I carried it down the street when the word broke: Lechu (that's how we called Walesa back then: La-khu) is in town!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Max Kolonko: Lech Walesa to Sue Organizers of the 20th Anniversary of Berlin Wall Collapse?] Reference

Minister Tony Blair's public statements on the buildup to the court for having called Walesa a communist-era agent.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to More Rain for Britain After Floods] Reference

Q And whose idea was Warsaw -- did Walesa bring it up?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pm Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference

Walesa said, yes, you should do more to support investment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Backgrounder On President Meeting With Walesa Warsaw] Reference

The company did not offer apology to Walesa for the incident.    From Wordnik.com.  [Max Kolonko: Lech Walesa to Sue Organizers of the 20th Anniversary of Berlin Wall Collapse?] Reference

I would not have characterize him as close to Walesa since 1990.    From Wordnik.com.  [Background Briefing On Clinton Walesa Meeting] Reference

What Walesa -- what Jankowski's politics are now is hard to say.    From Wordnik.com.  [Background Briefing On Clinton Walesa Meeting] Reference

"He won't even catch a flea," Walesa says, and the crowds cheer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solidarity No More] Reference

"Those who have to should apologize once again," Walesa told Newsweek.    From Wordnik.com.  [Old Scars, New Squabbles] Reference

But unlike Walesa, Havel has maintained consistently high poll ratings.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Loneliness Of Lech] Reference

In his place the legislators chose a former steelworker who backs Walesa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solidarity No More] Reference

There is no guarantee that a Walesa, or a Havel, or a Yeltsin will emerge.    From Wordnik.com.  [Putting The Squeeze On Fidel] Reference

The last Communist president, Wojciech Jaruzelski, actually outscored Walesa.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Loneliness Of Lech] Reference

So I would not -- I don't think you could characterize him as close to Walesa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Background Briefing On Clinton Walesa Meeting] Reference

Walesa hints broadly that he expects the Olszewski government not to last long.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Loneliness Of Lech] Reference

But Mazowiecki has been underestimated before, both by the communists and Walesa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solidarity No More] Reference

The Mazowiecki camp charges that Walesa is fomenting such unrest as a smokescreen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solidarity No More] Reference

Walesa argues that Poland can secure its future only by putting old grudges to rest.    From Wordnik.com.  [Old Scars, New Squabbles] Reference

"Since the unfortunate accident in Berlin, Walesa complains of back pain," she added.    From Wordnik.com.  [Max Kolonko: Lech Walesa to Sue Organizers of the 20th Anniversary of Berlin Wall Collapse?] Reference

"I am worried we may have another Walesa here," says Yegor Gaidar, the former reformer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reports Of His Death...] Reference

"I can't get up from my chair," Walesa complained to the Polish newspaper Super Express.    From Wordnik.com.  [Max Kolonko: Lech Walesa to Sue Organizers of the 20th Anniversary of Berlin Wall Collapse?] Reference

Walesa hopes that if the Kremlin doesn't mind, the Clinton administration won't, either.    From Wordnik.com.  [Just A Couple Of Good Ole Boys] Reference

To his most fervent opponents, Walesa would be dangerous either in victory or in defeat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solidarity No More] Reference

MR. STEPHANOPOULOS: As you know, the President is meeting with President Walesa of Poland.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference

Unlike Kwasniewski, Walesa hasn't reshaped his message or persona to fit the changing times.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Hero's Last Hurrah] Reference

Unlike Walesa, he has failed to develop the political climate that would enable him to do so.    From Wordnik.com.  [Just A Couple Of Good Ole Boys] Reference

"One Solidarity elite has been at the top for 10 years," says Walesa adviser Zdzislaw Najder.    From Wordnik.com.  [Solidarity No More] Reference

After years of combating the status quo, now Walesa is hoping the new rules will work for him.    From Wordnik.com.  [Just A Couple Of Good Ole Boys] Reference

Q Did Walesa say that he had any indications of trouble, that the actual summit may be in doubt?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pm Press Briefing By George Stephanopoulos] Reference

Now, Havel and Walesa asked for meetings early and these have been on the agenda for quite some time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Am Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers] Reference

No other -- and he did talk with Vaclav Havel yesterday, and he'll talk to Walesa about it some today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Am Press Briefing By Dee Dee Myers] Reference

And so I raise my glass, Mr. President, in a toast to you and Mr.. Walesa, and to the people of Poland.    From Wordnik.com.  [President And President Walesa In Toasts Warsaw] Reference

But Walesa also said that he was going to be going over to meet the man who officially won the election.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 25, 2004] Reference

"You never know with him," says Tadeusz Mazowiecki, a former prime minister defeated by Walesa for president.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Loneliness Of Lech] Reference

Q-- did the President talk about what some perceived as a lack of a swift response by Walesa after the remarks?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Background Briefing On Clinton Walesa Meeting] Reference

Little wonder that the young were increasingly ready to risk everything to follow Solidarity leaders like Walesa.    From Wordnik.com.  [Andrew Nagorski: Poland's Solidarity: A Lesson for America] Reference

Four years later, he was elected president of his country, ascending like Walesa and Havel from prisoner of state to head of state.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 6, 2003] Reference

The President stressed that President Walesa leaves a historic legacy of freedom that has changed the face of Poland, Europe and the world.    From Wordnik.com.  [Press Secretary On President Phone Call To Poland] Reference