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    Oil rises above $70; crude supplies fall again  Jul 2, 2009
    Associated Press writers Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. Comments. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)

    Matthus, Hungarian club can't agree to contract  Jun 30, 2009
    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) -Former Germany captain Lothar Matthaeus will not be joining Hungary's FC Fehervar, after he failed to agree a contract with the team. FC Fehervar announced Matthaeus' hiring three weeks ago, but the team has since issued a brief statement saying negotiations had fallen through. (SportsIllustrated.CNN -- Soccer)

    Chiltern Opens Office in Budapest, Hungary  Jun 30, 2009
    LONDON, June 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Chiltern International Limited (Chiltern), a global clinical research organization (CRO) announced that it has opened a new office in Budapest, Hungary. Dr. Attila Lorinczi will lead this operation. (PR Newswire)

    Matthaeus turns down job with Hungarys FC Fehervar  Jun 29, 2009
    BUDAPEST: German football great Lothar Matthaeus will not become the head coach of Hungarian side FC Feher-var after talks between the parties broke down, the club announced on Saturday. The negotiations did not bear fruit, the club said in a statement, declining to give further details. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Sports)

    Data Demonstrates Long-Term Reduction In Seizure Frequency With Novel Once Daily Anti-Epileptic Zebinix(R)  Jun 29, 2009
    S. MAMEDE DO CORONADO, Portugal, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Data presented today, in Budapest, demonstrated that add-on treatment with the novel, once-daily anti-epileptic Zebinix(R)* (eslicarbazepine acetate; ESL) resulted in a marked and sustained decrease in seizure frequency over the long-term(1). Results from the one-year extension of a pivotal Eslicarbazepine Acetate phase III study were presented at the International Congress for Epilepsy in Budapest, Hungary ... These data were presented at... (PR Newswire)

    Europeans mark anniversary of fall of Iron Curtain  Jun 28, 2009
    BUDAPEST - European leaders yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe. In Budapest, the presidents of Germany, Austria, Finland, Slovenia, and Switzerland, as well as high-ranking officials from Poland, Britain, and more than 20 other countries, participated in a commemorative session at the Hungarian Parliament and a gala event... (Boston Globe)

    ‘Niki: The Story of a Dog’ recounts fragile ties of love, loyalty in post-war Hungary  Jun 28, 2009
    The Ancsas - a 50-year-old mining engineer and a 45-year-old housewife - live in the countryside outside Budapest ... The Ancsas move to Budapest with Niki, and life becomes a confusing jostle ... It was, the narrator tells us, about a week after their establishment in Budapest that the engineer took in hand his bitch s education, or rather adaptation to city life. (Boston Globe)

    European leaders mark Iron Curtain fall in Hungary  Jun 28, 2009
    By the end of the summer, thousands of East German "tourists" were living in tents on the grounds of the West German embassy in Budapest and in several other locations around the city, including church yards and the site of a communist youth camp. After allowing some of the "Ossies" to leave for West Germany via Austria in August and then some more a few weeks later, Hungary finally decided to let all East Germans out from Sept. 11, 1989. (Sioux City Journal)

    The Jazz Beat: Diana Krall, struggling no more  Jun 28, 2009
    Her current itinerary includes sold-out stops at Carnegie Hall, the Hollywood Bowl, Royal Albert Hall in London and the Budapest Sports Arena in Hungary. Locally, Diana will be appearing at the Cape Cod Melody Tent July 2 and at Tanglewood on the Fourth of July. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    Michael Jackson Around the World  Jun 27, 2009
    Szentendre is a sleepy village north of Budapest in Hungary frequented year round by tourists. Among the many museums, visitors can stroll through one dedicated to marzipan and marvel at the life-like confection in the perfect image of Michael Jackson. (Suite101.com)

    Hard Rock Plans Hotel And Casino In Hungary  Jun 27, 2009
    BUDAPEST, Hungary -- Hard Rock International and two Austrian firms say they will develop a Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in northwest Hungary, near the border with Austria and Slovakia -- despite the economic crisis. Hard Rock chairman Jim Allen said Friday that the resort is expected to open in early 2012 in the town of Bezenye, 160 kilometers (99 miles) from Budapest, the Hungarian capital, 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Vienna, and just 30 kilometers (19 miles) from Slovakia's capital,... (Click2Houston, TX)

