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Articles in the April 2nd, 2008 issue

Opposing force
ČSSD leader Jiří Paroubek's anti-radar agenda continues to clash with ruling party policies

ČR-U.S. scientists solidify relations
Collaboration increases appeal of radar base deal for local leaders

StB infiltrated founding of KPV
'Shocking' ministry file strains political prisoners' group

Summit mulls robotics' role
Scientists look past mimicking humans in future designs

Fifty years of Czech Egyptology
Local scientists have led some of the most important excavations

Changes to Criminal Code under discussion
Reforms to include harsher sentences and electronic tagging

European Roundup

Beer run
Heineken acquisition reshapes brew market

Overdue research program complete
EU funds will provide 2.4 billion euros to innovation sector

HSBC courts crown millionaires
London bank targets ČR's 'mass affluent' with expansion

ČSA to launch eastern expansion
Airline's return to profit prompts Asian routes

10 Questions
with William Morris

Market head for T-Mobile

Biz Week

Riding with Dvořák
The Czech Philharmonic barnstorms America

The good food lover
Prague's premier gourmand prefers simple meals followed by the occasional cigarette

Around Town
Record biggest burger

Twelve-bar blues with a twist
Dobro master Eric Sardinas puts the pedal to the metal

High-voltage electronics
Deep underground in Žižkov, the throb of industrial music

Hell to pay
P.T. Anderson's latest epic is a spoil of riches

Missing persons
A moving effort from two Afflecks

Home cooking in Vršovice
Almost hidden from view, Da Clara serves simple Italian fare

Honoring tradition
Saltimbocca as it was meant to be

Make wine, not war
Lebanese varietals thrive despite a history of turmoil

Bright lights, big city
Video artists capture the frenetic pulse of a Chinese metropolis

Theater of the absurd
Police ballet in Vinohrady calls bigger questions to mind

At the pub, think globally and drink locally

Letters to the Editor

A lion on paper
Time for the armchair quarterback to return to his recliner

Olympic protests mounting
Surgery, not politics, cause of Klaus' pass