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Fire destroys luxury yachts at PolishStraits TimesFire destroys luxury yachts at Polish shipyardStraits TimesFirefighters battle a blaze that broke out at a luxury yacht-making facility in the Gdansk Shipyard compound, famous for being the cradle of Lech Walesa's Solidarity movement, in Gdansk, Poland, Thursday, Jan 19, 2012. -- PHOTO: AP WARSAW, Poland (AP) ...Posted on 20 January 2012 | 1:25 am
Cross-media series “Farewell Comrades!”RealscreenCross-media series “Farewell Comrades!” to air across EuropeRealscreenKey interviewees include Andrei Grachev, the spokesperson for former Soviet head of state Mikhail Gorbachev; ex-KGB general Alexei Kondaurov; and Bozena Rybicka, secretary to former Polish president Lech Walesa. “This series is truly groundbreaking, ...and more »
Posted on 19 January 2012 | 4:58 pm
Don't Waste Another Crisis, Mr. President -Don't Waste Another Crisis, Mr. PresidentAmerican SpectatorBut never did a US president not aggressively support Lech Walesa or other leaders of Solidarity for fear of projecting American values into the region or strengthening the hand of reactionaries. The real choice is not the Administration's affirmed ...and more »
Posted on 19 January 2012 | 11:17 am
Quigley, Kirk discuss visa waiver program inABC7Chicago.comQuigley, Kirk discuss visa waiver program in PolandABC7Chicago.comAccording to Quigley's office, he and Kirk met with former President Lech Walesa, founder of the Solidarity movement and Nobel Peace Prize winner, and Cardinal Stanislaw Dziwisz, archbishop of Krakow and Pope John Paul II's closest aide for over 40 ...and more »
Posted on 18 January 2012 | 2:38 am
Time to grant Poland visa waiver - ChicagoTime to grant Poland visa waiverChicago Sun-TimesA ceremony honoring Lech Walesa at Northeastern Illinois University in May 2009. | Scott Stewart~Sun-Times Iread with great pleasure your New Year's Day editorial endorsing the admission of Poland into the visa waiver program. ...
Posted on 18 January 2012 | 12:48 am
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New biopic focuses on Lech Walesa,(GDANSK, Poland-AFP) - A new film by Poland's Oscar-winner director Andrzej Wajda looks at Solidarity legend Lech Walesa and his peaceful struggle against communism.Posted on 8 February 2012 | 4:06 am
TIMELINES: What talks began on Feb. 6, 1989,What talks began on Feb. 6, 1989, that ultimately lead to the fall of the Iron Curtain?
Posted on 6 February 2012 | 7:39 am
Deep freeze puts Wales in Pole positionGdansk, the Baltic port where the Solidarity free trade union emerged in 1980 under Lech Walesa, is an unusual place to begin an RBS 6 Nations campaign.
Posted on 4 February 2012 | 3:46 am
Lech Walesa to receive Lincoln prize inFormer Polish president and Solidarity founder Lech Walesa (vah WEHN' sah) is to receive an award in Chicago from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 9:22 am
BC-IL--Lincoln Prize-Walesa,125CHICAGO (AP) -- Former Polish president and Solidarity founder Lech Walesa (vah WEHN' sah) is to receive an award in Chicago from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation.
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 9:14 am
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2002 Olympics gallery: Opening Ceremony toMembers of the gold-medal winning 1980 U.S. Olympic men’s hockey team light the cauldron, while President George Bush watches and luminaries such as Desmond Tutu, John Glenn and Lech Walesa carry the Olympic flag. The Olympic motto?Posted on 8 February 2012 | 5:13 pm
TIANANMEN, PLUS TWENTY YEARS - AmericanTwenty years ago last week, the people of Poland were allowed to have a free election for their parliament and delivered a sweeping victory to Lech Walesa's pro-democracy Solidarity movement. This was the first crack in the Iron Curtain, and began among ...
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 4:49 am
The Betrayal of the Nobel Peace Prize - RealThe peace prize, thus, went in 1964 to Martin Luther King, Jr., in 1976 to Betty Williams and Mairead Corrigan, in 1980 to Adolfo Pérez Esquivel, in 1983 to Lech Walesa, in 1984 to Desmond Tutu, in 1991 to Aung San Suu Kyi, in 1992 to Rigoberta Menchú ...
