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LECH WALESA

Nobel Peace Prize Laureate and former President of Poland Lech Walesa speaks to the media attending the Sept. 28, 2005 ceremonial ribbon cutting for the outdoor exhibit in New York's Union Square Park "Poland on the Front Page" which celebrates the 25th anniversary of the birth of the Solidarity Movement in Poland. (UPI Photo/Ezio Petersen)


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Diplomat: Millionaire offered Walesa bribe
WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 9 (UPI) -- A diplomat says expatriate Polish millionaire Jan Kobylanski in 1995 offered a $200,000 bribe to then-Polish President Lech Walesa in Uruguay.
E. Europe wants firm U.S. policy on Russia
WARSAW, Poland, July 16 (UPI) -- Eastern European politicians are urging U.S. President Barack Obama to take a firm stand towards Russia when their region is involved, officials said.
Poles pray to stop Madonna gig
WARSAW, Poland, July 7 (UPI) -- Some in predominantly Catholic Poland are planning protests, supported by mass prayers, to prevent U.S. pop star Madonna from staging a concert in Warsaw.
Walesa threatening to leave Poland
WARSAW, Poland, March 30 (UPI) -- Polish political icon Lech Walesa said Monday he's ready to give back his medals and emigrate for good because of a new book accusing him of being a communist.
WARSAW, Poland, June 20 (UPI) -- A TV documentary should be protected from censorship by former Polish President Lech Walesa under freedom of speech laws, the head of state television says.
Gorbachev selected for 2008 Liberty Medal
PHILADELPHIA, June 13 (UPI) -- Mikhail Gorbachev, the leader who presided over the end of the Soviet Union is to be this year's recipient of the Liberty Medal in Philadelphia.
OSWIECIM, Poland, April 6 (UPI) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper visited Auschwitz, the Nazi death camp in Poland, as he ended a two-day visit to the country Saturday.
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