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ALICIA KEYS and JACK WHITE to duet on James Bond theme...
...concerned, yes and no. Cable TV channels and news outlets have dutifully been trying to give Americans a crash course as the Games approach. But the country's biggest pre-Olympic exposure to Chinese culture this summer has been Kung Fu Panda, about a chubby bear (voiced by Jack Black) who becomes a warrior. The movie has grossed more than $200 million in the U.S. alone. As cartoon primers on Buddhist philosophy...
...Hollywood is reflecting our other institutions, which haven't quite figured out China either. Is it a rival? A partner? A repressive authoritarian state? An engine of prosperity? A sinister force that tortured Jack Bauer? Or a delightful panda that likes to gobble dumplings? We know that China matters and will matter more. But we don't exactly know how. So it floats undefined, a Middle Kingdom poised between fascination and fear. Kids collect Master Shifu Happy Meal toys at McDonald's while parents worry that they may end up flipping burgers there if their jobs go to China. Meanwhile...
...foreign secretary David Miliband and his predecessor, Jack Straw, who served under Prime Minister Tony Blair, have both repeatedly denied that the U.S. detained terrorism suspects on British territory...
...Party insiders also tip Jack Straw, now Justice Minister, a Labour veteran who has served as Foreign Secretary and Home Secretary, to play a key role. Labour rules make it tough to oust a Prime Minister. That's why some Labour MPs hope that Straw will persuade Brown to stand down voluntarily...