Posted on 5 February 2012 | 12:02 pm
Lech Walesa to receive Lincoln prize inFormer Polish president and Solidarity founder Lech Walesa (vah-WEHN'-sah) is to receive an award in Chicago from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation. Walesa is scheduled to receive the Lincoln Leadership Award on Thursday, Feb. 9, at a ...
Posted on 3 February 2012 | 12:54 pm
Rugby-Home of Solidarity provides temporaryLONDON Feb 2 (Reuters) - Gdansk, the Baltic port where the Solidarity free trade union emerged in 1980 under future Poland president Lech Walesa, has played host this year to the Wales national team preparing for the Six Nations championship.
Posted on 2 February 2012 | 1:57 am
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Communists fabricated documents againstCommunist authorities fabricated documents that suggested Lech Walesa was a communist collaborator to try to stop the Solidarity founder from being awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, Polish investigators say.Posted on 22 December 2011 | 2:00 pm
Oscar-winning director starts film on LechOscar winner Andrzej Wajda said Thursday that his new film on former Polish president and Solidarity founder Lech Walesa will be his greatest challenge in 55 years as a director.
Posted on 24 November 2011 | 1:55 pm
Walesa unveils statue of Ronald Reagan inFormer Polish president and anti-communist leader Lech Walesa unveiled a statue of Ronald Reagan on an elegant Warsaw street on Monday, honoring the late U.S. president for inspiring Poland's toppling of communism.
Posted on 21 November 2011 | 1:22 pm
Walesa's wife unveils price of SolidarityLech Walesa's wife says she paid a huge price for her husband's struggle against communism.
Posted on 18 November 2011 | 1:14 pm
Walesa's injured son to leave hospitalThe son of Poland's former president Lech Walesa calls it a "miracle" that he survived a motorcycle accident and plans to return to his work as a European parliament lawmaker in February.
Posted on 17 November 2011 | 11:04 am
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RT @SenatorDan: Miss this? Polish PresidentRT @SenatorDan: Miss this? Polish President Lech Walesa honored today in the Illinois Senate: http://t.co/IfEvVSsTPosted on 9 February 2012 | 12:00 am
RT @SenatorDan: Miss this? Polish PresidentRT @SenatorDan: Miss this? Polish President Lech Walesa honored today in the Illinois Senate: http://t.co/IfEvVSsT
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 9:22 pm
Miss this? Polish President Lech WalesaMiss this? Polish President Lech Walesa honored today in the Illinois Senate: http://t.co/IfEvVSsT
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 9:19 pm
Illinois General Assembly honors PolishIllinois General Assembly honors Polish Pres. Lech Walesa http://t.co/qbXBiIsV
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 9:11 pm
Tweet: Resolution passed naming it LechTweet: Resolution passed naming it Lech Walesa Day Thurs.
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 6:57 pm
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getting used to seeing this in everything:Renowned personalities: Pope John Paul II, Josef Ratzinger, Mother Teresa, the Dalai Lama , Emmanuel Levinas, Lech Walesa, José Carreras, Simone Weil, George Smoot, Steven Beckwith, and more. Exhibitions and ...Posted on 8 February 2012 | 11:07 pm
Illinois General Assembly Honors Polish“Lech Walesa is one of the great world leaders of the 20th Century,” said State Senator Dan Kotowski (D-Park Ridge), who sponsored the resolution honoring Walesa. “He helped bring an end to the Cold War and Eastern ...
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 8:59 pm
Easy methods to Write a post For Social... can you point to at least one,000 men and women demonstrating in a very public store in New york city, and some days later an email is generated with a world chief, like Develop President Lech Walesa, for their hard work?
Posted on 8 February 2012 | 2:15 pm
Esperanto Friends: Lech Walesa (LehxWhy is Esperanto worthy of the role World Second Language? Why are national or ethnic languages not worthy of the role World Second Language? Tuesday, January 24, 2012. Lech Walesa (Lehx Vau'enza), pola gvidanto, inter ...
Posted on 24 January 2012 | 9:30 pm
Lech Walesa (1982) - the Dry Bones(1982) Dry Bones cartoon: Walesa, Poland, Solidarity, 1982, Prison Today's Golden Oldie cartoon is from January 1982. Lech Walesa, a leader of the "solidarity" movement was being held in prison by the Polish Communist ...
Posted on 12 January 2012 | 3:00 am
