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...China's new antitrust law contains provisions allowing the government to protect national brands. And it's true that Beijing is hardly the first government to kill a foreign acquisition for political reasons, even in defense of less-than-strategic industries. The French rescued yogurt company Danone from the clutches of PepsiCo a few years ago. But Beijing didn't justify its decision on "national economic development" grounds, the part of the law that allows protection of popular brands. It cited the need to protect consumers, an unconvincing reason to some legal experts...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China Says 'Keep Out' to Coca-Cola | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...block by junior Soren Rosier. While Rosier and junior co-captain Gil Weintraub were stalwarts on the defensive front, contributing three of the six total blocks earned by Harvard in the first set, Weissbourd and junior Erik Kuld took care of the offense by notching six and four kills, respectively. Six of the seven players who played in the game registered a kill for the Crimson, providing balance across the board...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Claims Three from MIT | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...home quite yet. The Engineers finally got their offensive game going, setting balls effectively and jumping out ahead for a 11-6 lead. Looking for any sort of spark, MIT and its fans were suddenly reenergized after a successful block by freshman David Thomas of a Weissbourd potential kill...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Claims Three from MIT | 3/18/2009 | See Source »

...members carried signs that read, “Thou Shalt Not Kill,” “God Hates You,” and “God Hates Obama...

Author: By Sofia E. Groopman and Michelle L. Quach, CRIMSON STAFF WRITERSS | Title: Cambridge Unifies To Protest Westboro Church | 3/16/2009 | See Source »

...next day, Kim returned to the police station. Karim was in a good mood. He said that the detainee had been moved, but overnight he had helped the Iraqi police locate explosives that could kill civilians, and admitted, on videotape, to shooting an Iraqi Police officer in the back of the head. Kim relayed this information up to his commanders and down to his men. All were pleased about the way this particular significant action had played out. It was the first time that Kim's platoon had managed to chase down and apprehend an attacker in Ras al-Koor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In Ras al-Koor, the Iraqi Police Is More Feared than U.S. Soldiers | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

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