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“I’m all 99 per cent certain, but only God can have 100 per cent certainty,” Gundars Berziņš on how sure he was that Latvian secret police was listening in on the former prime minister Aigars Kalvītis’s phone conversations.

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Liveblogging: The Great Debate

Posted in Uncategorized on January 30th, 2007

Tomorrow, Latvia’s 100-member parliament will debate whether to put a temporary nail into the coffin of the border dispute between Russia and Latvia. The MPs will debate whether they should authorize the Aigars Kalvitis government to sign the border treaty with Russia.

It’s an important discussion not only for Latvia, but also for the Eastern border of the European Union. In fact, Latvian State Television decided to preempt its regularly scheduled programming to broadcast the debate live. Latvian National Radio will broadcast the Saeima session as it normally does.

We plan to liveblog the debate in the Saeima, which will begin at 0930 EET (0730 GMT, 2:30 a.m. EST) Thursday and we’d like you to join in the discussion be it through Skype or by filling out the contact form.

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Baltic Blog Wants You

Posted in Uncategorized on January 30th, 2007

If you happen to be in Tallinn, Estonia this weekend, Scott over at Baltic Blog invites you to a Super Bowl party Sunday, er, I mean, Monday morning at 1:30 a.m. EET.

Oh, and GO BEARS!

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MayBe

Posted in Uncategorized on January 30th, 2007

Perhaps the most recognizable band outside of Latvia, Prata Vetra* (Brainstorm) came into existence in 1989. The history could use some editing though.

*– (for some reason, Textpattern turns some Latvian letters, such as ?, for example, into questions marks. If anyone knows how to fix it, please contact me.)

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Skrastinš To Make a Record

Posted in Uncategorized on January 29th, 2007

From Longmont Daily Times-Call:

bq. “if everything goes OK over the next 12 days, Colorado Avalanche defenseman Karlis Skrastins will enter the NHL record books.
Skrastins played in his 482nd consecutive game in Sunday’s 3-1 loss at Detroit. He is four games shy of tying Tim Horton for most consecutive games played by a defenseman, a mark he will reach Feb. 6 against Florida.
Two days later, at home against Atlanta, he can sit atop the list.
“It’s going to be a special game,” Skrastins said. “It’s going to stay with me all my life. In the future, it’s going to be a big deal for me.”

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