    Retail gas drops as crude prices lower  Jun 27, 2009
    Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (USA Today -- Money)

    Hungary Remembers 1989 Fall Of The Iron Curtain  Jun 27, 2009
    BUDAPEST, Hungary, Jun ... (AP) European leaders gathered on Saturday in Budapest to mark the 20th anniversary of the symbolic fall of the Iron Curtain, often described as the first crack in the Berlin Wall and one of the key episodes leading to the end of communism in Eastern Europe ... By the end of the summer, thousands of East German "tourists" were living in tents on the grounds of the West German embassy in Budapest and in several other locations around the city, including church yards and... (CBS News -- World)

    UPDATE 1-Eight die in Czech floods, central Europe on alert  Jun 26, 2009
    Budapest has called the highest alert for the lower section of the northwestern Raba river. The Polish National Security Centre said rivers topped warning levels in 43 places and alarm levels in another 20. (Scientific American)

    Crowd foils airline's anniversary stunt  Jun 26, 2009
    BUDAPEST - An overeager crowd in the Hungarian capital thwarted low-cost airline Wizz Air's attempt to release 1,000 balloons for its fifth anniversary celebrations when they caught wind of the freebies attached ... 45) attached to each balloon and a free-for-all of popping and grabbing commenced before the balloons could be officially released from a giant net in the center of Budapest. (MSNBC -- Travel)

    Twitter is often twaddle  Jun 24, 2009
    Soviet tanks rolled into Budapest and crushed the revolt. More than 2,500 citizens were killed. (Albany Times Union)

    Conductive education for kids with disabilities  Jun 24, 2009
    Teachers, called conductors, complete a four-year program at the International Peto Institute of Conductive Education in Budapest, Hungary or at Aquinas College in Grand Rapids, Mich. "It's very hard work, but Jacob has adjusted well," said his mom. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    /C O R R E C T I O N -- HDNet/  Jun 23, 2009
    C O R R E C T I O N -- HDNet/ - Yahoo. "Strauss-Kahn is a French Socialist who holds the keys to what one could call a "global emergency bank," with the power to save entire nations from economic collapse.The International Monetary Fund is a U.N. Agency with its own charter, and almost every country in the world is a member. It works much like a credit union, where countries will invest as shareholders, by lending money to the IMF.Nations in trouble can then borrow from the IMF, by agreeing to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    AMRI finishes building Budapest plant  Jun 23, 2009
    has finished the construction of a new research and development facility in Budapest, Hungary. Thomas D Ambra, CEO of the Albany, N.Y.-based drug development and manufacturing company, said the move into 32,300 square feet of laboratory and administrative space marks a significant milestone in s plan to transform its European hub into a higher value discovery services business through consolidation of multiple locations, equipment and operating costs. (Albany Business Review, NY)

    Energy Prices Tumble; Gasoline Leads Way  Jun 21, 2009
    Associated Press writers Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 by. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Equal Right to Kiss? Why You May Be Disgusted by Gay Behavior Without Knowing It  Jun 19, 2009
    While walking through a park in Budapest a few weeks ago, I spied a very strange sight ... My partner, Juan, and I witnessed many other public displays of affection like this one during our stay in Budapest, which was curious enough from a cross-cultural perspective and a bit counterintuitive for such a socially conservative country like Hungary. (Scientific American)

    KV inks licensing deal with Hungarian firm  Jun 19, 2009
    Gedeon Richter is an independent pharmaceutical company based in Budapest, Hungary. KV licensed women s health products, including vaginal anti-infectives, to Gedeon Richter, as well as in the U.S. for some Gedeon products. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)

    Hungary to close embassy in Malaysia  Jun 17, 2009
    Malaysia set up its embassy in Budapest in 1993. Kuala Lumpur and Budapest established diplomatic ties in 1969. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Somogyi Going to Great Lengths to Improve His Game  Jun 16, 2009
    He leaves for Budapest on Wednesday, sounding like a man on a mission in any language ... Somogyi, the son of George and Rita Somogyi, will get a week in Budapest before he begins training with the junior national team. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Volleyball Checks In From Europe  Jun 16, 2009
    The team is wrapping up its time in Budapest and will be off to Slovenia ... Once we landed and went through customs, we had about a two hour wait for our next flight to Budapest ... Our players didn't quite get the idea of this as we trounced around Budapest with full practice gear on, ankle braces and all, we stuck out just a little. (Gofrogs.com)

