Word: adamkus
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...concern. "You have the right to freedom and indepedence," the Ukrainian head of state, Viktor Yuvshenko, declared . "Yours is the same story as Poland only the difference is that everybody is here, everybody is together," Polish President Lech Kaczynski concluded . "You are not alone!" Lithuania's President Valdas Adamkus said in English. "Let's stand together and victory will be on our side." The crowd was understandably ecstatic. "It's good for us! This has never happened before in the history of the world," says Shalva Nasaridze, 24 a lawyer...
LITHUANIA Meet the New Boss In a surprise election victory, conservative Rolandas Paksas ousted incumbent President Valdas Adamkus by a margin of 55% to 45%. A two-time former Prime Minister who trailed favorite Adamkus in the first round of voting in December, Paksas fought back with a flamboyant campaign. He allayed fears that he would undo Lithuania's E.U. accession agreement, saying he would pursue a policy of stability...