Word: robber
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...past, argues that the Feb. 28 election of Václav Klaus as President was "symbolically behind" Adamec's death. A former Finance Minister and two-time Prime Minister, Klaus was elected six days before Adamec died and many see his victory as a triumph of the robber-baron capitalism that so disgusted Adamec. Zdenka Kmunícková, a psychiatrist who attended the burned Palach, says the self-immolations come at a time when the strain of the postcommunist era is building. Milan Cerny, a psychiatrist who was at the time of Palach's death Kmuníckov...
Pictures show the prison turrets scarred by machine-gun rounds and grenade impacts. A bank robber, suspected murderer and bad guy in general, Ferrara had already escaped once from prison in 1998 only to be recaptured again this summer. But despite his obvious flight risk, the French prison authorities had not managed to search his cell very carefully—at least not until after the escape. When they finally got around to poking through his possessions, they uncovered a cellular phone and a detonator, both of which he used to facilitate his early parole...
...also capable of disturbingly thuggish behavior. The track Wanksta is the latest salvo in an increasingly absurd feud 50 is conducting with rapper Ja Rule. Two years ago, Ja Rule was robbed of several thousand dollars' worth of jewelry; later he saw 50 hanging out with the robber. 50 insists he had no connection with the crime and that, because of his background, he just happens to know people who do such things. But rather than let things cool down, 50 has gone after Ja Rule (and his record company, manager and friends) for their soft style of music...
President Bush tried to find an escape hatch from the corporate scandals that stalked him this summer in the spirit of higher callings and new priorities. He addressed the attack of the robber barons by saying, "You know, the bottom line and this corporate-America stuff, is that important? Or is serving your neighbor, loving your neighbor like you'd like to be loved yourself?" But people who do not live in New York and Washington have been hit more directly by the attacks on the markets than by the attacks of last fall. Enron's collapse turned its hometown...
...direct oil shipment from Russia, thanks in part to Khodorkovsky, CEO of Yukos, the nation's second largest oil company. Yukos has operated for years in Europe but wants to expand its reach. At 39, Khodorkovsky has amassed a $7 billion fortune and a reputation as one of the robber barons of Russia's transition to capitalism. But he's working to clean up that image, in part by having Yukos pay dividends to shareholders and disclose more of its finances. Yukos plans to list on the New York Stock Exchange this fall...