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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 »

...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 »

...captain Brady Weissbourd said. “We desperately needed a road win, and everything just came together, but now we’re looking for another before the season ends.” Freshman Matt Jones had a standout weekend, leading all players with 15 kills on a .360 attack percentage, along with five blocks and four digs in the Princeton matchup. Weissbourd turned in another outstanding performance, posting 19 kills with a .586 hitting percentage in the East Stroudsburg game. PRINCETON 3, HARVARD 0 Harvard (7-6, 3-1 Hay) came out the locker room aggressively, jumping...

Author: By Evan Kendall, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Crimson Picks up First Road Win in Split | 3/15/2009 | See Source »

...arms and called out to Kim's translator, Specialist Mohammed Houbban, 43, of Morocco by way of Orlando. "He was begging to come with us," said Spc. Houbban as he walked out of the station. "He did not want to be left with them. And he just tried to kill us." (Check out a story about the Iraqi government's Mosul offensive...

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