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Racism in the Republican Party

Seeded on Fri Nov 13, 2009 9:38 AM EST (thedailybeast.com)

Did you hear the one about the Republican National Committee Chairman who agreed that whites in his party are afraid of talking to black people? No joke.

politics, republicans, gop, michael-steele, racism

China's record debt has economists worried

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 2:21 PM EST (CNN)

The U.S. fueled its housing and consumption bubbles by providing easy credit. China seems headed in the same direction, although the victims would be different this time.

world-news, china, economy, globalization

For Obama, defining China is a challenge

Seeded on Thu Nov 12, 2009 9:21 AM EST (msnbc.com)

When President Obama arrives in Shanghai and Beijing next week, he will face a prickly question that has vexed presidents since Richard M. Nixon first visited Mao Zedong in 1972: How exactly does the United States define its relationship with China?

china, obama, trade-deficit

Justice Anthony M. Kennedy Asks School Paper to 'Tidy Up' Remarks - NYTimes.com

Seeded on Wed Nov 11, 2009 10:28 AM EST (The New York Times)

The school newspaper at Dalton, a private school in Manhattan, contained a cryptic note from its editors last Friday.

us-news, journalism, news, high-school, supreme-court

A $1 Million Research Bargain for Netflix

Seeded on Tue Sep 22, 2009 7:47 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Excerpt:

entertainment, netflix, internet, knowledge, research, knowledge-sharing

You Have No Idea What Health Costs

Seeded on Sun Sep 20, 2009 1:26 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

The truth is we all pay, and much more than we recognize, for health care.

health, health-care, health-insurance, medicare, medical-insurance, health-insurance-reform

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How Young Is Too Young to Sail Around the World Alone?

Seeded on Tue Sep 8, 2009 12:41 PM EDT (The New York Times)

The Dutch authorities were not amused. They have taken Laura [Dekker, 13,] into temporary guardianship until a child psychologist can assess her ability to withstand the rigors of a solo sea voyage that could last as long as two years. On Oct.

sports, sailing, youth, teens, parents

Same Old China - Washington Post editorial

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 10:15 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

Every now and then, though, comes a news item so stark that it reminds us that China is something else as well: a one-party dictatorship determined to stomp on any shoots of political freedom.

world-news, china, freedom-in-china, chinese-communists, chinese-dissents

Living in a Culture of Cruelty: Democracy as Spectacle

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 8:03 PM EDT (t r u t h o u t)

Increasingly, many individuals and groups now find themselves living in a society that measures the worth of human life in terms of cost-benefit analyzes. The central issue of life and politics is no longer about working to get ahead, but struggling simply to survive.

politics

Woman faces 40 lashes for wearing pants in Sudan

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 5:20 PM EDT (The New York Times)

This is not about pants, Lubna Hussein insists. It is about principles. A woman should be able to wear what she wants and not be publicly whipped for it, says Mrs. Hussein, a defiant Sudanese journalist, and on Monday her belief will be put to the test.

world-news, sudan, islamic-law, womens-rights, islam

Fearing Protests, Iran Quashes Shiite Religious Events

Seeded on Sun Sep 6, 2009 4:54 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

Iranian officials have cancelled or downgraded major Shiite religious events during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, fearing the opposition might use them to stage protests.

world-news, iran, protests, ayatollah-khomeini

China Web Sites Seeking Users' Names

Seeded on Sat Sep 5, 2009 3:51 PM EDT (The New York Times)

News Web sites in China, complying with secret government orders, are requiring that new users log on under their true identities to post comments, a shift in policy that the country's Internet users and media have fiercely opposed in the past.

china, internet, privacy, privacy-in-china

China Fires a Top Party Official in Xinjiang's Capital

Seeded on Sat Sep 5, 2009 11:41 AM EDT (The New York Times)

It is somewhat unusual for China's leaders to replace a senior local official so quickly after protests — in this case, while large deployments of armed police officers are still blocking intersections in Urumqi and most shops are still closed.

world-news, china, xinjiang, uighurs, china-protests

The Summer of Our Discontent

Seeded on Sat Sep 5, 2009 9:15 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

At midnight on Monday, when Labor Day ends, the summer of 2009 will officially pass into the annals of history. Good riddance. If there is a less scintillating summer on record, it's hard to remember it.

us-news, summer, news, conflict-culture

Let's Get Fundamental About Health Care Reform

Seeded on Fri Sep 4, 2009 10:17 PM EDT (The New York Times)

If I were magically given an hour to help Barack Obama prepare for his health care speech next week, the first thing I'd do is ask him to read David Goldhill's essay, "How American Health Care Killed My Father," in the current issue of The Atlantic.

