission
Duties to range from detecting mines to delivering babies

Double murderer appeals court ruling of life sentence
South Bohemian man could be 31st criminal now serving life in jail

Veteran status possible for fighters
Bill would recognize Third Resistance men and women officially

New electronic systems ease bureacracy obstacles
Opencard, Czech Point lessen personal record run-around

European Roundup

Seven Days

Ticketed for an exit
Sodexho affair could bring an end to stravenky tax breaks

Energy package feeling the heat
Industry critical of EU proposal to auction carbon allowances

Nuke tourism radiating growth
ČEZ's nuclear power plants are pulling in record visitors

Foreigners panic over changes in tax law
Deduction rules may mean lower paychecks and more paperwork for expat workers

10 Questions
with Dominic Brisby

Movers & Shakers
New manager at RPG

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

Carnevale!
For six days, revelry rules in Prague

Sitting on top of the world
Pavel Bém shares his adventures abroad — for a hefty price

Here yesterday, here tomorrow?
Dienstbier faces new challenge as he works for presidential nod

Around Town
Let them eat canned goulash ... and frozen pizza!

Something old, something new
An inventive Dutch band takes klezmer into the 21st century

Getting zany in Žižkov
Masopust offers three days of fun for the entire family

Everything but the kitchen sink
An engaging quartet showcases Prague's young dance talent

Accidental pilgrims
In Anderson's film, life needn't be limited

It came from lower Manhattan
A brilliant achievement in film. Shame about the script

Fallen goddess
New Town's Afrodite is no beauty

T for Texas
Cooking up a not so old fashioned fajita

Super Monday morning
Where to watch the Patriots and Giants, plus other diversions

Updating the danse macabre
In simple light boxes, a complex synthesis of cultures

Bad mood
Awkward revolution followed by mistakes and national malaise

Postview
A great way to brighten the winter blues

Letters to the Editor

Tangled up in steel
State's win in Petrcíle case adds another twist to Ostrava steelworks quarrel

The iceman cometh
Tomáš Verner wins country's first European championship in 16 years

Sports Roundup