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Dateline: BUCHAREST, Romania He was Hitler's Romanian henchman, widely implicated in the killing of tens of thousands of Gypsies and Jews. Yet busts and portraits of Ion Antonescu adorn public places, and many consider him a hero.

Glorifying Romania's World War II past, however, clashes with the nation's vision for the future. The country hopes to join NATO, and must prove it is committed to Western norms of democracy, human rights and tolerance.

The cult of Antonescu transcends social standing. Blue-collar workers, army officers and prominent politicians fume at ...

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