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...they want to watch that? I visited the website of the People's Daily. People sometimes leave comments on current events. One said, Why can an ordinary Taiwanese cast his vote? Why can't we? Are we second-class citizens? When you look at such questions, you know what kind of impact Taiwan can have on the mainland...
...years ago you told us you didn't trust the Chinese mainland leadership. How do you feel now? I think we are developing mutual trust, gradually. I think China's leaders are interested in having this kind of interaction with Taiwan. After all, they don't want an unstable international environment. They don't want...
...running for Senate were an Olympic event, Franken would win. If it were a battle of wills or a name-recognition poll or some kind of nerdy trivia battle, he'd win those too. Even if it were just a question of having people agree with your policies, he'd win a Senate seat in the state, where Barack Obama is ahead of John McCain. But getting elected means making people believe you can relate to them, and that's why Franken - writer, actor, comedian, talk-show host and longtime denizen of Saturday Night Live - is running behind Republican Senator...
...little more boring than people are used to. Which wouldn't be a big deal - he's still funnier than any other candidate in American history - but voters here are so familiar with him that a little holding back erodes his authenticity. "Occasionally, I go, 'Oh, there's a kind of joke I don't do anymore.' I used to not care if a joke could be misinterpreted. Now I do care if a joke can be misunderstood," he says. "But that doesn't take up a lot of brain space to figure that out." He won't, for instance...
...people for money for five hours in a row. It drives me crazy." His footing has been good, despite the fact that his campaign says opponents have several people videotaping him at most public events. One hung around so much that Team Franken adopted him and fed him the kind of chocolate it discovered he liked best...