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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 12/12/2008
Yes They Can
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James Fallows writes about the rapidly expanding Beijing Metro — which has added several lines and extended others just during Fallows time living in China. This seems like an incredibly smart decision on the part of the Beijing government. Contemplating new heavy rail transit projects ...
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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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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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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Eschaton — No We Can't It is a bit weird that in the supposed richest country in the world even contemplating things like new subway lines is practically unpossible.

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