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Church: Bishop was communist spy The archbishop of Warsaw, appointed last month by Pope Benedict, had spied for the secret services
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| Jan.7 |
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Archbishop of Warsaw quits amid row 
| The controversial Stanislaw Wielgus has resigned, less than an hour before he was due to be installed in his post | | |
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| Mar.13 |
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Pole who saved WWII Jews honoured Irena Sendlerowa, who helped save the lives of 2,500 Jewish children is due to be honoured by Poland's parliament
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| Apr.18 |
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Poland, Ukraine win Euro 2012 vote UEFA president Michel Platini: Poland and Ukraine have been chosen to stage the 2012 European Championships
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| May.7 |
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Henin strolls to 32nd career title Justine Henin eased to a 6-1 6-3 victory over Ukrainian Bondarenko in the weather-delayed final of the Warsaw Cup
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| Jun.16 |
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President Kaczynski to debate EU treaty Poland's President is visiting Germany for crucial talks with Chancellor Merkel on the future of a new EU constitutional treaty
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| Jul.5 |
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3 climbers found dead in Alps 3 Polish climbers were found dead after they were caught up in an avalanche on the Mont Blanc mountain on the French-Italian border
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| Jul.22 |
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Bus crash kills 26 Polish pilgrims 
Map of Grenoble European Union| Pilgrims died when their coach crashed off a mountain road at an accident black spot in the Alps and burst into flames | | |
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| Jul.23 |
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Poland mourns 26 bus crash victims Flags were flying at half mast, church bells tolled as Poland began 3 days of mourning on for Polish pilgrims killed in a bus crash in France
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| Jul.30 |
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Brussels aims to halt Polish road The European Commission is seeking a court order to prevent re-starting work on a road through a protected wildlife area
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| Sep.1 |
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Radwanska topples holder Sharapova Polish teenager produced a massive upset by beating defending champion 6-4 1-6 6-2 in the US Open third round
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Two die as planes collide at air show 2 small planes are slamming into each other and bursting into fragments during an acrobatic display at an air show, killing both pilots
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| Oct.3 |
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Bomb injures Polish envoy| A car bomb struck the convoy of the Polish ambassador to Iraq, killing one of his bodyguards and 2 Iraqi civilians | |
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| Oct.20 |
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Poland to vote in snap election People have begun voting in a parliamentary election to elect a new government that has been called 2 years ahead of schedule
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| Oct.21 |
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Polls: Opposition leads| A pro-business opposition party that wants to bring troops home from Iraq was headed to an overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections | |
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| Oct.22 |
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Opposition wins election| The Civic Platform took 41.6%, or 208 seats in the lower house. Civic Platform joined with the smaller Polish Presence Party, which won 8.8% | |
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