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Kaunas’ most colorful son buried
Kaunas’ most colorful son buried
FAMOUS SON OF KAUNAS: Shabtai Kalmanovich in his home in Moscow....
VILNIUS - On Nov. 5, Shabtai Kalmanovich was buried near the graves of his mother and father in Petah Tikva, near Tel Aviv. He was probably the most controversial Lithuanian. On Nov. 2, during rush-hour at 5 p.m., this 61-year-old Kaunas-born multi-millionaire businessman and former Israel-convicted KGB spy was shot dead in central Moscow, close to headquarters of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. In Lithuania he was known as co-owner of the basketball club Kaunas Zalgiris in 1996 - 1999. In 1999, when Zalgiris became champion of the Euroleague, Lithuanian President Valdas Adamkus awarded...  Full story...
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 Nov 04, 2009 - 70th anniversary of reclaiming Vilnius...
70th anniversary of reclaiming Vilnius
VILNIUS - On Oct. 28, Lithuania celebrated the 70th anniversary of regaining its capital city Vilnius. Some of these celebrations were official, while some of the youth showed their joy in a quite spontaneous demonstration via the Old Town of Lithuania’s ancient capital. The celebration was rather modest because soon after regaining its capital in 1939, Lithuania lost its independence in 1940. ...
 Oct 28, 2009 - Passions aroused over CIA prison...
Passions aroused over CIA prison
VILNIUS - A frightful hobgoblin stalks throughout Lithuania. Lithuanians are haunted by the ghost of the alleged CIA prison for al Qaeda members. Those passions over the prison were fueled by statements by Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite. On Oct. 15, Grybauskaite rejected the idea of taking prisoners from Guantanamo. “There will be no decision on this issue until the shadow of the alleg...
 Oct 21, 2009 - Old new Lithuanian commissioner...
Old new Lithuanian commissioner
VILNIUS - On Oct. 15, the Lithuanian parliament confirmed the candidacy of Algirdas Semeta to occupy a post in the European Commission. The decision was approved by the votes of the ruling center-right majority in the parliament - 64 MPs supported his candidacy and 28 MPs voted against, while 21 MPs abstained. Semeta will be kind of an old new commissioner because, since July, he has been working...
 Oct 14, 2009 - Rasmussen reassures on NATO security guarantees...
Rasmussen reassures on NATO security guarantees
VILNIUS - NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen, visiting the Baltic countries, arrived at Zokniai Air Base near the northern Lithuanian town of Siauliai on Oct. 9. Now the base hosts a German detachment of fighter planes, provided for the NATO air policing mission in the Baltic states. He met with Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite there. Rasmussen said that the Baltics should not be ...
 Oct 07, 2009 - Dealing with totalitarian regimes...
Dealing with totalitarian regimes
VILNIUS - The first reading of a draft amendment to the penal code, which provoked angry reactions in Moscow, took place in the Lithuanian parliament on Sept. 29. The draft states that a person who justifies Soviet and Nazi occupations could be sentenced to up to two years of prison. The draft was passed in the first reading when 41 MPs voted in favor of it and 25 MPs voted against, while 13 MPs ...
 Nov 11, 2009 - Lietuva in brief...
MP Dangute Mikutiene has requested a detailed analysis on the effects of mobile phones on childrens’ health, requesting appropriate legislation and gu...
 Nov 11, 2009 - Investigating the CIA prison i...
VILNIUS - On Nov. 5, the Lithuanian parliament voted in favor of an investigation into the alleged CIA prison issue. In August, U.S. TV station ABC Ne...
 Nov 04, 2009 - MATERIAL LIABILITY OF AN EMPLO...
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 Nov 04, 2009 - Lietuva in brief...
One out of ten Lithuanian residents is unemployed, reports ELTA. The government says it is taking all possible measures to cut unemployment, though th...
 Nov 04, 2009 - The National Accord signed...
VILNIUS - Oct. 28, 2009 was a historic day of the “watershed agreement” for Lithuania, according to Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius. His government si...
 Oct 28, 2009 - Lietuva in brief...
Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius says the drafting of the National Agreement has been the proper form of dialogue with social partners and reminds the ...
 Oct 28, 2009 - Coalition of northern lights?...
VILNIUS - Last week, the Homeland Union - Lithuanian Christian Democrats handed an official invitation to the Labor Party of Viktor Uspaskich to join ...
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