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...artistic thaw didn't begin until the 1970s, as warming relations between the U.S. and China made cultural exchanges possible, including visits by the Philadelphia Symphony in 1973 and violinist Isaac Stern in 1979. That fired the musical interests of the Chinese at the same time the country's domestic policies were boosting music in other, unintended ways. Even during the Cultural Revolution, there was a need for musicians who could play the approved political operas; young people clamored to land those jobs, if only because that would permit them to remain in the city, rather than being sent...
...more disown him than I can disown the black community.' BARACK OBAMA, defending Wright in a landmark Philadelphia speech on U.S. race relations...
While a small part of our hearts goes out to Bryan Walsh for his support of perennial also-rans the Philadelphia Phillies, we decry his suggestion that baseball is "past its prime" [Nov. 3]. It is true that the '08 season saw a small dip in attendance, but that probably had a good deal more to do with the loss of discretionary income than a problem with the game itself. This year the Fall Classic may not reach as many viewers as some previous contests, but we find the game as it ever was: entertaining, fair and fun. Swing away...
...Comes Out for - Obama? 12:45 p.m. E.T. Most of the country is experiencing unseasonably warm, dry weather today, which should boost turnout for Obama. (Studies have shown that Democrats are less likely to vote in bad weather; it is rainy and cool in Philadelphia but the turnout seems to be big.) Of the 10 battleground states, the only two with serious weather are Virginia and North Carolina, per AccuWeather.com meteorologists. A coastal storm is moving up the mid-Atlantic and could stifle turnout in some areas - particularly from North Carolina to the Tidewater area of Virginia. - By Amanda Ripley...
...concern to Trump is whether even his famous bravado can carry off a $1 billion-plus development at a time of anemic institutional lending. Trump says he has the cash to build it, but he has already seen other ambitious projects crunched by the credit crisis: according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, his company recently announced the postponement of construction of the $300-million Trump Tower Philadelphia. Scottish conservationists may yet take heart: if there's anything more delicate or unstable than their beloved sand dunes, it's the current global economy...