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...firing squad, but their ghosts linger on. The couple has been the subject of several books, TV programs and documentaries. Now, Ceausescu's 25-year rule has been put onstage: A Day in the Life of Nicolae Ceausescu opened in February at the Teatrul Mic (Small Theater) in Bucharest to sell-out crowds and positive reviews. The play mocks the Ceausescus' megalomania and drive for absolute power, but it also makes the point that, for better or worse, the despised couple put Romania on the map. "Then, as now, Ceausescu is the brand of this country," says Denis Dinulescu...
...firing squad, but their ghosts linger on. The couple has been the subject of several books, TV programs and documentaries. Now, Ceausescu's 25-year rule has been put onstage: A Day in the Life of Nicolae Ceausescu opened in February at the Teatrul Mic (Small Theater) in Bucharest to sell-out crowds and positive reviews. The play mocks the Ceausescus' megalomania and drive for absolute power, but it also makes the point that, for better or worse, the despised couple put Romania on the map. "Then, as now, Ceausescu is Loh and Behold Avant-garde murals and imaginative furnishings...
...Romanian mom Adriana Iliescu when she gave birth to a baby girl last week in Bucharest, believed to be a world record...
...least six months. The move is expected to increase social security payments and generate new tax revenues for Spain, which has a thriving underground economy. Youth to Power ROMANIA The youthful Cabinet of new Prime Minister Calin Tariceanu - with six Ministers under 40 - was sworn in in Bucharest. The youngest nominee, 29-year-old former primary-school teacher Cristina Pirvulescu, was dropped as the candidate for Minister for European Integration after failing to identify the governing body of the E.U. during questioning in parliament. Opposition politicians predicted early elections. Terror Resurgent SAUDI ARABIA Despite government assurances that al-Qaeda sympathizers...
...Coincidentally, his party colors were the same orange that stirred revolution next door in Ukraine. That may have boosted his chances against ex-Prime Minister Adrian Nastase, the left-wing candidate. Crowds greeted his election with cries of "Down with communism!" Basescu, a former sea captain and mayor of Bucharest, is known for a populist style and for cleaning up the capital city. He vowed to maintain a high profile despite the limited powers of his office. "I will be a strong President," he told supporters in Bucharest. "I will turn Romania into a nation of winners." Because no party...