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President Obama's Medal for Karski Shines Light on Poland's Real World War II Record

Alex Storozynski | Posted 05.29.2012

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After escaping Soviet imprisonment and being savagely tortured by the Gestapo, Karski risked his life to sneak past German guards into the ghetto to see how the Nazis were abusing Jews. Karski then disguised himself as a Ukrainian guard to visit a transfer station that sorted Jews on their way to the death camps.

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Obama: Poland Is A Model For Democracy

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 07.28.2011

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WARSAW, Poland - Capping an extensive trip to Europe, President Barack Obama said Saturday that the United States must always "leave room" to throw fi...

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Obama Honors Holocaust Victims In Poland

AP | JULIE PACE and VANESSA GERA | Posted 07.27.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — President Barack Obama on Friday honored the memories of those slain in the Warsaw Ghetto uprising against Nazis, telling one e...

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Obama Heading To Europe

Posted 07.22.2011

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Weaving together strands of pomp, policy and summitry, President Barack Obama's weeklong European tour is all about tending to old ...

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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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Poland Furious With Obama Over Timing Of Missile Shield Announcement: Roger Cohen

nytimes.com | ROGER COHEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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LISBON -- "How could Obama choose such a day?" That was the anguished outburst of a senior Polish officer attending a meeting of NATO chiefs of def...

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Polish Lawmaker Slurs Obama: Left's 'Black Messiah ... End Of White Civilization'

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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WARSAW, Poland — Poland's Foreign Ministry has condemned a conservative lawmaker who called U.S. president-elect Barack Obama the "black messiah...

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