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...like this government because it came from the military," said Amporn Saengkham, a 37-year-old taxi driver from the northeastern province of Sa Kaew, proudly displaying a red flag. "I want a new election. I haven't seen justice in this country...
Last weekend NASCAR driver Carl Edwards steered his 3,400-lb. stock car into the car of fellow driver Brad Keselowski. Both were going about 180 m.p.h. Earlier in the race, Keselowski had bumped Edwards, sending him to the garage; Edwards admitted he was seeking revenge. Keselowski's car flipped in the air before crashing hood-down against the ground. Somehow Keselowski walked away unscathed. And somehow, NASCAR did not suspend Edwards for the next Sprint Cup race, to take place March 21 in Bristol, Tenn. He wasn't docked any of the points that determine the season champion...
...appears outrageous even to some folks inside the sport. On his Twitter account, driver Kevin Harvick (@kevinharvick) wrote: "huh! ... i'm thinkging [sic] about asking for a refund for all my penalties!!!" Former racer and current SpeedTV analyst Kyle Petty said, "That was a blatant, flagrant foul and I'm telling you, [Edwards] needs to be sitting at home and watching it on TV ... two Sundays from now." On March 9, when NASCAR announced its ruling, Petty told the New York Times, "This is one of the saddest days I've ever experienced in the sport." This...
Call it the Ka-Ching dynasty. After decades of relying on exports and investment, China's leadership is targeting domestic consumption as the most enduring driver of economic growth. Not only are there more Chinese with money to spend, the still fragile state of the global economy makes self-reliance an imperative. "As we stand at a new historical juncture, we must change the old way of inefficient growth and transform the current development model," Vice Premier Li Keqiang, the likely successor to Premier Wen Jiabao, declared at Davos in January...
Also, the transportistas say, the decree's good intentions are going to be overshadowed by police corruption. One taxi driver, who preferred not to be named, explained: "It used to be that a 200 bolivianos ($30) bribe would get you out of a DUI write-up. Now it's going to jump to 1,000 ($140)." (Bolivia has banned circuses - now what to do with the animals...