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August 10th, 2005

Czech businessman on lam from Romania
Príplata calls justice a sham; Romanians seek him on murder charge

Seven Days
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August 3rd, 2005

Square to be hip?
Fed up with crime and grime, politicians plan overhaul of city center

Czech Muslims under the glass
Imam condemns suicide killing except in cases of self-defense

Techno festival turns to protest
Police, audience injuries show need for a tactics review

Seven Days
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Jakl: Inside the president's mind
Chief adviser and speech writer explains the thought processes of Václav Klaus

Army to sell off Czech WWII-era bunkers
Prices as yet unknown, but cities, clubs get first dibs on 7,000 foxholes

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July 27th, 2005

Service with a smile?
Tourism chief wants visitors to have a more upmarket, friendly experience in the Czech Republic

Dostál loses battle with cancer
Culture minister, dissident, playwright dies at age 62

Egypt killings awaken anxiety
But first Czech victim of terrorism doesn't slow ranks of travelers

Abortion rate drops to lowest level ever
Spread of birth control and sex education credited with decline in ex-Soviet bloc

Seven Days
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Why I took on mission impossible
European Union's official advocate is surely not a defeatist

Pickpockets on the rise but arrests falling
Campaign warns travelers to 'have eyes everywhere' in joining the city's crusade

July 20th, 2005

Medicine without borders
Cheaper care draws travelers with ailments or those seeking procedures illegal at home

Klaus, PM at odds over Germans
President: Plans to compensate are 'exceptionally dangerous'

Emigré family fights to go home
U.S. deports Czech parents and daughter after 15 years

Gone are the times of lazy summer days
Summer jobs catching on among cash-hungry university students

The female wandering eye
Study finds women with partners drawn to other (dominant) men

Němec: Excessive pretrial custody?
Kulínský case prompts scrutiny of jail time decisions by judges

Seven Days
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July 13th, 2005

Mining for trouble
Town resists being wiped away by mining firm eager for brown coal deposits

Reinventing the typical
Gov't hopes to change image held by tourists

State responds to terror attacks
Security stepped up in Prague and on borders after London blasts

Café helps homeless get online
Nový Prostor Internet center aims to give less fortunate equal access

Karlovy Vary honors Polish and Israeli films
Film festival drew celebs and over 1,200 'new generation' fans

News Briefs
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July 6th, 2005

beware or be Busted
As Prague pulses with tourists, the capital's ticket inspectors come out of the shadows