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or Czech Dream, about a hoax they pulled on shoppers in Prague, using a big
advertising campaign to draw them to a non-existent hypermarket. The
documentary, originally their final project at film school, received a good
deal of international attention for the way it raised questions about
consumerism in a post-communist society.
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landmark nuclear arms control deal in Prague on Thursday. The new START
treaty, which took nearly a year to negotiate, will reduce the two
countries’ nuclear arsenals by roughly 30 percent more than the previous
deal. Both leaders also said they hoped the treaty would pave the way for
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Current AffairsCzech Republic ready to participate in new US missile defence plan
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ground for the region’s participation in a new US missile defence plan.
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Current AffairsPoland and Czech Republic possible partners in new US defence plans
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with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. On the table: possible future
cooperation in US missile defence, a move to apparently reassure US
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