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Articles in the February 6th, 2008 issue

Decision time
Incumbent, challenger vie for votes

Presidential election 2008
How the process works: Voting could involve unprecedented secrecy

Poland shapes defense accord
'Harmonized agenda' between Poles and Czechs is essential

Communists mull other candidates
Party plots a stalemate to introduce new contenders

Talking to Švejnar's wife
Katherine Terrell speaks on corruption, education reforms and campaign life

Report on crime counters trends
Murder numbers fell in 2007 while the rate of rape increased

Country's piracy woes worsen
Failure to protect property rights could lead to trade sanctions

ČR's first Buddhist temple opens
Place of worship serves north Bohemian Vietnamese society

Missing children programs hit roadblocks
Bureaucracy slows help for thousands of runaways, abductees

European Roundup

Seven Days

High fidelity
Prague firm pushes for analog audio quality in a digital world

KB rides out SG investing scandal
French bank unlikely to press for increased dividend payments

Prima primed for ratings war
Revamped newscast goes head to head with rival Nova

Zetka caught exploiting Polish auto workers
Job agency systematically discriminated against temp work force hired for Škoda

10 Questions
with Gernot Mittendorfer

Movers & Shakers
Škoda's Jahn off to Russia

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

Note worthy
The State Opera forges through hard times with a world-class celebration of its 120th anniversary

Music to his ears
Harpsichord maker uses his passions for wood, music to brings a dying art back to life

Around Town
Masked defector

Bring on the dancing girls
A new troupe sets out to revive the lost art of burlesque

Orchestra of voices
From San Francisco, songs that span the centuries

Dancing up a storm
On two stages this month, plenty of fancy footwork

Sweeney agonistes
Sondheim and Burton create a masterpiece

Let the guilty bury the innocent
An often too-faithful filming of a gripping novel

Down on the corner
Gate's popularity doesn't reflect its mediocre cuisine

In the name of love
A quick guide to finding the perfect Valentine's Day dinner

A match made in Brittany
Don't let bad advice deter you from trying Muscadet

Hail the pre-revolution
In a dual photo exhibit, hints of nostalgia for grim times

Taking the plunge
Companies may complain about corruption but they don't leave

A need for a real campaign and election

Letters to the Editor

Glimpse of the big time
Three Praguers compete in NFL combine, lament game's lack of traction

Sports Roundup

Clearing away the smoke
Health, politics, economic concerns play into talks of a smoking ban