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Massive crowd in Prague call for Czech PM’s resignation

By Associated Press

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Stoppard Play Uses Rock Music to Stage a ‘Revolution’

Playwright Tom Stoppard's latest work, "Rock'n'Roll," takes a new look at Czechoslovakia's 1989 Velvet Revolution, which toppled the then Soviet-backed Communist government. Jeffrey Brown looks at Stoppard's inspirations and talks to actors about portraying his characters.

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