Archive for March, 2008
Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
"The Dalai clique is scheming to take the Beijing Olympics hostage to force the Chinese government to make concessions to Tibet independence," said the People's Daily, the main mouthpiece of the Communist Party. The Tibetan spiritual leader called the accusations against him "baseless," asserting that he supported China's hosting ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Rather than building the bridges The Day expected when it endorsed Sen. Lieberman, he appears busy burning bridges with the party of which he is allegedly still a member. Perhaps the senator is positioning himself for a top cabinet post in a McCain presidency. But if the Democrats prevail, and ...
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Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Wow that the government now has the ability to detect radiation in a cat inside a car going by at 70 miles per hour. And wow at this world we live in, where we feel compelled to sniff, at random, inside the traffic coming out of Bellingham. What else ...
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Saturday, March 22nd, 2008
The flagship newspaper of China's ruling Communist Party called Saturday for efforts to "resolutely crush" anti-government demonstrations by Tibetans, while Beijing urged people to turn in those on a "Most Wanted" list of 21 protesters.Read the full story
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
She can't win the nomination without overturning the will of the elected delegates, which will alienate many Democrats.Read the full story
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
Larry Lessig really 'gets it' when it comes to the efficacy of distributed open source code production. Now he is attempting to use distributed production methods to expose corruption in the US Congress with the launch of another 'CC' organization - this time it's called 'Change Congress'. CC (as opposed ...
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Friday, March 21st, 2008
A photograph of the former president and Wright shows the two shaking hands with at a White House prayer breakfast in September 1998. The New York Times posted the photo to its Web site on Thursday and said it was provided by the Obama campaign.Read the full story
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, America's only Hispanic governor, is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president, calling him a "once-in-a- lifetime leader" who can unite the nation and restore America's international leadership.Read the full story
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
Citing police sources, the state-run news agency said police acted in self-defence when they fired on protesters on Sunday. It is China's first admission its security forces have caused injuries in their crackdown on anti-government demonstrations.Read the full story
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Thursday, March 20th, 2008
In recent weeks, conservative talk radio stars Rush Limbaugh and Laura Ingraham have urged loyal listeners to vote for the much-despised Clinton in open Democratic primaries so as to prevent Obama from sealing the nomination, and there are some indications that their calls have already been heeded in states like ...
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