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csmonitor.com - 12/17/2008
Two big China stories you missed this year
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The brief yet radical shift of patriotic fervor into criticism of the government after the Sichuan earthquake and the official revival of Confucius were crucial moments in a pivotal year.

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Questions That Are Too Hard for Me
yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/18/2008
Questions That Are Too Hard for Me
— yglesias.thinkprogress.org — Kevin Drum raises the specter of the trade deficit: Maybe we really can’t worry too much about this at the moment. But the trade deficit bubble is going to pop eventually just like the dotcom bubble and the housing bubble. We at least ... (more) Questions That Are Too Hard for Me

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nytimes.com - 12/20/2008
China Blocks Access to The Times’s Web Site
— nytimes.com — Authorities have begun blocking access from mainland China to the Web site of The New York Times even while lifting some of the restrictions they had imposed on the Web sites of other media outlets. > (more) China Blocks Access to The Times’s Web Site

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babalublog.com - 12/11/2008
Babalu Goes to Washington
— babalublog.com — As you read this, I'm in transit to Washington DC for a very special event. I, along with a handful of other bloggers/new media users/activists, have been invited for a round table discussion with the President of the United States.... (more) Babalu Goes to Washington

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NSN Daily Update 12/17/08
democracyarsenal.org — ... desire for a bigger role in world affairs. President-elect Barack Obama faces an early decision on the fate of the space shuttle. Commentary of the Day John Kiriakou, in the Miami Herald, discusses Iran's influence in Latin America and revamping U.S. strategy in the region. Jeffrey Wasserstrom, in the Christian Science Monitor, explores two overlooked stories about China.

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