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Suspicions linger two years after death of Polish president
World NowTwo years after a plane crash in Russia killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and dozens of government officials and military leaders, some Poles refuse to accept Polish and Russian investigators' conclusions that the crash was caused by weather and... -
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Anna Walentynowicz dies at 80; Polish union activist helped lead Solidarity movement
Associated PressAnna Walentynowicz, a Polish union activist whose 1980 dismissal from a Gdansk shipyard touched off strikes that led to the founding of the Solidarity movement and the eventual toppling of Polish communism, died in the plane crash Saturday that devastated...Tags: Death, Nazi Party, Obituaries, Demonstration, Social Issues
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Los Angeles Ice Theater grounded by volcanic ash
L.A. NOWPresident Obama is not the only one whose European travel plans were hampered by a cloud of volcanic ash Saturday. As the White House issued a statement that Obama would not be traveling to Poland for the funeral of President...... -
Tomasz Adamek dedicates heavyweight fight to native Poland
The Fabulous ForumFormer world light-heavyweight and cruiserweight champion Tomasz Adamek has dedicated his Saturday night heavyweight bout against Riverside's Cris Arreola in Ontario to the late president of Poland, Lech Kaczynski, and all countrymen affected by the... -
Dance in unexpected places
Times Staff WriterThe Barbakan area of this city's Old Town teems with antique splendor: church spires, gingerbread houses, brick towers, even a nearby drawbridge. But tonight the members of a 4-year-old dance collective named Bretoncaffe are throwing themselves against...Tags: Tickets, Crime, Law and Justice, Mining, Dance, Judaism
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From the archives: U.S., Poland sign missile deal
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice signed a missile defense deal with Poland on Wednesday and predicted that future presidents would not undo the controversial program. Speaking to reporters, Rice said that though legally the pact could be voided by a...Tags: Czech Republic, Weaponry, U.S. Army, NATO, Condoleezza Rice
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VIDEO: Polish Prosecutor Shoots Self After Live News Conference
A military prosecutor in Poland attempted to take his own life Monday by shooting himself in the head after wrapping a news conference on the plane crash that killed the country's president.
According to reports, Mikolaj Przybyl shot himself inside his...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Justice System, Prosecution, Lawyers
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Authorities: 44 Dead After Russian Jet Crashes
ReutersMOSCOW -- At least 44 people were killed when a passenger plane broke up and caught fire on coming into land in heavy fog in north-western Russia, an Emergency Ministry spokeswoman said on Tuesday. The Tupolev-134 plane, carrying 43 passengers and nine...Tags: Moscow (Russia), Domodedovo International Airport, Russia, Dmitry Medvedev, Vladimir Putin
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