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...other foreign firms have been shut out of national-level wind-base projects in Gansu, Hebei and Inner Mongolia. While the Chinese manufacturers are able to sell turbines cheaper than foreign firms, Soares argues they can't match foreign-made equipment in terms of reliability and overall track record. "The Chinese government has decided that they want to develop wind bases, that they want to promote a local industry and that they want to have local suppliers working in those big wind bases," he says. "Then the Chinese government says the foreign companies are so much more expensive than...
...four decades ago. With all due respect to the acclaimed Daniel Okrent, simply reciting old grievances repeatedly rejected by voters, such as my having "resisted ... more stringent mileage standards," seems counterintuitive to the magazine's mission. I would ask that Okrent take another look at my work and the record, including my calling on the auto industry to take "bold, serious and visionary" steps on fuel economy and my role in passing 2007's Energy Independence and Security Act, which increased fuel-economy standards 40%. I will continue to fight currency manipulation and unfair trade practices by our foreign competitors...
...invasion of Afghanistan saw Indian engagement there bloom - Pakistani officials say Indian consulates in the Afghan cities of Kandahar and Jalalabad are behind the destabilizing acts of subversion in Baluchistan. Baluch attacks are frequently followed by Pakistani accusations of Indian involvement, though Islamabad, which has a noted record of being a breeding ground for terrorists who make their way to India, has yet to show any evidence of Indian collusion. Earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh rejected any notion of India backing insurgents. "The people and government of Pakistan know jolly well that this is a false accusation...
Remember when a bunch of affected artsy hipsters remixed Ratatat and Sara Bareilles to celebrate that rowdy occasion known as Yardfest? Well, here's another opportunity for those plaid-wearing, record-spinning, head-nodding individuals...
...foundation said in a statement. "We condemn this brazen abuse of Mr. Mandela's name." Officials of the Republic of the Congo - also known as Congo-Brazzaville - said the remarks came from a speech Mandela gave at a banquet in 1996, though the foundation said it has no record of it. (See Nelson Mandela's eight lessons of leadership...