Budapest district mayor brings back town crier
16th Nov 2006, 18:01 GMT
BUDAPEST (Reuters) - The independent mayor of a Budapest district whose councillors have suspended the local paper and TV station saying they are biased, is hitting back by employing town criers to call out the news.
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