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Obama to reassure Poland with air base deal
WARSAW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will reaffirm on Saturday a U.S. commitment to Poland's security with a deal to set up an air detachment, the White House said, meeting a key Polish request for "American boots on the ground."
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Military, energy ties on agenda in Obama talks with Poland
US President Barack Obama was to wrap up his European tour by meeting Saturday with the leaders of staunch ally Poland as Warsaw gets set to take the helm of the European Union.
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Germany's WWII Occupation Of Poland - 'When We Finish, Nobody Is Left Alive'
Germany's occupation of Poland is one of the darkest chapters of World War II. Some 6 million people, almost 18 percent of the Polish population, were killed during the Nazi reign of terror that saw mass executions, forced evictions and enslavement.
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Obama to reassure Poland with air base deal
WARSAW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will reaffirm on Saturday a U.S. commitment to Poland's security with a deal to set up an air detachment, the White House said, meeting a key Polish request for "American boots on the ground."
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Obama to reassure Poland with air base deal
WARSAW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama will reaffirm a U.S. commitment to Poland's security with a deal to set up an air detachment, the White House said on Friday, meeting a key Polish request for "American boots on the ground."
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President Obama in Poland: Polish Jews plead with Obama to support Israel
When President Obama makes his first ever visit to Poland Friday, the country's most famous Cold War hero won't be there to greet him.
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U.S., Poland to seal airforce deal: White House
WARSAW (Reuters) - President Barack Obama and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk will announce a deal on Saturday to set up a U.S. air detachment to serve warplanes that will rotate through Poland, the White House said on Friday.
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Obama pays homage to Warsaw Ghetto Uprising
US President Barack Obama on Friday honoured the Jews who fought and died in the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising against Nazi Germany, as he began a working visit to Poland.
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Poland to the United States: End the visa requirement
Poland has been one of the United States' staunchest allies. Now they want the United States to stop requiring Polish tourists to get visas.
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President Obama makes last stop of tour in Poland as he focuses on security in Eastern Europe
President Barack Obama's last stop on his European tour brings him to Poland for the first time, where he will hold political meetings that will focus on security, energy and joint U.S.-Polish efforts to promote democracy in North Africa, Belarus and elsewhere in Eastern Europe.
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'It doesn't suit me': Poland's former president snubs meeting with Obama on Warsaw trip
Poland's former president and Solidarity founder Lech Walesa has snubbed an invitation to meet with President Barack Obama.
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Poland's Walesa to skip meeting with Obama
Poland's former president and Solidarity founder Lech Walesa says he has turned down an invitation to meet with President Barack Obama because it doesn't fit into his schedule.
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Poland, U.S. to sign airbase deal after Obama visit
The Polish defense minister confirmed on Friday that Warsaw and Washington would sign a deal on the permanent deployment of a U.S. air detachment in Poland after U.S. President Barack Obama's upcoming visit to the European state.
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Warsaw wants in on U.S. visa waivers
Poland sends troops to fight alongside U.S. soldiers and considers itself a strong ally, but it's the only Central European country whose citizens cannot travel to America without a visa, a sore point that Poles hope President Obama will rectify when he visits their nation Friday. Of the 25 European ...
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48 hours in: Warsaw
Poland?s capital is at its finest during late spring, when the cultural side of the city of Chopin is displayed to its best advantage. Related Stories England at its best: the idyllic Cotswolds Iceland volcano ash cloud threatens flights Iceland volcano: Biggest eruption in a century puts Europe on ash alert Scotland flights warning as Iceland volcanic ash cloud spreads Holiday chaos feared amid ...
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Kardan unit sells Polish mall at ?475m value
GTC Poland sold its 50% stake in Warsaw's Galeria Mokotow to its partner, a Unibail Rodamco affiliate.
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EU first: Chinese workers rebuild Polish motorways
WISKITKI, Poland (AFP) - In the heart of the Polish countryside, about 500 Chinese workers toil frenetically on a new stretch of the A2 motorway connecting Berlin and Warsaw -- an unprecedented sight both here and across the EU.
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12 years sentence sought for Polish soldiers for Afghan war crimes
Warsaw, May 25 : Poland's military Prosecutor General demanded Tuesday 12-year sentences for seven Polish soldiers who shot civilians in Afghanistan in 2007.
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Soccer: Poland?s national stadium faces delays
WARSAW, May 25 ? Faulty construction of evacuation stairs at Poland?s new national sports stadium in Warsaw may delay the opening of the arena built for soccer?s 2012 European Championship, officials said today. The stadium on the bank of the Vistula river was scheduled to be ready by the end of June, one year before Poland is due to co-host Euro ...
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Poland's national stadium faces delays
Faulty construction of evacuation stairs at Poland's new national sports stadium in Warsaw may delay the opening of the arena built for soccer's 2012 European Championship, officials said on Wednesday.
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