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...epidemic and contend that "Chinese media broke the news of official suppression of information about the SARS outbreak" in Beijing in 2003. In fact, the cover-up was revealed by Jiang Yanyong, a courageous Communist Party doctor whose statement on the subject was first published in TIME. The Naisbitts' claim that Hong Kong people "never really demanded" democracy is also nonsense, given the massive demonstrations that took place in 1989 and 2003, and opinion polls that consistently show that most Hong Kong people are in favor of it. (Read "China at 60: The Road to Prosperity...
...final set, with the score tied 5-5, Lehman won the next two games to claim the victory...
...promising not to reveal details of an investigation into Smyth's actions. Brady did not contact the police after the meetings, and Smyth went on to abuse dozens more Irish children before being convicted of 90 offenses against children some 20 years later. Some of those abused by Smyth claim other victims committed suicide because of the abuse. In the past week, two more Irish bishops have also apologized for their handling of abuse allegations in their own dioceses. (See why Ireland is running out of priests...
Traveling down to Maryland for Harvard’s annual spring break trip, the co-ed squad competed in its second regatta of the season last weekend, improving on its third place effort from the week before to claim the top spot at the John Jackson Team Race held at Georgetown...
Paul, the Bowling Green ophthalmologist whose chief claim to fame is that his father Ron is the world's most famous libertarian, now leads a race he was never supposed to enter. And he leads it by as much as 20 points. In doing so, he is upsetting not only expectations in Kentucky but also overturning the local power structure: he has outraised Kentucky secretary of state Trey Grayson, the handpicked favorite son of Senate majority leader Mitch McConnell. (See 10 potential Republican midterm surprises...