Richard Gere voices Tibet concern at Seoul exhibition - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Wed Jun 22, 2011 8:23 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Hollywood star Richard Gere on Wednesday voiced concern at what he called torture and killing in Tibet, during a visit to South Korea to promote an exhibition of photos he took in the Himalayan territory. (snip) One photo shows several drawings depicting the torture of Tibetan nu …

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China seeks better military ties with India

Seeded on Tue Jun 21, 2011 10:09 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

China said Tuesday it hopes to boost military cooperation with India as the two Asian powerhouses resume defense ties that were frozen for a year over a visa dispute. More from the source =========== My comments So called experts in our government to people here have said over an …

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The Chant - JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS

Mon Jun 20, 2011 1:20 AM EDT

What we should do, every time a politician stands up and starts the blame game, giving us moral lectures, and other such nonsense, everyone in unison should be chanting this; JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS, JOBS My guess would be, most politicians wouldn't have …

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Poll: What is crazier, the Right or the Left

Fri Jun 17, 2011 4:27 AM EDT

Thoughts?

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I Got Invited to Dinner With Obama - What would you say if you had such a chance?

Thu Jun 16, 2011 12:37 AM EDT

I just got invited to dinner with Obama and it's open to anything I want to talk about. Since there will be three other citizens there, I will have a limited time to make my case and I want to make it about something that really matters. I've limited myself to two statements and …

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The richest country in the world lets em die - your government at work

Seeded on Mon Jun 13, 2011 8:16 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

WASHINGTON – Facing a life-and-death struggle with kidney cancer, Rita Moore took her prescription for a new kind of chemotherapy pill to her local drugstore. She was stunned when the pharmacist told her the cost for a month's supply would be $2,400, well beyond her incom …

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Poll: Do you think China is a threat to our future, or do you think we are a threat to our own future?

Sat Jun 11, 2011 8:11 PM EDT

Pretty simple straight up question with a yes, no or not sure answer to both, with a follow up comment needed.

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108

25 to 50 years from now, the USA will cease to exist.

Thu Jun 9, 2011 10:24 PM EDT

After living in China for the last 5 years, originally from the USA, I am in awe of China. While this country has a lot of problems (what country doesn't?), nevertheless, I can see why they are beating us to a pulp.

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Why I Can't Be President - everyone would hate me - even my mother

Thu Jun 9, 2011 7:37 AM EDT

I have been married and divorced 2 times (that is not counting the short lived one, or the marriage of convenience, 4 total) I have been in child support trouble (don't worry people, I am not a dead beat, it was long ago payed up) My girlfriend of the last 4 years is bi-sexual, w …

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When will China's economy overtake America's? Food for thought from China

Seeded on Wed Jun 8, 2011 8:46 AM EDT (China Daily)

BEIJING - Is China poised to surpass the United States to become the world's largest economy? The International Monetary Fund recently predicted that the size of China's economy would overtake that of the US in terms of purchasing power parity (PPP) by 2016. But a recent …

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Communist Party of China implements free religious belief policy

Seeded on Wed Jun 8, 2011 8:23 AM EDT (China Daily)

BEIJING - Although the Communist Party of China (CPC) is officially an atheist organization, it is implementing a free religious belief policy among the Chinese people, according to an article published on Tuesday in the People's Daily, the CPC's flagship newspaper. The poli …

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Has economic power replaced military might? That is a foregone conclusion. After seeing the fiasco of the USA wars and predictions, only a dumazz would think otherwise.

Seeded on Wed Jun 8, 2011 8:07 AM EDT (China Daily)

CAMBRIDGE - At the Cold War's end, some pundits proclaimed that "geo-economics" had replaced geopolitics.

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Is Facebook the Opiate of the Masses? I Think it is Worse and People Who Are Into It Are Running Away From Life

Sat Jun 4, 2011 1:09 AM EDT

It’s anti social of me not to like Twitter or Facebook, but I think both are not really social networks as they claim to be, but rather Dr Phil feel good about yourself medication for the masses. Not to mention, a great way to get fired, or not promoted. I’ve li …

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Trust Me, Only China Hacks Us - We Play Fair, We'd Never Do That

Seeded on Thu Jun 2, 2011 8:55 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Gov't says no official email hacked; FBI on case Hillary 'The Tank' Clinton said: "These allegations are very serious," Secretary of State Hillary Rodman Clinton told reporters. "We take them seriously.

