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Published 2/25/2009 at Reuters: Politics
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States criticized China on Wednesday in its annual report on human rights, one week after Secretary of State Hillary Clinton soft-pedaled rights concerns during a visit to Beijing.
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