January 12, 2013
In Memoriam: Yuri M. Schmidth
Russian human rights lawyer Yuri Markovich Schmidth died on Saturday, Jan. 12 in St. Petersburg. He was 75. Schmidt had been representing critics of the…
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August 23, 2011
In Memoriam: Jack Layton – “hope is better than fear”
Victoria, British Columbia, Aug 23, 2011 – The Leader of Canada’s Official Opposition, Jack Layton, has died at 61. I had met Layton when he was…
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May 4, 2011
Good riddance Bloc Québécois
Prague, May 4, 2011 – French Canada’s separatist ambitions are dead – at least for now. Tuesday’s Canadian federal elections were a potent reminder that politics can…
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May 3, 2010
Brunner is the best for Ohio
Columbus, Ohio, May 3, 2010 -- Super Saver won the 136th Kentucky Derby on Saturday. The three year old was not the odds on favorite.…
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October 24, 2008
Palin misses chance to be old-fashioned leader
TORONTO, Canada, October 24, 2008. In the hills of rural Tuscany, the graceful cypresses line the top of the ridge against the sunlight. As darkness…
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January 4, 2006
not convinced
January 4, 2006 (The Prague Post) - As much as they respect U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, as much as they would want to believe…
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