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...Bush, for his part, needs China's support for his war on terrorism. This is no gimme. China is still smarting from damaging incidents involving the U.S. that have fallen with the regularity of hammer blows?the 1999 bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, American accusations of filched nuclear secrets in 2000 and the Hainan Island spy-plane episode last year. Until Sept. 11, China felt the U.S. was preventing it from attaining its rightful place among the world's leading nations despite its surging economy and influence. It even tried to create its own regional security bloc last...
...despite beginning to advertise the event on Tuesday, organizers have yet to hammer out key details such as when and where the pageant will take place, or who will pick the reigning campus queen...
...tatami, along with leeks and shiitake mushrooms, other endangered cash crops. Bad move. China retaliated by putting tariffs on Japanese cars, air conditioners and mobile phones, businesses worth $700 million annually - seven times more than the farm products Japan was protecting. (The two countries began meeting last week to hammer out a settlement...
...race. Shimizu was in first place with a combined time of 69.26. FitzRandolph needed a 34.83 to win. He would skate a 34.81."I didn't get off line well," he explained later. "Kip was kicking my butt after 20 meters. It told me I needed to drop the hammer...
...pairs competitors from China, who won bronze. "It's been a tough six months. " said Pelletier. "You go to the grocery store, and it's 'Bring back the gold.' You go to the hardware store, and it's 'Bring back the gold.' I'm just there to buy a hammer. It's six months of people's expectations coming out on me. So when the marks came up, I'm a human being, yes, I was sad to come in second, but nothing can ever take away the performance...