Word: klagenfurt
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...Haider, 58, was on his way home from a political event near the provincial capital of Klagenfurt just after 1 A.M. when he lost control of his vehicle on damp pavement while overtaking another car. He skidded off the road and plowed into a concrete pole. The car flipped repeatedly before coming to rest almost 40 yards away, according to police. Haider was wearing a seat belt but died almost instantly of massive injuries to the chest and head, police said. His neck may have been broken and his left arm torn from his body. He is survived...
...Saturday was dominated by somber reports and early footage of his political career. Austrian President Heinz Fischer, a political opponent, nevertheless called Haider's death a "human tragedy." "For us, it's the end of the world," a tearful spokesman from Haider's party, Stefan Petzner, told reporters in Klagenfurt. "Joerg Haider was a politician who changed the face of politics in this country...
...This is like a dream for us," the perpetually tanned Haider told reporters in Klagenfurt, where he serves as governor of the province of Carinthia. In 1999, he led the Freedom Party to 27% of the vote, and when he was invited into government, the European Union imposed controversial sanctions on Vienna...
...Over in Austria, there was a bit of excitement when Polish and German fans exchanged the usual pregame punches, but this is no England-Germany, and once the proceedings started in the Worthersee Stadion in Klagenfurt, the Germans got down to business. And they were all business. Poland had a chance to score 36 seconds into the match when German keeper Jens Lehman bundled into his own defender as he pushed out a cross that rolled invitingly in the box. But Jacek Krzynówek launched one over the bar. From then on, the Poles were weaker than...
...government ministers, broke up the ruling coalition, announced his intention to seek a return to the leadership in early elections expected in November - and then abruptly changed his mind. Appearing last week on Austrian TV, Haider claimed he had been approached and threatened outside a restaurant in Klagenfurt. Invoking the name of murdered Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn, he claimed he was no longer interested in the top job. "I have to give way to violence," he said. But the biggest threat to him comes from Freedomite faithful who might not have backed his leadership bid. At a party meeting...