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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Koka's funeral, as a septet of folk musicians played a dirge, some 400 mourners stood beneath canopies of pine and birch boughs listening glumly as the Rev. Sandor Gaal described the murder as part of a "storm" now enveloping Hungary. "The storm struck at our brother in Tiszalök," Gaal said. "The storm has upset life in this town...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Murder Mystery: Who's Killing Hungary's Gypsies? | 5/1/2009 | See Source »

...Dutch are the most surprising absentees. Despite fielding a galaxy of stars, a top-notch coach in Louis van Gaal and a relatively easy qualifying group, the Orangemen were beaten to the draw by Portugal and Ireland. Yes, Ireland. What went wrong? "At some stage, the players lost their heads," said the famously acerbic coach after his team went down to the Irish in the crunch game. At week's end, the beleaguered Van Gaal finally quit over his failure. But in a way we'll all be punished, deprived of the languid grace of Patrick Kluivert, the quick thinking...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Wish We Were There | 12/3/2001 | See Source »

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