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Furst and the spy game: Match made in prose heaven (San Diego Union)

Sun, 06 Jul 2008 10:33:01 GMT

When Alan Furst appeared last year before a standing-room-only audience at Warwick's in La Jolla, he promised that his next book would appear this year. He was true to his word and “The Spies of Warsaw” – Furst's 10th historical spy novel – is one of his best, a richly satisfying read that should appeal to both newcomers and longtime fans.

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Warsaw brands US missile deal ‘unsatisfactory’ (OTB News)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 03:43:13 GMT

The Polish prime minister yesterday put a dent in US hopes that a deal had been reached on locating a missile defence base in Poland, saying Washington’s latest offer…

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Warsaw International Poster Biennale (The Letter)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 16:17:51 GMT

Warsaw International Poster Biennale . Via Creative Review .

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Poland rebuffs U.S. missile-shield offer (Prophecy Fellowship Forums)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:45:09 GMT

---Quote--- WARSAW | Poland's prime minister said Friday that the latest U.S. offer to persuade his country to accept a missile-defense facility is unsatisfactory, but stressed that he expects negotiations to continue. Donald Tusk said that any deal must increase Poland's security. He said his...

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Poland Rejects U.S. Missile Shield Offer (Democratic Underground)

Sat, 05 Jul 2008 10:18:39 GMT

Source: [b]Reuters[/b] By Patryk Wasilewski and Gareth Jones WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland spurned as insufficient on Friday a U.S. offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing anti-missile interceptors on its soil but said it remained open to talks with Washington. The decision by Poland...

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Poland rejects U.S. missile shield offer (OTB News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:24:57 GMT

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland spurned as insufficient on Friday a U.S. offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing anti-missile interceptors on its soil but said it remained open to talks with Washington.

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Poland rejects U.S. missile shield offer (Reuters)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:09:24 GMT

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Something for the weekend (BobFromBrockley)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 16:05:00 GMT

1. In Italy, discrimination against Roma people is ruled acceptable, because they are all criminals. (H/T: Snoopy / hak ) 2. Anthony Julius on antisemitism's fellow travellers . (H/T: Snoopy ) 3. Usually, left of centre politicians like to say the Gaza Strip is worse than the Warsaw Ghetto. Unusually, the SNP are saying that Glasgow is worse than the Gaza Strip . (H/T Shuggy )

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Poland rejects U.S. missile shield offer (Reuters UK)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:25:10 GMT

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland rejected as insufficient on Friday a U.S. offer to boost its air defences in return for basing a "missile shield" on its territory but said it remained open to further talks with Washington.

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US, Poland have differences over missile plan (OTB News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:58:16 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s deputy prime minister says that differences remain in the Polish and U.S. approaches to an agreement on placing a U.S. missile defense base here….

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Poland rejects U.S. missile shield offer: PM (Reuters)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:27:05 GMT

WARSAW (Reuters) - Poland has rejected a U.S. offer to boost its air defenses in return for basing a "missile shield" on Polish soil but remains open for further talks with Washington, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said on Friday.

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Prosecuting Twins' Deaths May Prove Difficult, DA says (Pro-Life News)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:11:52 GMT

WARSAW, N.C. -- The prosecutor who sought to seek murder charges against a man who shot and wounded a Warsaw woman pregnant with twins says it could be difficult to prosecute the man for the twins' deaths. Under North Carolina...

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Polish honeymoon ends (Baltimore Sun)

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Warsaw drives hard bargain with U.S. over missile defense plans Not so long ago, the United States enjoyed something akin to a mythical status in Poland. Ronald Reagan was a hero, the dollar was king and Washington was a trusted guardian against Russia.

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Using the homeless as vaccine test subjects in Poland (Bugs 'n' Gas Gal's Lair)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:21:34 GMT

Oh, and don’t take any ambulance rides, either. I figure this story deserves passing along in its entirety because it’s short, and it’s weird enough on its own without any commentary from me. I added the italics. Homeless people die after bird flu vaccine trial in Poland By Matthew Day in Warsaw Last updated: 11:17 PM BST 02/07/2008 Three [...]

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Lesson learned, Poles get tough over US missiles (OTB News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:54:21 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Not so long ago, the U.S. enjoyed something akin to a mythical status in Poland. Ronald Reagan was a hero, the dollar was king and Washington was a trusted guardian against Russia….

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Lesson learned, Poles get tough over US missiles (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 18:21:00 GMT

WARSAW, Poland -- Not so long ago, the U.S. enjoyed something akin to a mythical status in Poland. Ronald Reagan was a hero, the dollar was king and Washington was a trusted guardian against Russia.

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U.S. shield offer insufficient: Polish party source (Reuters)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 17:17:43 GMT

WARSAW (Reuters) - The U.S. offer to Poland in exchange for having parts of an anti-missile "shield" based on its territory is insufficient, a Polish ruling party source said on Thursday.

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Search for missing man at Lake of the Ozarks made difficult by current (kansascity.com)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:28:00 GMT

WARSAW | The search for a 22-year-old Osage Beach man who went missing from a dock at Lake of the Ozarks is being hampered by currents.

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Poland, US to discuss missile defense deal (OTB News)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:47:46 GMT

WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Poland’s prime minister is meeting with the U.S. ambassador a day after officials said the two countries tentatively agreed to base American missile intercepters in Poland….

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GMAC Commercial Finance divests Poland factoring business to SEB (Banking Business Review)

Thu, 03 Jul 2008 09:33:00 GMT

GMAC Commercial Finance has agreed to sell 100% of its shares in GMAC CF Poland to North European financial group Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken. CF Poland is a factoring and promissory note discounting operation based in Warsaw, Poland.

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