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Czechs celebrate 20 years since Velvet Revolution

PRAGUE, Czech Republic (AP) — Former Czech President Vaclav Havel opened the 20th anniversary celebrations of the Velvet Revolution with a concert attended by celebrities.

Underground rocker Lou Reed, soprano Renee Fleming and folk singer Joan Baez performed to a crowd of about 500 gathered at 13th-century church in downtown Prague.

Baez performed "We Shall Overcome" in both Czech and...

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