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Vaclav Havel's coffin carried through Prague, followed by thousands

Taking the "royal route" traditionally used by kings and emperors, Havel's widow and daughter led the parade, followed by Czech President Vaclav Klaus, other officials and friends, and thousands of Czech citizens.

A view from the right on the trouble's of the European left

Why has the old left been so silent as euro zone nations are forced to swallow the right-wing doctor's prescription of austerity medicine?
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A spontaneous memorial to the late Czech president Vaclav Havel in Prague. Was he a man of the left? Hard to think of him as a man of the right. Or was he an avatar of a new kind of politics for which a convenient label has not been created? (Sean Gallup/AFP/Getty Images)
Why has the old left been so silent as euro zone nations are forced to swallow the right-wing doctor's prescription of austerity medicine?
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