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...Even the Central Council of Jews in Germany has changed its zero-tolerance stance toward a German release of Mein Kampf. "An aggressive and enlightened way of dealing with the book would undoubtedly divest it of much of the myth that so unjustly surrounds it," says Stephan Kramer, the organization's general secretary. The "lack of comprehensive knowledge about the [National Socialist] regime" doesn't allow German youths to put the book "into context." A well-annotated edition is both "sensible and important...
...long-term health effects, those in attendance said that they worried about the possibility of a recurrence. "It sounds like you're planning on continuing this kind of operation. I think you should change what you're doing here," said Alex Selvig, who unsuccessfully ran for the Allston-Brighton council seat in the preliminary election last fall. "This styrene release can't happen again." Though Harvard representatives and Turner Construction notified residents in the immediate area about the release of styrene when the incident occurred, some residents said they were upset that the broader community was not notified in detail...
...Beijing keen to undermine Ma's conciliatory stance, says Andrew Yang, Secretary General of the Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies in Taipei. Although Beijing refuses to recognize any Taiwanese government, in early April Chinese President Hu Jintao met informally with Ma's vice presidential running mate - a signal that China is open to further rapprochement across the tense Taiwan Strait. "I think Hu Jintao will put cross-Strait interests first because that serves Beijing's long-term strategic benefit," says Yang. "On the diplomatic front, I think Beijing will try their best not to upset the Taiwanese and send...
...most urgent business was in Beijing, where Bush met with Hu Jintao, his Chinese counterpart, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin - both veto-wielding members of the U.N. Security Council. With world capitals swirling with rumors that Israel might bomb Iran to prevent it from getting a nuclear weapon, Bush intended to press China and Russia for stiffer economic sanctions against Tehran, which has consistently refused to suspend its uranium-enrichment program. To Bush, time is critical; not only is his term running out, but the world's ability to keep Iran from nukes through diplomacy is also fading...
...truth, both U.S. and Chinese sources acknowledge that Bush has more urgent business. Bush will meet with both Hu Jintao, his Chinese counterpart, and Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin - both veto wielding members of the U.N. Security Council. With world capitals now awash in rumors about what Israel might do militarily to prevent the government in Iran from getting a nuclear weapon, Bush will press China and Russia for stiffer economic sanctions against Tehran, which is resolutely refusing to suspend its uranium enrichment program. Tehran let another informal deadline pass last weekend, and reiterated it had no intention of stopping...