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It is remarkable that, for all the energy and excitement in the protests at Tahrir Square in Cairo, which were fascinating to much of the rest of the world, no single figure emerged from that milieu who could be a compelling, leavening, charismatic... Full Article at Globe and Mail
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Foundation during the ceremony. The medal is given to individuals who have distinguished themselves in opposing communism and tyranny. Annette Lantos accepted the medal in 2008 on behalf of her husband, the late Congressman Tom Lantos. Other previous... Full Article at PRWeb
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Former US President George W. Bush, alongside his wife Laura Bush, receives personal papers from the collection of Vaclav Havel, former President of Czechoslovakia, presented by Martin Palous (R), head of the Vaclav Havel Library Foundation, during an... View Photo »
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By behaving as if we are free - at student protests, on strike, by refusing to vote in the farcical elections, or even by going to a rock concert - we rehabilitate 'values like trust, openness, responsibility, solidarity, love.'
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Dizang said, “How can that compare to me here planting the fields and making rice to eat?” Xiushan said, “What can you do about the world?” Dizang said, “What do you call the world?” The world is at risk; we are the world. The renowned humanist Vaclav... Full Article at Elephant Journal
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Today, it's a huge complex, larger than seven football fields. There have been four major reconstructions. All Czech rulers have had their residence here, except the first post-communist president, Vaclav Havel: in 1989, he plumped for the comforts of... Full Article at Adelaide Now
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He could easily have passed for 30. Cherny is the 21st-century version of all-American. All four of his grandparents survived the Holocaust. His parents, dissident Jews in Prague’s arts scene alongside Vaclav Havel, were kicked out of Czechoslovakia... Full Article at Tablet Magazine
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In this May 15, 2012, file photo,former President George W. Bush, with former first lady Laura Bush, center, is presented in Washington, with a collection of writings by former Czech President Vaclav Havel by Martin Palous, head of the Vaclav Havel... View Photo »
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Vaclav Havel and the committee
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He pointed out the example of the recent decision of the authorities in the Czech Republic to rename the airport in Prague after Vaclav Havel, the former Czech President, a dissident from the communist period, and a popular author, who died recently. ... Full Article at Sofia News Agency
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President George W. Bush, with wife, Laura, is presented a collection of former Czech President Vaclav Havel’s writings by Martin Palous of the Havel Foundation Tuesday in Washington. WASHINGTON Former President George W. Bush on Tuesday praised the... Full Article at Arkansas Online
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Bush finally weighed on the presidential race _ with four short words. “I’m for Mitt Romney,” the former president said Tuesday as the doors of his elevator shut, perhaps his only public opinion before the Nov. 6 election. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce... Full Article at Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor
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Václav Havel, GCB, CC, (pronounced [ˈvaːtslaf ˈɦavel]) (born October 5, 1936) is a Czech writer and dramatist. He was the tenth and last President of Czechoslovakia (1989-1992) and the first President of the Czech Republic (1993-2003). He has written over twenty plays and numerous non-fiction works, some of which have received international... Full Article At Wikipedia.org
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