    Somogyi to Represent Hungary in 20-and-Under European Championships  Jun 16, 2009
    In a Dec. 20 game at San Diego State, the native of Budapest established a new freshman record with five blocks ... Somogyi will leave for Budapest this week to prepare for the games. (Ucsbgauchos.com)

    Family jailed for sex trafficking  Jun 5, 2009
    Page last updated at 17:17 GMT, Thursday, 4 June 2009 18:17 UK. By Dan Bell BBC News. (BBC News -- UK)

    BARREL HITS NEW '09 HIGH...  Jun 5, 2009
    Associated Press writers Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Alex Kennedy in Singapore contributed to this report. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. (The Drudge Report)

    Olympus bags TIPA awards  Jun 4, 2009
    OLYMPUS snagged two awards at the Technical Images Press Association (TIPA) 2009 general assembly held in Budapest, Hungary. The editors of the 25 member photo magazines from 11 European countries picked the E-620 and Tough 8000 for the Best DSLR Entry Level and Best Rugged D-camera categories respectively. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Technology)

    European families' election views  May 28, 2009
    SZILVIA DANKO, 38, works in sales, Budapest, Hungary. Number of family members voting: 4. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Hungary to Hold Rate for Fourth Month on Financial Stability, Survey Shows  May 25, 2009
    An interest-rate cut right now could undermine the strengthening of the forint, which may well have been temporary, , a Budapest-based economist at Concorde Securities, said in an interview before the rate decision ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Budapest at. (Bloomberg -- Europe)

    Pair donating art to Hungary  May 24, 2009
    They will join 11 other original Makk oils depicting significant moments in Hungarian history as part of a permanent exhibition in its own wing at the Museum of Hungarian Military History in Budapest ... They will join 11 other original Makk oils depicting significant moments in Hungarian history as part of a permanent exhibition in its own wing at the Museum of Hungarian Military History in Budapest. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Crude hits six-month high before holiday weekend  May 21, 2009
    Benchmark crude for July delivery rose 1. 31 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange before noon. (Somerset Daily American, PA)

    Bill of health: Injured stork gets artificial beak  May 20, 2009
    The stork damaged its beak in an accident and was taken to the Hortobagy Birds' Hospital, 180km (111 miles) east of the capital Budapest. The bird's lower beak was repaired in an operation and Tamas Kothay, a specialist in dental prostheses, built a new top beak out of synthetic resin. (BBC News -- Science)

    European Exhibition Blog Entry No. 2  May 18, 2009
    Lauren Prussing, Shelbey Bleke and Cammy Kleinert pose in front of St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest ... BUDAPEST, Hungary - Greetings from the Pest ... We are sad to be leaving Budapest already, but looking forward to our next destination. (Tarheelblue.com)

    Tar Heels Arrive Safely In Budapest  May 16, 2009
    BUDAPEST, Hungary - The North Carolina volleyball team landed safely in Budapest, Hungary Friday afternoon in the first leg of their European Exhibition. The Tar Heels took in gorgeous downtown Budapest before dining on a riverboat on the Danube River ... The Tar Heels will have their first practice Saturday morning before more sightseeing in Budapest. (Tarheelblue.com)

    Star Cooks Up Comet Crystals  May 14, 2009
    "We concluded that this is a third way in which silicate crystals may be formed with annealing, one not considered before," said the paper's lead author, Peter Abraham of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences' Konkoly Observatory, Budapest, Hungary. EX Lupi is a young star, possibly similar to our sun four or five billion years ago. (Science Daily)

    Continue reading  May 14, 2009
    Their 10-minute documentary is about Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who worked in Budapest, Hungary during World War II; he saved thousands of Jews from Nazi concentration camps by issuing protective passports and providing housing. Wallenberg is a worthy subject for a documentary, said Ally: "He gave off an inspiring message that a regular person could save people and do amazing things, and that people should have courage.". (Selma Enterprise, CA)

