U.S. AMBASSADOR DONALD LU: WE WILL NOT GIVE VISAS TO CORRUPT POLITICIANS “CRIMINALS ON LISTS” USA: Albanian voters are smart Message ahead of the elections, Lu: Criminals are being removed from the lists, but there are still some. ODIHR report: There are concerns about the impartiality of the CEC, ‘legalizations’ for the campaign The U.S. Ambassador in Tirana, Donald Lu, yesterday praised the ongoing process of cleaning up the lists of candidates for the local elections of June 21 from people with criminal backgrounds, despite the fact that, according to him, some of them still remain on them. In an exclusive interview for “Voice of America”, the American ambassador gives his views on the election campaign. He also speaks about corruption and the U.S. administration’s initiative to prevent corrupt Albanian officials from entering the United States. Ambassador Lu also comments on the justice reform process, its importance and the lack of involvement of the opposition. The United States are engaged in these... -On page 2

Opinion of the Day By SERVET MEHMETI The biggest hope of every Albanian today is the shared dream of seeing Albanianhood, wherever it is, turned with its eyes toward the west.... I am Cham and I have a dream! Continues on page 24

BLUE TOOTH Edi Rama: I will become a tailor. Rike raises the temperature Former “BB8” residents: Alba will win. Sinan Hoxha, wedding with Andr[a]na almost ready (In the photo): Rike Roci. Singer Xhensila Myrtezaj. Sinan Hoxha with his fiancée. The residents of “BB8” Xhensila Myrtezaj raises the alarm: This summer there are no vacations, only work! Julka Gramo is expecting her second child. Agim Poshka: I am anti-tallava Kristi from “Big Brother 8”: I like Tea, I will propose when she comes out. Fatjoni gets jealous of Xhensila. Veseli is hit with stones Supplement

JOURNALISTS OF “GSH” AND “NEWS 24” OSCE REPRESENTATIVE: FREE MEDIA IS BEING THREATENED The father of the “jihadist” Daci: I would have tied him to the tree in the yard -On page 8

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The denunciation is revealed / RASIM DODE handcuffed THE DENUNCIATION REVEALED / RASIM DODE HANDCUFFED DOCUMENTS Builder: The judge asked me for an 80,000-euro bribe On page 9

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The diplomat and analyst Shaban Murati receives the title “The Nobility of Tirana” On page 25

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