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...They had the offensive lead on us, but our defense held strong and made it known that it would take a lot to get by us,” Mann said...
...bloggers joked that President Hu Jintao was ecstatic about the decision, because it meant the honor wouldn't go to a Chinese dissident. Now human-rights activists wonder if Obama will use the bully pulpit of the prize to push for the release of dozens of jailed activists being held throughout the country. Expectations aren't high. In February, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the U.S. wouldn't allow human rights to derail cooperation with China on issues like climate change and rebuilding the global economy. Then last month Obama decided to postpone meeting with the Dalai Lama...
...confirmation hearings in January, U.S. Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner accused China of manipulating its currency, driving down the value of the renminbi to make Chinese exports cheap. That provoked a furious response from Beijing, and since then Geithner has toned down his message. While he expressed a belief commonly held by economists, an official finding of currency manipulation by the U.S. government would trigger negotiations with China and possibly duties on Chinese imports. In October, the Treasury Department said that the renminbi was undervalued, but that China was not a currency manipulator...
...countries around the world can hold their own governments accountable." He also spoke frankly about the benefits of individual freedoms when saying, "We do not seek to impose any system of government on any other nation," before adding that unrestricted access to information and political participation are not principles held by the United States but "universal rights...
...town hall, but this time Barack Obama was not in Iowa or New Hampshire. There were no hay bales, no bunting and no activists with questions about universal health care, clean coal or legalizing marijuana. This forum, after all, was being held in a nation controlled by the Communist Party...