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Articles in the June 11th, 2008 issue

Paroubek calls on government to support Lisbon Treaty
Opposition leader also pushes for end to U.S. radar talks

Hospitals start testing new Czech cancer drug
20,000 patients suffer from lymphatic cancer, leukemia

Florence bus station slated for a makeover
Shabby departure lounge to get shops, restaurants

Mother testifies in shocking abuse case
"Psychiatrist" made her hurt sons, she says

Out of time
Supreme Court tries prosecutor for murder

EC seeks to ease Schengen travel
Foreigners with type-D visas can cross borders more freely

ČSSD names Senate candidates
Among party nominations, some familiar faces surface

Locals react to anti-Muslim sketch
Communities in Prague and Brno respond with tolerance to inflammatory posters

Activists forced out of 'Peaceland'
Radar protesters held by police after forming an independent state

Czech trams head for Washington
After success in Oregon, Škoda trams to debut in U.S. capital

European Roundup

National Roundup

Seven Days

Seniors need not apply
Czech Republic is one of Europe's worst countries for age discrimination

Nomura deal saves billions
Tribunal ruling sets collapsed bank's value at 34.3 billion Kč

Retail building outpaces demand
A glut of shopping space rises in the center of Prague

Wages grow for some, but disparities show
Two-thirds of population earns less than ČR average

10 Questions
with Ivan Ottis

Aero takes flight

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

First writer
Apres-breakfast with Canadian author Margaret Atwood

Paddling in Český Krumlov

Kročil's a rising star on Czech ballet stage
Dancer takes on Escamillio role in Prague premiere of Causa Carmen

Around Town
Around the horn

A passion for Hammonds
Ondřej Pivec brings a fresh sound to Czech jazz

Summer stimulization

A fresh blast of brass
A cool ride to hot music and family fun in Pardubice

Whole lotta love
And very little sex in the hen-party event of the year

Feast for the eyes
A cult director's sweet English-language debut

Doobie-ous achievement
Mr. Sushi survives ups and downs - and its neighborhood

Soaking it in
Marinating makes for something extraordinary

The heat is on
New challenges at CzecHouse and other fine-dining venues

When Czechoslovakia wowed the world
An exhibition and multimedia program revisits the 1958 triumph in Brussels

Generation gap
Young Czech women offer hope for political involvement

No easy answers in confronting the past

Letters to the Editor

An alternative no longer
RM-System to become full-fledged stock exchange

In Brief

Outside looking in
For the first time in 16 years, Vladimír Šmicer watches Euro from off the pitch

Sports Roundup

Panthers top Lions in an overtime thriller
Super Bowl next for fierce in-town rivals