    Crunch Time For City Breaks As Eastern European Prices Undercut Eurozone  May 14, 2009
    New Post Office City Costs Barometer makes Budapest a best buy Sterling still strong for foreign exchange in Turkey and Poland, as well as Hungary ... As the euro continues to fly high against sterling for , the Post Office report into non-euro city destinations shows that Budapest, followed closely by Warsaw and Prague, are the cities where thrifty tourists will get more for their travel money ... And, despite the bad press for sterling, UK tourists will actually get more for their travel... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Other cases involving alleged Nazis  May 13, 2009
    In March, an Australian judge upheld a ruling that could pave the way for the extradition of Charles Zentai, an 87-year-old Hungarian emigre accused of killing a Jewish teenager during World War II. Hungary has accused Zentai of torturing and killing Peter Balazs, 18, in a Budapest army barracks on Nov. 8, 1944, for failing to wear a Jewish star. Zentai says he is innocent and was not in Budapest when the slaying occurred. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)

    Fascism, the next generation  May 11, 2009
    On the evening of Feb. 23, the community of 1,200 about 50 kilometres south of Budapest was the scene of a deadly attack on members of Hungary's Roma minority. A young member of the right-wing Jobbik Hungarian Guard is covered by her mother's coat during an inauguration ceremony in Budapest's Heroes Square October 25, 2008 ... It's one of our problems, says Aladar Horvath, a leader of the Roma Civic Rights Movement, who reached the scene from Budapest soon after the police left. (Globe and Mail -- International)

    Historic role  May 10, 2009
    I'm beginning to be wary about asking, but just recently in Budapest I found someone I thought might have reason to give a different answer ... Instead, when I met him in his modest house on the outskirts of Budapest I got a very surprising answer. (BBC News -- Europe)

    No easy ride  May 9, 2009
    Page last updated at 16:12 GMT, Friday, 8 May 2009 17:12 UK. In search of Europe: Ireland. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Gazprom shadowfalls over Hungary  May 8, 2009
    Viewed as a potential major European gas hub, Hungary first became a target of the Kremlin in 2002 when a mysterious gas trading company, Eural Trans Gas (ETG), was registered in Budapest. That year ETG took over the contract from a Russian company, Itera, acting as the intermediary for supplying gas from Turkmenistan to Ukraine. (Asia Times Online)

    Obituaries in the news  May 8, 2009
    BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) - Andras Nagy, a Hungarian light-heavyweight boxer, died Thursday after suffering a brain injury. He was 23. (Anchorage Daily News)

    Recalling May 1989  May 7, 2009
    In 1984, the Orwellian year, former Hungarian Gen. Bela Kiraly told me at a Christmas party in Brooklyn, N.Y., that he was "now only an American professor." In 1956, Kiraly had served as military commander in Budapest. When the Red Army attacked the Hungarian revolutionaries, Kiraly's forces tried to resist, but they were completely overmatched militarily. (Townhall.com)

    Madonna Sticky and Sweet Tour Dates...  May 7, 2009
    22nd Aug, Kincsem Park, Budapest, Hungary. 24th Aug, USCE Park, Belgrade, Serbia. (Suite101.com)

    A New Status Symbol in Poland: the Starbucks Cup  May 5, 2009
    The arrival of Starbucks in Warsaw, as in Prague, Czech Republic (it ), and possibly Budapest, Hungary (where it's been promised for years), signifies the entry of Central Europe not just into the capitalist world but into the world of 21st-century-style prosperity ... (A Hungarian friend reports that business is booming in Budapest beauty salons for the same reason ... And here is where the Starbucks ethos meshes so well with the cultural history of central Europe: At the height of their... (Slate)

    Bolivia Plot: Assassins Or Victims?  May 3, 2009
    Associated Press writers Carlos Valdez in La Paz, Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary, Alison Mutler in Bucharest, Romania, Snjezana Vukic in Zagreb, Croatia, and Shawn Pogatchnik in Dublin, Ireland, contributed to this report. Bajak reported from Bogota, Colombia. (CBS News -- World)

    Murder Mystery: Who's Killing Hungary's Gypsies?  May 2, 2009
    In February in a village 39 miles (63 km) south of Budapest, Csaba Csorba, 27, and his four-year-old son were gunned down after firebombs had been used to flush them from their house. Police commissioner Bencze says that his officers are investigating as many as 18 incidents of anti-Roma violence, and believe that eight attacks could be the work of the same person or people who killed Koka. (Time.com)

