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Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Obama Will Travel to Poland for Kaczynski’s Funeral

President Barack Obama will travel to Poland for the April 18 funeral of President Lech Kaczynski, who was killed in an April 10 plane crash, the White House announced.

Obama’s trip to Krakow will “express the depth of our condolences to an important and trusted ally, and our support for the Polish people,” a White House statement said.

The group, which included Poland’s first lady Maria Kaczynska, was flying to a ceremony to commemorate the execution of thousands of Polish military officers, policeman and other officials by Soviet secret police during World War II.

Read more: http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-04-13/obama-will-travel-to-poland-for-kaczynski-s-funeral-update1-.html