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Poland's Lonely Twin - Jaroslaw Kaczynski Loses His Political Compass [Sep 29, 2011] Since the death of his twin brother in the Smolensk disaster, Jaroslaw Kaczynski appears to have lost his political instinct. Poland is getting tired of his paranoid rhetoric about the causes of the plane crash. His Law and Justice party faces defeat in the upcoming parliamentary election. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russians share blame for Smolensk crash - Polish report [Jul 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Faulty equipment and poor communication by Russian ground staff contributed to a plane crash last year that killed Poland's president and 95 others, a Polish government commission investigating the disaster said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Crew of doomed Polish plane were unfit for job - crash report [Jul 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - The crew of the plane carrying Poland's president that crashed in Russia last year killing all 96 on board were poorly trained and ignored crucial safety regulations, a long-awaited Polish government report into the disaster said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russians share blame for Smolensk crash - Polish report [Jul 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Faulty equipment and poor communication by Russian ground staff contributed to a plane crash last year that killed Poland's president and 95 others, a Polish government commission investigating the disaster said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Crew of doomed Polish plane were unfit for job - report [Jul 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - The crew of the plane carrying Poland's president that crashed in Russia last year killing all 96 on board were poorly trained and ignored crucial safety regulations, a long-awaited Polish government report into the disaster said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Russians share blame for Smolensk crash - Polish report [Jul 29, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Faulty equipment and poor communication by Russian ground staff contributed to a plane crash last year that killed Poland's president and 95 others, a Polish government commission investigating the disaster said on Friday. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Plane Crash Report Threatens to Strain Russian Relations [Jul 29, 2011] Poland?s report on the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski in April 2010 may share the blame with Russian authorities, hurting relations between the two countries that thawed after the disaster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Plane Crash Report Threatens to Strain Russian Relations After Thaw [Jul 29, 2011] Poland?s report on the plane crash that killed President Lech Kaczynski in April 2010 may share the blame with Russian authorities, hurting relations between the two countries that thawed after the disaster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Presidents of Russia, Poland to mark crash date [Apr 11, 2011] The presidents of Russia and Poland on Monday will visit the site of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people, an anniversary event complicated by tension over a plaque commemorating the disaster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Presidents of Russia, Poland to mark first anniversary of Kaczynski death as tensions simmer [Apr 11, 2011] SMOLENSK, Russia ? The presidents of Russia and Poland plan on Monday to visit the site of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people last year, amid simmering tensions over a plaque commemorating the disaster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Presidents of Russia, Poland to mark first anniversary of Kaczynski crash as tensions simmer [Apr 11, 2011] SMOLENSK, Russia ? The presidents of Russia and Poland are to visit the site of the plane crash that killed Polish President Lech Kaczynski and 95 other people amid simmering tensions over a plaque commemorating the disaster. [via YahooNews] More >>

Crash anniversary highlights Polish rift [Apr 10, 2011] First anniversary commemorations of the Polish presidential plane crash have highlighted how the disaster has proved a divisive factor in Poland?s politics. [via YahooNews] More >>

Plaque row mars Polish commemoration of plane crash [Apr 10, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - A diplomatic row has erupted over a plaque marking last year's plane crash in Russia that killed Poland's president and 95 others, casting a shadow over Sunday's commemoration of disaster's first anniversary. [via YahooNews] More >>

Poles uneasy on nuclear plant plan, government says safe [Mar 17, 2011] WARSAW (Reuters) - Unease is growing among Poles living near the probable site of their country's first nuclear power plant after Japan's disaster but the Polish government is adamant that nuclear power is safe and remains the best option. [via YahooNews] More >>

Chimp remark strains Russian-Polish relationship [Feb 18, 2011] VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland Poles are fuming over a Russian aviation official's remark that even if a chimpanzee had been running the control tower the day their president's plane crashed in Russia the disaster would still be entirely their fault. Media and officials widely condemned Oleg Smirnov's remarks, broadcast live in Poland to a public still hurting over the April death ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Max Kolonko: Poland and Russia Deadlocked Over Report into Causes of the Polish Air Force One Crash [Feb 01, 2011] The government of Poland announced it will publish its own, independent report into the causes of the Polish Air Force One disaster. The accident, which... [via YahooNews] More >>

Polish Crash Widow Slams Moscow [Jan 13, 2011] WARSAW ? The widow of the Polish air force chief who died in last year's crash in Smolensk that killed Poland's president accused Moscow of slandering her husband by saying he had been drinking and contributed to the disaster. [via YahooNews] More >>