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Mad Chinese Disease
11.19.08 posted by eguda
In short, television show Boston Legal involved two fictional cases last week, one in which the firm's lawyers are asked to represent a teenage girl seeking a judicial bypass so she obtain an abortion (as her mother won't consent). The whole story make me, a BL fan and a Chinese uncomfortable, doctor says it happens when your loving puppy is biting u.
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Hamas Fires Rockets Into Israel
11.14.08 posted by pondy
Tensions between Hamas, the radical Palestinian rulers of Gaza, and Israel increased markedly on Friday after Hamas fired a barrage of rockets into southern Israel, sending 18 Israelis to the hospital with shock and mild injuries.
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Taliban leader: We have no faith in Obama
11.14.08 posted by pondy
Barack Obama's election as president of the United States won't see a change in American relations with the Taliban, a senior Taliban leader in Pakistan says. "For us, the change of America's president -- we don't have any good faith in him," said Muslim Khan, a grizzled Taliban spokesman who is one of the most wanted men in Pakistan.
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In China, the "Beijing Internet Police" are Watching You
05.10.08 posted by jason
The images of the "Beijing Internet Police", one male and one female dressed in uniform and saluting, started appearing in September 2007 every 30 minutes on computer screens run by 13 major portals based in Beijing. Virtual police officers will soon begin visible patrols on Chinese Internet sites to warn surfers they are being monitored.
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The Change Candidates?
09.13.08 posted by pondy
Great job by Bill Schorr on this political satire.

School Collapse in Haiti Kills at Least 75
11.08.08 posted by jason
The death toll in the collapse of a school in Haiti has risen to 75, the mayor of Pétionville said Saturday after crews uncovered a classroom filled with students and a teacher. At least 17 students were found crushed as crews continued to search for victims.
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Can't the USA At Least Make Their Flags Here?
08.10.08 posted by pondy
Here's a picture of a USA flag pin, enclosed in a clear plastic (terrible for the environment) bag. The big letters "Made in China" almost cover the flag. This image sums up the US at this point in time - covered in goods and services made in China - even its own symbols and objects of importance don't come from their own country - they come from China.