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Polish minister: missile defense in Czech hands (AP)

 
AP - Poland's foreign minister said Friday that the fate of a planned U.S. missile defense system in Eastern Europe now lies in the hands of the Czech Republic — and that prospects of Czech approval are growing more distant. (link)

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