health, health-care, health-care-reform, health-insurance, obama, congress

Uneasy Engagement - China. India Tinderbox at the Top of the World

Seeded on Fri Sep 4, 2009 10:22 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Though little known to the outside world, Tawang is the biggest tinderbox in relations between the world's two most populous nations. It is the focus of China's most delicate land-border dispute, a conflict rooted in Chinese claims of sovereignty over all of historical Tibet.

world-news, china, india, tibet

Swine Flu May Require Restraint in Affectionate Greetings

Seeded on Fri Sep 4, 2009 6:20 AM EDT (The New York Times)

As the world braces for a second wave of the swine flu that broke out in the spring and resulted in the deaths of more than 2,100 people worldwide, the disease is altering long-established patterns of everyday greeting. Handshakes have been cut short, kisses aborted.

health, swine-flu, epidemic, pandemic, flu, h1n1, civility

President Scarborough? "Morning Joe" Could Be a Viable Threat To Obama in 2012

Seeded on Thu Sep 3, 2009 10:19 PM EDT (The Huffington Post)

The ever-shrinking right-wing-nutjob base can have Sarah Palin. My early money for the Republican Party's next presidential nominee is MSNBC pundit and former Florida congressman Joe Scarborough.

politics, scarborough, joe-scarborough, television, gop, republicans, morning-joe, msnbc, florida

E.J. Dionne Jr. - The Real Town Hall Story

Seeded on Thu Sep 3, 2009 2:56 PM EDT (The Washington Post)

There is an overwhelming case that the electronic media went out of their way to cover the noise and ignored the calmer (and from television's point of view "boring") encounters between elected representatives and their constituents.

politics, town-hall-meetings, extremism, health-care-reform, right-wing

At 50, a D.C. Novel With Legs

Seeded on Thu Sep 3, 2009 9:55 AM EDT (Wall Street Journal)

Fifty years after its publication and astounding success (102 weeks on the best-seller list, and the Pulitzer Prize for fiction), Allen Drury's novel ['Advise and Consent'] remains the definitive Washington tale.

entertainment, books, novels, political-novels, best-sellers

Poll: Majority Of Republicans Believes Health Reform Bill Will Force Elderly To Decide When To Die | The Plum Line

Seeded on Wed Sep 2, 2009 9:45 AM EDT (theplumline.whorunsgov.com)

The poll finds that 53% of Republicans believe that "the government will require the elderly to make decisions about how and when they will die." By contrast, only 31% of independents and 14% of Democrats believe this, according to this poll of 600 adults nationwide.

health, health-care, health-insurance-reform, health-care-reform, medicare, elderly, republicans, gop

The "Intolerance" Party? GOP Strategists Worry Ideologues Are Bad For The Party's Future

Seeded on Wed Sep 2, 2009 9:00 AM EDT (The Huffington Post)

A major rift has emerged within the Republican Party. On one side: Ideologues who are inciting the base with wild rhetoric and banking on a "great American awakening" that will sweep conservatives back into power.

politics, gop, republicans, talk-radio, intolerance

Abduction Case Shows Limits of Sex Offender Alert Programs

Seeded on Wed Sep 2, 2009 8:54 AM EDT (The New York Times)

Sex offender lists have made far more information readily available to the public and the police than before, but experts say little research is available to suggest that the registries have actually discouraged offenders from committing new crimes.

us-news, sex-offenders, sex-offender-registry, crime, criminal-monitoring

Environmentalists Slow to Adjust in Climate Debate

Seeded on Tue Sep 1, 2009 7:27 AM EDT (The Washington Post)

Next month, the Senate is expected to take up legislation that would cap greenhouse-gas emissions. That fight began in blazing earnest last week, with a blitz of TV ads and public events in the Midwest and Mountain West.

science, climate, climate-change, environmentalists, environmental-movement

AIG's CEO Says Cuomo's Bonus Tactics "Unbelievably Wrong"

Seeded on Mon Aug 31, 2009 11:22 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

American International Group Inc. Chief Executive Officer Robert Benmosche told employees that New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo was "unbelievably wrong" for drawing attention to staff who got retention bonuses.

business, bailouts, aig, economy, andrew-cuomo, bonuses

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Did you hear the one about the Republican National Committee Chairman who agreed that whites in his party are afraid of talking to black people? No joke.
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China's record debt has economists worried
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The U.S. fueled its housing and consumption bubbles by providing easy credit. China seems headed in the same direction, although the victims would be different this time.
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For Obama, defining China is a challenge
Source: msnbc.com
When President Obama arrives in Shanghai and Beijing next week, he will face a prickly question that has vexed presidents since Richard M. Nixon first visited Mao Zedong in 1972: How exactly does the United States define its relationship with China?
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