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...television broadcast footage, shot with a bystander's cellphone, showing the woman igniting herself on the structure's rooftop and flames rising up around her. The woman, Tang Fuzhen, died two weeks later from her injuries. And, on Dec. 14 in a suburb of Beijing, a man, attempting to prevent his home from being demolished to make way for a new development, soaked himself in gasoline then lit it as workers were attempting to force his family out. The man, Xi Xinzhu, is now being treated in a Beijing hospital. (See an audio-visual presentation on China's internal migrants...
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...sure, changes as large as the abolition of a branch of Congress should not be taken lightly. However, an institution like the U.S. Senate whose primary effect is to prevent the federal government from accomplishing anything of significance has clearly overstayed its welcome. If the citizens of the United States care about maintaining a democracy in any sense of the term, it is high time to abolish the Senate...
...Houston, it means we have finally reached the point where being gay cannot be used as a wedge issue to divide the community and prevent us from reaching our aspirations. Annise Parker is not our mayor - she is the city's mayor." - Ray Hill, a prominent gay-rights activist (Houston Chronicle...
...trucks, cars and passenger and freight trains using the Chunnel - Calais remains a magnet for clandestine aliens and the human traffickers exploiting their desire to reach the U.K. (where obtaining refugee status is easier and brings more in aid payments). Britain has long demanded that Paris take action to prevent migrants from congregating on French shores with the aim of illegally sneaking across the Channel. (See the top 10 news stories...