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...that the U.S. government does not want to see either Taiwan or China make any careless moves that would provoke cross-strait tensions. Still, it is important to remember that China has always claimed it will not give up the right to occupy Taiwan by force. As a Taiwanese citizen, I think it is very reasonable for Premier Yu Shyi-kun to tell the world that Taiwan will use its missiles if attacked. China should realize that using force is a "really stupid" way to make China and Taiwan unify. Lin Yihui Changhua, Taiwan...
...celebrity elite of hip-hop stars, entertainers and moguls have been compelled to lend their fame, intelligence and marketing savvy to something besides alcohol and luxury cars. Russell Simmons’ Hip Hop Summit Action Network (HSAN) and Sean “P. Diddy” Combs’ Citizen Change are but two of the more prominent efforts by celebrities to raise awareness, register voters and get people to the polls. And in our painfully unoriginal follow-the-leader celebrity culture, these icons and trendsetters (along with Michael Moore) have created a politically charged atmosphere that the finest political...
Pierangelo Giovanetti, a journalist visiting from Italy who attended the rally, said he would vote for Kerry if he were a citizen...
While hordes of native-born celebs are encouraging Americans to vote, some immigrants of stature are just earning the right. Canadian-born funnyman JIM CARREY says he was motivated to become a U.S. citizen by the upcoming election. Awww ... should we tell Carrey and the other newly minted Yanks that California is not in play...
...city of Najaf, the prestigious 1,000-year-old home to some of Shi'ism's most prominent teachers of jurisprudence; he has lived there ever since. Najaf's schools were filled with as many Persians as Arabs. Sistani never lost his thick native accent and remains an Iranian citizen, which has made him a target of Arab rivals like al-Sadr who disparage his ethnicity...