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Kosovo’s most famous politicians jailed for war crimes
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Kosovo’s most famous politicians jailed for war crimes

In the late 1990s, Thaçi, a former philosophy student, served as a senior commander of the Kosovo Liberation Army, a rebel group that fought for independence from Serbia.

Czech Prime Minister Vaclav Klaus and his Slovak counterpart Vladimir Meciar greeted by a crowd in 1993.
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The Velvet Divorce at 30: How Czechoslovakia did what others couldn’t

Thirty years ago, as Yugoslavia was slouching towards Europe’s ugliest bloodletting since World War II, another Slavic hodgepodge state did something nearly unprecedented in modern history: it dissolved itself ... peacefully. How did Czechoslovakia’s uniquely bloodless breakup happen, and why?

The GOP’s Musky scent
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The GOP’s Musky scent

Musk's cash splash, which makes him the largest known midterm donor, is meant to help Republicans head off a so-called “Blue Wave” of Democratic support that could cost the GOP not only the House but possibly the Senate.