    Border cut that sparked an exodus  May 2, 2009
    By Nick Thorpe BBC News, Budapest. Thousands of people flooded out of the Soviet bloc via Hungary. (BBC News -- Europe)

    Teams of Scientists in Singapore and Hungary Collaborate to Discover Cures and Therapies to Advance Healthcare Delivery  Apr 28, 2009
    c. Associate Professor Chen I-Ming from Singapore's Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and Professor Gabor Stepan from Budapest University of Technology and Economics ... d. Dr Xu Jianwei and Professor G. Julius Vancso from A*STAR's Institute of Materials Research and Engineering (IMRE) and Professor Bela Pukanszky from Hungary's Budapest University of Technology and Economics ... The 1st Hungary-Singapore joint workshop was held on from 10-11 March 2008 in Budapest, Hungary, on the theme of... (JCN Network, Japan)

    IMF Easier Lending Exceeding $55 Billion Prompts Anxiety Among Bondholders  Apr 20, 2009
    of Raiffeisen International Bank AG in Budapest says the IMF has been very soft on Hungary -- first calling for the to be reduced to 2. 6 percent of gross domestic product from 3. (Bloomberg -- UK)

    The Sad Story of Europe's Economic Ne'er-Do-Well  Apr 15, 2009
    Today, Budapest's graffiti-infested streets stand in sharp contrast to the Disneyland quality of renovated Prague to the north ... American law firms that once worked on setting up joint ventures in what was Eastern Europe's most attractive destination of foreign investment 10 years ago, now pay their bills working on the bankruptcies of AIG and GM. Real estate projects along Budapest's Andrassy Boulevard -- whose asking prices rivaled that of prime West London property only a year ago -- now... (Human Events Online)

    Protests as Hungary PM sworn in  Apr 15, 2009
    Several thousand people have been protesting in the Hungarian capital Budapest, over the appointment of a new prime minister, Gordon Bajnai ... But the anti-government demonstrators in Budapest are demanding that parliament be dissolved and an early election called. (BBC News -- Europe)

    French girl 'seized by mother' returns  Apr 15, 2009
    Mr Andre took Elise to Budapest airport for a flight to Paris. A French three-year-old girl who has repeatedly been seized by her warring parents has arrived back in France after her mother's arrest in Hungary. (BBC News -- Europe)

    VIEWPOINT: Joining Euro(pe)  Apr 14, 2009
    Anyone visiting Prague, Warsaw or Budapest in recent weeks would have found the beautiful old cities in a rather depressed mood ... And, yet, when it comes to chaotic situations, Hungary has seen the worst: The stark depreciation of the florint in international markets means that over half of the mortgages in the country (denominated in euros, just like everything aimed to tourists in Budapest) have become unpayable. (The Daily Universe, UT)

    Bajnai to Assume Hungarian Premiership as Economy Shrinks, Protests Mount  Apr 14, 2009
    Police stepped up security, erecting metal barriers around parliament and the White House, the Budapest offices of lawmakers along the Danube ... chief executive of Budapest-based navigation device maker , will take Bajnais former position at the economy ministry and , Hungarys first European Commissioner, will become foreign minister, the daily said ... Bajnai, who from the Budapest University of Economic Sciences in International Relations in 1991, is expected to reveal his Cabinet... (Bloomberg -- Germany)

    March Madness, 1939  Apr 11, 2009
    Hungary, in the "Vienna Award" of Nov. 2, 1938, got back lands in Slovakia and Ruthenia where Hungarians were the majority and Budapest had ruled before 1919 ... Budapest was moving troops to the border ... But 500,000 Ruthenians were back under Budapest, and 7 million Czechs were back under German rule -- this time Berlin, not Vienna. (Human Events Online)

    Jack Whitt: Vaulting into History  Apr 11, 2009
    Dial held the American pole vault record for nine years (1985-94) and captured bronze at the 1989 World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. "Jack is the best pole vault talent I have seen coming out of high school," Dial said. (Prep Sports Sports -- Rivals.com)

    What Passover Tells Us About the World  Apr 11, 2009
    ('Theodor Herzl') born in Budapest, Hungary. ('Ze'ev Jabotinsky') born in Odessa in The Russian Empire. (Slate)

    Hungary's IMF Loan Covers 2009 Debt, Cuts Bond Sale Need, S&P, Fitch Say  Apr 10, 2009
    68 as of 5:08 p.m. in Budapest. Enough Funds. (Bloomberg -- Europe)

