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Twenty years ago, a democratic revolution led by Lech Walesa's trade-union movement signalled the end of the country's communist regime. But as plans for this week's anniversary festivities are marred by rows, nostalgia is in short supplyThe stage is being prepared outside the famous Gdansk shipyards. The temporary terraces are nearly ready in the centre of Krakow and Kylie Minogue is on her way. Poland is getting ready to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the events that set the nation and much of eastern and central europe on the road to freedom.But Piotr Karwowoski, a recently retired trade union official and factory worker, will not be celebrating. When he travels the 100 miles across the green, flat plains to Warsaw from his home town of Swidnik next week, he will instead be heading to a three-day administrative meeting of his union's industrial wing.Karwowoski played a key role in the years of struggle, strikes and demonstrations that finally culminated in 'semi-free' election

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President barack obama has elevated energy and climate issues to near the top of his agenda; he's made them pop by packaging them as ways to create 'green' jobs and reduce U.S. dependence on imports of foreign oil, the Washington Post writes.

Light emitting diodes could decrease carbon dioxide emissions by up to 50 percent in just over 20 years.

PANMUNJOM, Korea (AP) -- The thin North Korean guard shuffles around in his dull green uniform, a pair of binoculars fixed to his eyes, while a squad of South Koreans in black helmets glare back silently from their positions across the border....

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