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Articles in the July 2nd, 2008 issue

Radar protester targets foreign affairs minister
Karel Schwarzenberg hit by a demonstrator's tomato

Government decides on environmental appropriations
Preparations for the upcoming sale of Prague Ruzyně Airport also discussed

Minister plans labor code amendment
Changes would give employers more leeway to hire foreigners

True colors
Organizers call landmark gay rights event a success, despite extremist violence

EU ups pressure on treaty approval
France pushes Lisbon ratification while Poland poses setback

Archaeologists fight construction
Groups call city circuit project a threat to historic artifacts

Social Democratic Party loses another MP
Latest in a series of political party defections could affect the balance of power

Czech entomologists arrested in India
Authorities jail Czech scientists on suspicion of insect smuggling

ČR wins Europe deer-calling title
A colorful competition of hunting skills draws 15,000 spectators

European Roundup

Seven Days

Hiding in plain sight
NGO knows Czechs are bribing foreign officials, but can't say who

Pension battles far from finished
With retirement age victory, coalition eyes reforms' second stage

National rail freight firms reunited
Merger of Czech and Slovak operators creates EU player

Dollar millionaires swell in ranks
Increase attributed to economic growth and the robust crown

Local hops industry flailing
Institute launches 'atlas' of varieties; Japan still buying

Brno companies hunt for tech workers
Short on skilled employees, firms tap college students

10 Questions
with Jiří Musil and Raphael Kassin

AmCham elects president

Biz Events
Dates of Note

Biz Week

Great skates
Prague's Mystic Sk8 Cup has become a high-flyer on the European circuit

In Hrabal's footsteps
Trips & Trails

Actress lives on in Holocaust diary
A personal look at a great Czech personality, Hana Pravda, through the eyes of her niece

Palestine projects
Around Town

Cultural ambassadors
From San Francisco, a young orchestra brings goodwill

Soul with heart
Seal has gone sentimental, with upbeat rhythms and no apologies

When classical met punk
A German hardcore duo finds inspiration in Mozart and Mahler

A healthy break from mediocrity
Karlovy Vary offers a refreshing mix of new movies

The blight of Calormen
C.S. Lewis gets an action-adventure makeover

Home of good intentions
Comfortable U Emy Destinnové is still working out the kinks

Old World favorite
By any name, schnitzel is always satisfying

Warning: This story can kill
In France, 21st-century temperance laws run amok

Screaming meemies
Helnwein's images of pain and innocence won't let history sleep

Loss leader
The European Union's failings offer Czechs an opportunity

A sizzling summer in more ways than one

Letters to the Editor

Black cats rule
Panthers claim Super Bowl with 24-14 win over Lions

Růžička returns to national hockey
Slavia coach tapped to lead national ice hockey team; hopes to bring back players

Sports Roundup