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Articles in the April 9th, 2008 issue

Full speed ahead
Encouraged by summit talks, pro-radar leaders look to parliamentary approval

Chinese officials demand apology
Embassy says ministry support of Tibet could harm country relations

Funding cuts threaten theaters
A frustrated arts community starts petition, plans protest

NATO weighs eastward expansion
Czech officials participate in international dialogue at summit

Museum collections on the move
10 million artifacts must be relocated before restoration

Tourism numbers up, but problems persist
Effects of stronger crown and Schengen yet to be determined

European Roundup

Seven Days

Deeper underground
With towns rejecting nuclear waste storage, European alternative sought

Ministry opens up tax debate
ČSSD decries plan for 'super' tax combining social, health payments

Steel tycoon expands into health care
Reforms luring investors into largely untapped sector

Bribery exposed in Tesco affair
Case a rare example of much rumored illegal practices

10 Questions
with Michal Fišer

Finance director for O2

Biz Week

Ahoj, senorita
Marta Töpferová brings her Latin sound home

Child's Play
Animal magnetism

A modern composer faces the past
Aleš Březina sheds musical light on a dark time in Czech history

Around Town
Playing around

A positive spin on new works
The Czech dance scene continues its remarkable resurgence

Reinventing jazz
Israeli bass player Avishai Cohen gets back to his roots

Updating a South American classic
Bajofondo drops the Tango Club, but keeps its hot Latin sound

Games people play
Michael Caine and Jude Law sparkle in Sleuth

Dressed to kill
Neil Marshall descends into action camp

Predictably uneven
Greek standards don't always measure up at Delphi

It's a pike, it's a perch, it's ...
Game fish is a favorite with European anglers and chefs

Away to go
Picking up at Culinaria and dropping in on other spots

Photos from the twilight zone
Gregory Crewdson creates bizarre scenarios of modern living

Behavior modification
Preventing domestic violence benefits us all

Making Prague a friendly tourist destination

Letters to the Editor

Freeing up some space
Push to accelerate end of rent control could stabilize housing investments

In Brief

Dragon slayers
Team promises to knock off Draci Brno ? next year

Hockey playoffs becoming physical affair
Underdogs benefit from uneven reffing

Sports Roundup