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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...initial reaction to the first protests was that rescinding the invitation might compound the problem by incurring counter-charges of censorship,” he wrote...
...state's attorney's office, and then again on its way back to the police - while the BKA request languished at the bottom of a stack of backlogged work in the BKA office. The couple were only caught because Eyzaguirre warned a friend to stay away from the compound, and that friend called the CID, which then violated protocol with a flurry of calls to various agencies. Otherwise Petmezci might have managed to detonate one of his pipe bombs...
...seen by entertainment companies as increasingly important, so record companies want artists with cross-cultural appeal. It's no accident that Chen's contract-signing was announced?with great fanfare and at great expense?not in Hong Kong but in Beijing at Diaoyutai State Guesthouse, the exclusive government compound that houses visiting dignitaries and where China's leaders issue directives from red, doily-covered armchairs. Katy Tsim, a marketing manager at Century Elements, says signing international brands, including Hugo Boss and a Korean cosmetic company, to back Chen's debut album has been a snap: "People know CITIC, and they...
...rhythm section was, as with any world music group worth its salt, rock steady, the bass emphasizing depth and sparseness while the percussionists hammered away in sublimely coordinated abandon. They shifted from Congolese-style soukous compound rhythms to rubadub reggae stylings and even toyed with some straighter rock beats...
...where criticism of Israel has been labeled anti-Semitic. I myself have been strongly critical of Israel’s policies with regard to the settlements, with regard to Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon’s foolish policy of destroying Palestinian Authority Chair Yasser Arafat’s compound and with regard to sending rockets into densely populated civilian areas as part of its otherwise legitimate efforts to target on-going terrorists. I favor a Palestinian state and strongly support the peace process. Nobody has ever accused me of being anti-Semitic. Nor to my knowledge has anyone ever...