LOBBYING IN THE US / MONEY LAUNDERING CHARGE DROPS. PD: RAMA’S FABRICATION Prosecutors divided, Elisabet Imeraj: The file has not yet gone to court. Lulzim Basha: 90% of the lie has been dismantled. Taulant Balla: Let SPAK investigate (In the photo) PD leader Lulzim Basha. Head of the Tirana Prosecutor’s Office, Elisabeta Imeraj. Head of the PS parliamentary group, Taulant Balla On pages 2-3

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Opinion of the Day By LORENC VANGJELI At the beginning of the 1990s they were full of energy. In body they looked like dancers or gymnasts, but they were simply hungry and undernourished. In their faces they showed twice as much... Continues on page 21

Minister of Finance: Pension indexation Draft budget for next year, fund for compensation of the persecuted is halved By ORNELA MANJANI Former owners will receive 4.5 billion lek in compensation for land confiscated in 1945 next year. The fund for compensation of former politically persecuted persons will be halved, from 2 billion lek this year down to 1 billion for the year... On page 6

PALMER’S MESSAGE On page 4

THE PRIME MINISTER On page 5

11-YEAR-OLD ALBANIAN BOY On page 7

THE RUSSIAN POET On page 8

BLUE TOOTH Which are the women of the “showbiz” world who are criticized the most by fans The VIPs who are ‘no longer recognizable’ because of cosmetic procedures Fero “forgets” Arbenita, Ilir Gashi breaks up. A special “miss” like Maria Taragjini By PAMELA ALIAJ Perfection and always being young and beautiful has now become a trend and a necessity for well-known people. Although almost no one prefers to admit it, their old photos tell the truth and openly show the changes in their appearance that have been made after surgical procedures. It has become so difficult to recognize our VIPs that we can no longer tell them apart even from each other. With unattractive procedures on the face such as: lip fillers... Supplement

THE WRITER’S STORY On page 9

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