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Articles in the May 7th, 2008 issue

Czech social security won't pay former gulag prisoner
Political group offers to help, draw attention to her plight

Businessman faces jail sentence in Čunek bribery case
Failed to appear after suspected heart attack, attorney says

Penalty lowered for man who illegally sold human skin
Skin, bone and retinal tissue profits could not be proved

Ticket to ride
Metro expansion aimed at getting commuters out of cars

Radar treaty to be signed in June
NATO head outlines base's European role in missile defense

Rent pushes out Cubist bookstore
Clothing store moves into House of the Black Madonna

May Day festive and peaceful despite fears
Groups mark international holiday with marches, music and Marxist rhetoric

Ministry adds new heritage sites
Offbeat choices nationwide make the cut in register of historical, cultural landmarks

European Roundup

Nonprofit seeks to honor slain journalist
Plans to name street after Russian Anna Politkovskaya could upset city residents

Seven Days

Canada may review its new open visa policy
Roma immigrants may force restrictions, according to magazine

Prime Minister pays surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan
Morale visit comes after one soldier killed, four injured in attack

Drowning in jalopies
Overwhelmed by used-car imports, gov't seeks restrictions

PPF pursues Zentiva shares
Equity group may need to boost offer to lure shareholders

Uran stumbles in wooing towns
Australian firm repeatedly seeks exploration permits

Automakers decry police tender
Critics voice suspicions of tailor-made requirements for new fleet of cruisers

Slovakia set to adopt common currency next year
Czech adoption plans stalled while neighbor anticipates approval

Microsoft intensifies anti-piracy measures
Clock ticking for crackdown on illegal copies of Vista

10 Questions
with Sarah Grave

Valert named director

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

When poetry was king
May Day was never the same after Allen Ginsberg's 1965 visit to Prague

Trips & Trails
To escape, take a hike

Jazzman creates a soulful sound
Pre-eminent musician had front-row seat to tactics of former communist regime

Around Town
Literary revival

A banner year for Prague Spring
Sellout crowds pack the city's most popular music festival

Till the day I die
Johnny Winter lives and breathes the blues

A different kind of cabaret
Old jazz meets nu in a compelling collaboration

Heavy metal hero
This comic book adaptation carries weight

Two hitmen, one error
A character study of real characters

Greasy spoon
Spanish eatery needs a change of oil

From the frying pan
Quick 'cakes are a staple in many cultures

Nice work if you can get it
Bopping through Burgundy's unique wine-tasting fair

A calling for collecting
Art from the spiritual godfather of Austria's avant-garde

A new education formula
With no more training wheels, will the economy wobble?

Eager to consume, Prague is selling its soul

Letters to the Editor

Taking it on the chin
After loss in title belt bout, Lukáš Konečný seeks a rematch

Panthers beat Lions in resumption of rivalry
New father Dopita and teammates declaw Lions with suffocating defense

Sports Roundup