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Time for new trade policies with China

2008-10-13T12:51:18Z

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Time for new trade policies with China
An editorial — 10/11/2008 8:54 am
Are you ready for some really bad economic news?
No, it's not the closing numbers from Wall Street or the foreign
exchanges.
It's the announcement Friday that, in August, the U.S. imported more

China's Muslims say Ramadan a time of repression

2008-10-13T12:48:34Z

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China's Muslims say Ramadan a time of repression
By WILLIAM FOREMAN – Sep 28, 2008
KUQA, China (AP) — All that was left on the chin of the Muslim man
praying at the huge brownstone mosque was a small patch of stubble. He
said officials had forced young men in China's far western Xinjiang

Chinese repression in Tibet is like 'Cultural Revolution' days, says Dalai Lama's envoy

2008-10-13T12:45:40Z

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Chinese repression in Tibet is like 'Cultural Revolution' days, says
Dalai Lama's envoy
By MAIL FOREIGN SERVICE
Last updated at 7:37 PM on 08th October 2008
The Dalai Lama: His envoy in London said Chinese repression in Tibet
is as bad as during the Cultural Revolution
Chinese repression in Tibet is as bad as it was during the Cultural

Doctors join push to end organ trade.

2008-10-13T12:10:29Z

AUSTRALIAN doctors will dob in Chinese hospitals that sell the organs of
executed prisoners to Australian patients as part of a global push to stamp
out the illegal trade in human organs.
At a meeting of transplant doctors in Sydney this month, the Australian
president of the International Transplantation Society promised that his

Phone transcripts: Shopping for Falun Gong organs.

2008-10-13T12:00:51Z

As part of their report alleging that China was executing Falun Gong
prisoners and harvesting their organs for transplantation, Canadian lawyers
and human rights activists David Kilgour and David Matas included
transcripts of telephone calls made by Mandarin Chinese speakers from North
America to hospitals and other institutions in China. The callers inquired

Document - People?s Republic of China: Briefing for the Committee against Torture in advance of their consideration of China?s fourth periodic report, 3-21 November 2008

2008-10-13T10:52:16Z

People?s Republic of China: Briefing for the Committee against Torture in
advance of their consideration of China?s fourth periodic report, 3-21
November 2008
Amnesty International has prepared this briefing for the Committee against
Torture (CAT) to assist their consideration of China?s fourth periodic

,yep , Another day another list of failed banks bailed out by taxpayers childrens children

2008-10-13T09:58:38Z

UK banks set for £45bn rescue - sources
Irish Times, Ireland - 2 hours ago
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BANK CRISIS: UK GOVERNMENT INJECTS 48 BILLION IN 3 INSTITUTES
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(AGI) - London, Oct 13 - The British government will inject 37 billion
pounds (47.7 billion euros) in three big UK banks. The Royal Bank of
Scotland will increase its capital by 20 billion pounds, of which 15

End of US era - now China calls the tune

2008-10-13T09:56:50Z

Comment: not to say that China is now suddenly some superpower while
the US is toast. But at the same time it's difficult to deny that even
the numbest must feel those distant rumbles of the incipient paradigm
quake.
History may look back at 2008 as that one inflection point where the
fundamental equation of power has changed or is starting to change -

Denouncing the Evil and Criminal CCP -- As of 10:14 PM EST, October 12th 2008, 44,000,887 people have submitted statements withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party or its affiliated organizations

2008-10-13T02:18:38Z

Denouncing the Evil and Criminal CCP -- As of 10:14 PM EST, October 12th
2008, 44,000,887 people have submitted statements withdrawing from the
Chinese Communist Party or its affiliated organizations
Denouncing the Evil and Criminal CCP
As of 10:14 PM EST, October 12th 2008, 44,000,887 people have submitted

Good advice to runners

2008-10-13T01:20:17Z

Runners have two worst enemies. Doges are one of them. Here is Dave
Kuehls's advice to runners:
"...if a dog routinely harasses you on one of your favoirte routes,
choose another route. Pepper spray or picking up a big stick mightly
only antagonize the dog more. Remember your goal: To train for and run

Taos MFF: Dreaming of Tibet

2008-10-13T00:26:00Z

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October 12, 2008
Taos MFF: Dreaming of Tibet
Tseten Phanucharas, a star of the documentary Dreaming of Tibet, sat
down with me after breakfast on the Taos Mountain Film Festival's
final day.
Phanucharas was born in Tibet but her family left shortly before the

The USA and EU poured 2 trillion dollars to save their banks. Will it work,..to stop the financial melt down in the USA and Europe ?

2008-10-12T23:14:36Z

The USA and EU poured almost 2 trillions dollars to buy over their
toxic assets (worthless securities no body would buy) in an effort to
prevent a massive bank failures.
Prof Jeffrey Sachs a world renowned economist, in an interview with
CNN Fareed Zakaria, thinks that it will NOT work.
Even with the fresh cash, banks will not go back to "business as

Higher Education World University Guide

2008-10-12T22:54:24Z

Higher Education World University Guide
Schools - Colleges - Universities:
Alumni and Genealogy Education,
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now includes comprehensive University list,
noted among the top 500 best ranked sites,
with A to Z indexes. Each country or national

abum_chump the half-wit idiotic rotten horrible son-of-a-bitch is NOT a vicious warrior. He rather stay home and rot than be killed.

2008-10-12T20:49:44Z

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Denouncing the Evil and Criminal CCP -- As of 16:44 PM EST, October 12th 2008, 43,994,924 people have submitted statements withdrawing from the Chinese Communist Party or its affiliated organizations

2008-10-12T20:49:26Z

Denouncing the Evil and Criminal CCP -- As of 16:44 PM EST, October 12th
2008, 43,994,924 people have submitted statements withdrawing from the
Chinese Communist Party or its affiliated organizations
Denouncing the Evil and Criminal CCP
As of 16:44 PM EST, October 12th 2008, 43,994,924 people have submitted