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  • March 2008

    • Merkel Will Skip Olympics

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Mar 29, 08 7:07 AM CDT

      Merkel Will Skip Olympics

      German Chancellor Angela Merkel and other top German officials won't be going to the Beijing Olympics, the Guardian reports, joining Polish and Czech leaders who have pledged to stay away. But while Polish PM Donald Tusk and Czech President Vaclav Klaus said they'll be boycotting the opening ceremony to protest human rights abuses in Tibet, the Germans said their absence isn't political. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Nicolas Sarkozy  • Germany  • European Union  • Gordon Brown  • Angela Merkel  • boycott  • Bernard Kouchner  • Donald Tusk

  • October 2007

    • Poles Oust Brothers, Vote in Center-Right

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Oct 21, 07 8:50 PM CDT

      Poles Oust Brothers, Vote in Center-Right

      Poles ousted the conservative Kaczynski twins today and voted in a center-right party that vows better relations with the EU. The highest turnout in nearly 20 years backed Civic Platform by 44% over Law and Justice's 30%, setting up opposition leader Donald Tusk to guide parliament against President Lech Kaczynski. Opposition parties won enough seats to top Kaczynski's veto power, Reuters reports. More »

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      Poland  • Law and Justice Party  • Donald Tusk  • Jaroslaw Kaczynski  • Lech Kaczynski

    • Poles Vote; Twins' Ouster Likely

      newser  |  Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 21, 07 3:49 PM CDT

      Poles Vote; Twins' Ouster Likely

      Poles headed to the polls today in larger numbers than usual, potentially ending the reign of the conservative Kaczynski twins, the Guardian reports. Exit polls weren't available, but opposition leader Donald Tusk had been expected to replace Jaroslaw Kaczynski as PM and lead a hostile parliament against President Lech Kaczynski. Younger Poles are frustrated with the twins’ conservative style and seeming obsession with bygone bogeymen. More »

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      election  • Poland  • Donald Tusk  • Jaroslaw Kaczynski  • Lech Kaczynski  • Kaczynski brothers

    • Opposition Accuses Polish PM of Murder Threat

      newser  |  Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Oct 19, 07 1:12 PM CDT

      Opposition Accuses Polish PM of Murder Threat

      With less than 48 hours to go until Poland votes in a snap parliamentary election, the opposition has pulled ahead over the ruling Kaczynski brothers' Law and Justice Party, says the Telegraph . Opposition leader Donald Tusk lagged earlier in the race but is now on course for victory after puncturing the image of Jaroslaw Kaczynski as a man of the people—and revealing that the PM once pulled a gun on him in parliament. More »

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      Poland  • Law and Justice Party  • Donald Tusk  • Jaroslaw Kaczynski  • Kaczynski brothers

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