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China, North Korea's Kim's visit anything but mysterious

Seeded on Thu Jun 2, 2011 11:42 AM EDT (China Daily)

Many Western and the ROK media outlets are guessing what's behind the DPRK message, fueling further speculation on Kim's visit to China, which they describe as "mysterious". China's stance on the Korean Peninsula issue has been clear and consistent.

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China; Government is trying to force home prices down by 10%

Seeded on Wed Jun 1, 2011 7:41 AM EDT (China Daily)

China's home prices have risen fairly rapidly in the last few years and the government, through monetary policy is trying to force the prices down. The people in China have been complaining for quite sometime that the cost of a home is getting out of reach for most buyers. Of c …

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China mulls compensation for Tiananmen dead: group - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Tue May 31, 2011 6:27 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

BEIJING (AFP) – Chinese police have for the first time raised the possibility of compensation for those killed in the crushing of the 1989 Tiananmen pro-democracy protests, families of victims said Tuesday. (snip) "The Tiananmen Mothers have repeatedly appealed to the gov …

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Michele Bachmann Says She's Had a 'Calling' to Run -If she wasn't so scary, I'd LMAO

Seeded on Sun May 29, 2011 2:37 AM EDT (ABC News Blogs)

Michele Bachmann, another in a long list of GOP nutcases says she's going to make run for the Presidency. The conclusion of why she is running and why people even pay attention to her is simple, religion, the drug of the GOP. Those types are on the same religious wavelength as al …

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At this rate; Chinese RMB will be equal to the DOLLAR in less than ten years

Seeded on Sat May 28, 2011 10:40 AM EDT (China Daily)

China not manipulating currency: US Treasury WASHINGTON - The US Treasury Department said in a report released on Friday that China was not manipulating its currency. "In China, since the authorities decided in June 2010 to allow the exchange rate to appreciate in respons …

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Clinton: Pakistan needs to take decisive steps- does this mean they have permission to Gadhafi them?

Seeded on Fri May 27, 2011 8:42 AM EDT (Yahoo! News)

ISLAMABAD – U.S.

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The Voodoo of Supply Side Economics - What The Tea Party and GOP Doesn't Want You To Know

Fri May 27, 2011 1:16 AM EDT

According to Supply Side, theory, tax cuts should go to the wealthy for only they can afford to use the extra income to invest in the economy to increase its capacity to supply goods. But there is nothing to make sure they actually invest, especially in the U.S.

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The big debt lie - The Big GOP LIE

Seeded on Thu May 26, 2011 9:49 AM EDT (Salon.com)

There's nothing remotely conservative about believing in magic. Yet when it comes to fiscal questions, Republicans are as superstitious as gamblers around a roulette wheel.

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Liar Gates says: Big budget cuts will diminish US influence

Seeded on Tue May 24, 2011 9:49 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

Robert Gates, the outgoing defense chief says that with a decreased Pentagon budget, that the USA will have less influence. Which goes contrary to reports because military and weapons procurement is at Cold War Levels See the reports here, including congressional reports that pre …

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Pakistan media ridicules military after attack - Yahoo! News

Seeded on Tue May 24, 2011 8:19 PM EDT (Yahoo! News)

ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – Pakistan's military was ridiculed and accused of complicity in the media on Tuesday after a small group of militants laid siege to a naval air base, holding out for 16 hours against about 100 commandos and rangers. As few as six militants infiltrate …

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China: Facebook plans to keep in touch

Seeded on Sun May 22, 2011 4:11 AM EDT (Reuters through China Daily)

SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK - Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is planning a second visit to China, as the world's No 1 social networking company looks for the best way to expand into the country. "Our company mission is really clear, which is that we want to connect the whole world," sa …

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