    Israel honors Hungarians who saved Jews  Apr 8, 2009
    BUDAPEST, Hungary - Israel posthumously honored 15 Hungarians and a Swiss man who helped save Jews during the Holocaust, and presented their descendants with an award on Tuesday ... Among those honored Tuesday was Pal Szalai, who worked with Swedish diplomat Raoul Wallenberg to save hundreds of Jews by organizing food and water supplies to the sealed-off Budapest ghetto in January 1945 ... Also celebrated was Jozsef Vamos, who rescued Panni and Georgette Fellner from a forced march toward... (MSNBC -- International)

    Kellner’s community dedication recognized  Apr 8, 2009
    He eventually made it back to Budapest where he reunited with his young family, his son now born ... They provide complete scholarships for Hungarian youths from Kellner s alma mater in Budapest s American studies program to come to study in the U.S., but the Kellner family also has a scholarship for nursing students at Columbia-Greene Community Collage, provided they move on to Columbia Memorial Hospital in Hudson when they graduate. (Hudson Register Star, NY)

    Space Adventures' Orbital Spaceflight Client Charles Simonyi Returns to Earth After Completing Second Mission to the International Space Station  Apr 8, 2009
    Born in Budapest, he had a passion for science, math, technology and space. Dr. Simonyi learned computer programming early in life, which would shape his professional career for decades and enable him to achieve his entrepreneurial dreams. (PR Newswire)

    Easter rush gets egg producers worried  Apr 8, 2009
    Budapest - Demand for eggs is set to outstrip supply in Hungary as millions are being bought in the run up to Easter, a local financial paper reported on Tuesday. The Hungarian Poultry Produce Council estimates that around 100 million eggs per week - or ten for every Hungarian - will be bought in the run up to Easter. (Business Report, South Africa)

    Dog Sacrifices Found in Medieval Hungarian Village  Apr 7, 2009
    an archaeozoologist at Etvs Lornd University in Budapest ... Previous evidence of animal sacrifices seen even under churches, in Budapest and elsewhere in Hungary had been mostly isolated cases, Dar. (National Geographic)

    Lacy Powell, 87, educator, WWII POW  Apr 1, 2009
    He flew nearly 40 missions over the European arena before his B-24 Liberator bomber was shot down over Budapest, Hungary. For nine months in 1944-1945, he was held captive. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    * World News Quick Take  Apr 1, 2009
    Charles Zentai is accused of beating to death teenager Peter Balazs in 1944 in Budapest while serving as a soldier in the army of his native Hungary, then allied with Nazi Germany. Zentai was last August found eligible for extradition, but has mounted a series of challenges to the decision, including an appeal to the Federal Court on the grounds the case against him was legally unsound. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- Sports)

    Cubs Inbox: Is Fukudome on a short leash?  Apr 1, 2009
    -- Gergely H., Budapest, Hungary. It's basically a way to help the pitcher get his work done in a controlled environment. (MLB.com -- Chi Cubs Cubs)

    Alleged Nazi war criminal loses case  Apr 1, 2009
    Zentai is alleged to have been with two other men who tortured 18-year-old Peter Balazs in Budapest in November 1944, leading to his death. Zentai says he was not even in Budapest at the time. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)

    Natural gas plunge drags down energy prices  Mar 28, 2009
    Associated Press writers Louise Watt in London, Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Kelly Olson in Seoul, South Korea, contributed to this report. A service of the Associated Press(AP). (Muscatine Journal, IO)

    Survivors of Holocaust train meet liberators in SC  Mar 28, 2009
    "As we marched out of the camp under SS guard, we were passing stacks of dead bodies. They were stacked like cordwood," said Spitz, 79, a Jew who was arrested in Budapest, Hungary, and spent 13 months in the camp before being put on the train. He weighed 65 pounds at the time. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)

    Robin's Hood  Mar 28, 2009
    With the third series about to hit TV screens, the BBC News website was granted access to the shooting on site in Budapest, Hungary ... " Richard Armitage, who plays bad guy, Guy of Gisborne, says he feels like all he does is fight in this series. "I seem to engage in a lot more sword fights and they're very skilful sword fights, often involving more than one person, so that's been very exciting to play this year," he says. Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Actor... (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Transcript of a Conference Call on the Completion of the First Review of Hungary’s Stand-By Arrangement  Mar 27, 2009
    And, Why did the IMF decide to open a permanent office in Budapest. MR. MORSINK: The main impact of the new conditionality guidelines for Hungary s Stand-By Arrangement is that going forward there will be no more structural performance criteria. (IMF News)

