Lech Kaczynski

Twin Brother Says Polish Leader's Death Likely No Accident

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 05.28.2012

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WARSAW, Poland — The twin brother of the Polish president who died in a 2010 plane crash in Russia claimed Wednesday that the accident is lookin...

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Polish Prosecutor Shoots Himself In The Head Over Work

AP | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | Posted 03.10.2012

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WARSAW, Poland — A military prosecutor in western Poland shot himself in the head Monday after defending the work of his office and rejecting pl...

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Polish Minister Resigns After Damning Report On 2010 Plane Crash That Killed President

Posted 09.28.2011

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Poland's defense minister has stepped down after a stinging new report that blamed Polish officials and Russian air traffic controllers for the April ...

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Russia, Poland, and "Rehabilitation"

Allan Gerson | Posted 05.25.2011

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Allan Gerson

Will Russia and Poland finally close the book on Katyn with dignity? If so, it can serve as a beacon to a troubled world wrestling with closure to state-sponsored crimes.

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Polish Election 2010: Komorowski Wins, Election Komorowski Win Strengthens Polish government

AP | VANESSA GERA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland chose a rival of the late president over his twin brother in a vote seen as a move away from three months of shock, grie...

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President Komorowski

Marek Matraszek | Posted 05.25.2011

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Marek Matraszek

If Komorowski fails to disarm the opposition, in just over a year's time he may well find himself in the position of his predecessor -- possessing a popular mandate, but facing a hostile government and with no real influence.

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Polish Constitution Day Parade A Time Of Mourning, Celebration

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Polish Constitution Day Parade started with a tribute to the country's late president, Lech Kaczynski, and the 95 others killed in a plane crash l...

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Polish Election Headed Toward Runoff Between Interim President, Deceased President's Brother

AP | VANESSA GERA and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland holds a presidential runoff July 4 – and a moderate, pro-European leader who has been acting president since a pla...

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The Death of Polish President Resurfaces Old Tragedy

Max Kolonko | Posted 05.25.2011

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Max Kolonko

Lech Kaczynski, has died tragically, 70 years, almost to the day, after the Soviets committed the mass murder of over 22,000 Polish officers.

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Polish President's Pilots 'Knew Plane Was Doomed'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Harrowing details have emerged of the final moments before the plane carrying Poland's president crashed in Russia last weekend. According to invest...

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Kaczynski Burial Plan Causes Split

BBC News | Posted 05.25.2011

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A row has broken out over the decision to bury Polish President Lech Kaczynski in Wawel Cathedral in Krakow - a place reserved for Poland's kings and ...

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Obama To Go To Poland For Funeral Of President

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama will travel to Poland to attend funeral services for that country's president, who was killed in a plane cra...

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Jaroslaw Kaczynski, Grieving Twin, May Step Into Polish President's Shoes

Times Online | Roger Boyes | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Kaczynski rang his brother Jaroslaw from the cabin of his official Tupolev 154 jet. "It's all going according to plan," he said. "We'll be l...

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Kaczynski Twin Death: Jaroslaw Loses Brother Lech, President Of Poland

AOL News | Posted 05.25.2011

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Thousands upon thousands of Polish people are mourning the tragic plane crash death of their president, Lech Kaczynski. They've packed churches, light...

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Poland Plane Crash: Russia Points To Human Error

AP | MATT MOORE and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — Russian investigators suggested human error may have been to blame in the plane crash that killed the Polish president and 95 o...

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Why Obama Should Attend President Lech Kaczynski's Funeral

Dominika Jaworski | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dominika Jaworski

Maintaining strong diplomatic relations and friendship in a time of profound national grief with Poland can be accomplished easily: President Obama should attend President Kaczynski's funeral.

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Polish President's Body Returns To Warsaw After Plane Crash

AP | MATT MOORE and VANESSA GERA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland's government moved swiftly Sunday to show that it was staying on course after the deaths of its president and dozens of ...

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Chicago Mourns Polish Plane Crash Victims

NBC Chicago | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chicago churches plan to hold memorial services Sunday honoring the 97 victims killed in the plane crash that killed Poland's president and a Chicago ...

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Poland Plane Crash: Wojciech Seweryn, Chicago Sculptor, Among Those Killed

AP | SOPHIA TAREEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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CHICAGO — One of Wojciech Seweryn's main passions in life was reminding people of the Katyn massacre, a 1940 slaughter that killed thousands of ...

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Polish President Plane Crash: 87 Dead, President Lech Kaczynski On Flight

AP | VICTORIA BURAVCHENKO and MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | Posted 05.25.2011

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SMOLENSK, Russia — The crash of an aging Russian airliner ravaged the top levels of Poland's military, political and church elite Saturday, killing ...

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Poland Accuses Russian Officers Of Looting Presidential Plane After Crash

AP | MONIKA SCISLOWSKA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — Polish authorities said Monday that someone stole a credit card from the wreckage of the plane crash that killed President Lech...

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Astoria Characters: The Proud Parader

Nancy Ruhling | Posted 05.25.2011

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Nancy Ruhling

The famed Manhattan St. Patrick's Day Parade excludes gays and lesbians. Brendan Fay and his peers were allowed to march on Fifth Avenue only once -- in 1991.

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Bush Legacy: FP's 5 World Leaders Who Miss George W. Bush

Foreign Policy | Posted 05.25.2011

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Barack Obama might still be overwhelmingly popular around the world, but here are five heads of state who probably wish they could have the old guy ba...

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Georgian and Polish Presidents Say They Were Met With Gunfire At Russian Checkpoint

New York Times | OLESYA VARTANYAN and ELLEN BARRY | Posted 05.25.2011

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TBILISI, Georgia - Presidents Mikheil Saakashvili of Georgia and Lech Kaczynski of Poland said they were met with machine-gun fire when they visited a...

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