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Although few in number, China's pro-democracy activists invariably bear the brunt of any crackdown. That was shown again last month when Wei Jingsheng, the country's most renowned dissident, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for "engaging in activities to overthrow the government." Wei had already spent 16 years in jail since his first campaign for greater freedoms in 1978, during the last big political transition. His sentencing brought protests from the West, but China ignored them. Two weeks ago, three Tiananmen activists were detained in coastal Zhejiang province for collecting signatures demanding Wei's release...
...decline now viewed by many as an era of stability. The crowd loves it. The hall rocks with applause as Zyuganov denounces the upheavals that have destroyed the old-style Soviet system, and he blasts the West for "forcing ideas, concepts and changes on our country that will never bear good fruit...
...half-hour chat show with a single guest, he uses it with irony, as a mirror to check how very fabulous he looks. Or, after the guest has uttered some mild inanity, Kinnear stares ahead mutely, as if he'd just been whacked on the skull by a bear paw but is too stoic to wince. It's this bland poise that keeps him from blinking when film stardom stares him in the face...
Admittedly, the dining hall staff is friendly; there is a fresh salad bar with balsamic vinegar every day; and there is a variety of dishes. But sometimes when I see that brightly-colored menu on the wall, my heart sinks and I just can't bear the thought of eating another Union meal...
G.O.P. lawmakers want a tough welfare-reform law, including a House measure that would deny extra money to mothers who bear children while in the program. Clinton will probably veto...