    DreamWorks Animation's Monsters vs. Aliens Opens in IMAX(R) 3D Theatres on Friday, March 27  Mar 27, 2009
    Cinema IMAX Theatre Sterling Heights - AMC Forum 30 & IMAX Ypsilanti - Showcase Cinemas Ann Arbor IMAX Minnesota Apple Valley - Great Clips IMAX Theatre Missouri Kansas City - AMC BarryWoods 24 & IMAX St. Louis - Wehrenberg Theatres Ronnies 20 Cine IMAX Nevada Henderson - Regal Sunset Station Stadium 13 & IMAX Las Vegas - Brenden Theatres and IMAX at the Palms Casino Resort Las Vegas - Regal Red Rock Stadium 16 & IMAX North Las Vegas - Regal Aliante Stadium 16 & IMAX New Hampshire Hooksett -... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Oil closes above $54...  Mar 27, 2009
    Associated Press writers Ernest Scheyder in New York, Pablo Gorondi in Budapest, Hungary and Tomoko A. Hosaka in Tokyo contributed to this report. Copyright 2008 Associated Press. (The Drudge Report)

    The Global Guru: Markets on a Knife's Edge  Mar 25, 2009
    than Budapest, Hungary. Yet there is little doubt the U.S. dollar is under pressure on all fronts. (Human Events Online)

    Hungary prime minister quits in economic crisis  Mar 23, 2009
    (03-22) 04:00 PDT Budapest, Hungary. Hungary's prime minister stunned the country Saturday by announcing his resignation because he had become an "obstacle" to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worst financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Politics)

    Hungary Seeks New Premier to Tackle `Unfathomably Huge' Economic Crisis  Mar 23, 2009
    The new premier will face an unfathomably huge challenge, said Zoltan Lakner, a political analyst at Budapest-based Vision Consulting ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Budapest at. (Bloomberg -- Europe)

    Hungary's PM resigns amid crisis  Mar 23, 2009
    BUDAPEST - Hungary's prime minister stunned the country Saturday by announcing his resignation because he had become an "obstacle" to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worst financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago. Ferenc Gyurcsany, of the ruling Socialists, made the unexpected announcement at his party's congress, saying he was keeping a pledge made in January 2008 to change the leadership if the embattled party's popularity failed to recover. (MSNBC -- International)

    Hungary Prime Minister Gyurscany Offers to Resign to Fight Economic Crisis  Mar 22, 2009
    The Socialists did not name a replacement at their gathering in Budapest yesterday ... To contact the reporter on this story: in Budapest at. (Bloomberg -- Europe)

    Hungary's premier offers to resign  Mar 22, 2009
    The Hungarian leader Ferenc Gyurcsany addressing a Socialist Party congress in Budapest on Saturday ... Mr. Gyurcsany's announcement, at a meeting of his Socialist Party this weekend, surprised even seasoned political observers in Budapest, the capital, who were trying to sort out whether it was a serious resignation or a ploy by an unpopular politician to shore up his position in a time of crisis ... Agoston Samuel Mraz, director of the Perspective Institute, a research group in Budapest, said... (International Herald Tribune)

    Hungary's PM to quit amid tumbling popularity  Mar 22, 2009
    BUDAPEST Hungary's prime minister stunned the country Saturday by announcing his resignation because he had become an obstacle to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worse financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago ... Hungary's Prime Minister Ferenc Gyurcsany delivers a speech during a Socialist Party congress in Budapest on Saturday. (Globe and Mail)

    Hungary's premier offers to resign  Mar 22, 2009
    BUDAPEST - Hungary's prime minister stunned the country yesterday by announcing his resignation because he had become an "obstacle" to the reforms needed to pull the country out of its worse financial crisis since the end of communism nearly 20 years ago. Ferenc Gyurcsany, of the ruling Socialists, made the unexpected announcement at his party's congress, saying that he was keeping a pledge he made in January last year to change the leadership if the embattled party's popularity failed to... (Boston Globe)

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