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Articles in the May 28th, 2008 issue

Klaus to spend 10 days at Bulovka hospital
Doctors say hip replacement recovery to take three months

Political murder trial now in front of Supreme Court
Four 'enemies of the state' hanged in 1950

Czech dairy farmers pour out thousands of liters of milk
Boycott calls for higher milk prices, includes Germany

Journalist hunger strike to support radar base plan
Doležal is 'Czech Hunter S. Thompson' after gonzo writer

Coalition government loses Parliament majority
Renegade Tlustý blocks two votes

On the prowl
Stalking is not illegal in the ČR, but the government may follow other EU states by making it a crime

Czechs formally recognize Kosovo
Social Democrats, Communists say they weren't consulted

Schwarzenberg probes Čunek file
Minister hired New York firm to investigate past allegations

Klaus vetoes crucial anti-discrimination bill
Politicians and activists decry violation of EU directive against racism

'Other' radar begins trial operation
Despite polemic over history and environs, base nears completion

Need for new library intensifies
As the building debate draws on, storage space for new books runs out

European Roundup

Seven Days

Break time
Mining union pushes back against rise in retirement age

PM sells nuclear power at forum
Topolánek asks EU to recognize nukes as a low emissions source

NGO lures corporate workers
Vodafone Foundation to pay for year of nonprofit experience

Debt collection by agencies almost doubles
Rise in consumer loans behind growth

10 Questions
with Dalibor Jakuš

Herbert in the money

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

Stepping up
Tanec Praha celebrates its 20th anniversary

Shining a light on dark family histories
Daughters project finds healing in a harrowing chronicle of imprisonment and survival during the communist era

'Red Bard' clings to communism
Controversial singer denies links to leftist groups despite beliefs

Around Town
Radar in paradise

Forty years after
The Prague Writers' Festival reconsiders the '60s

Until the fat man sings
Verdi's vibrant music saves the National Theater's Falstaff

Trans-Atlantic fusion
From Senegal, African masters of salsa and pachanga

Cracking the whip
Back in action, Indiana Jones hasn't lost a step

Stand and deliver
Sherwood squeezes a little extra - out of your pocket

Spreading it on
Paté is a versatile pleasure

Diamonds in the rough
Checking out a Prague 5 pub and other random tidbits

Reconsidering Foltýn
At Prague City Gallery, a new look at a neglected Czech Modernist

Saints and sinners
A proper study of human rights abuses should include Masaryk and Beneš

Another veto, another failure of leadership

Letters to the Editor

Codebreakers
With brute force and statistics, Google is decoding the language barrier

Bits & Bytes

Mostly losses
Englishman reflects on a year with the Gambrinus liga's worst team

National team stars consider relegation
With Euro 2008 looming, tourney fuels players' transfer hopes

Sports Roundup

New business programs to start soon
Two universities to offer new degrees this fall

Eighth graders traffic in awareness
ISP students raise money to end social injustices

Helping to keep the memories alive
Program looks to better educate kids on WWII horrors

Education Briefs

Fun times around the Czech Republic
Summer camps and classes to keep kids busy