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...crept through the largely Uighur area near the Grand Bazaar, in the south of the city, as a military helicopter made sweeps overhead. Dozens of Uighurs eating breakfast at street stalls walked out to watch the procession. "There are so many," said one young man, shaking his head in disbelief. (See pictures of China's race riots...
While homeowners celebrated, city, county and school district officials sat in stunned disbelief. There were predictions of drastic cuts to education and social services. But the ax did not fall as Sacramento, flush with a multibillion-dollar surplus, bailed out local governments and the schools. But the state rescue was accompanied by a loss of local control. As a result of Proposition 13, school districts, county governments and cities were forced to compete with state priorities for a slice of the state budget...
Dozens of union activists, students, and University employees gathered in Harvard Yard Thursday afternoon to voice their outrage and disbelief at the hundreds of staff layoffs announced earlier this week...
...Despite opening with sloppy play and a shot that went off the side of the backboard, BC held a 17-11 advantage with 9:23 left in the first half. From there, Harvard began its steady takeover as the players and fans in gold and maroon looked on in disbelief. The Crimson took the lead with 7:32 to go in the first off of a three. There would not be another lead change...
...staff of 15 work. "I think the government number is incomplete at best," Ai said from his Beijing offices. His staff has come up with a separate number - 5,205 - which he estimates accounts for about 80% of the actual student death toll. "It only reaffirms our disbelief in the official numbers ... I only feel lucky that we'd started the investigation early enough to know that the government is not telling the truth." (Read a transcript of the full interview with Ai Weiwei...