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...Chafee Gives the G.O.P. Many Reasons to Smile The Rhode Island senator's key victory may signal that moderates aren't all dead and that incumbents aren't necessarily doomed
...another rushing title. The improved Big Red knocked off the Bison, which won a single game in 2005, by a 24-7 count in Ithaca last year and should stampede yet again to move to 1-0. Prediction: Cornell 30, Bucknell 14 DARTMOUTH AT COLGATE (0-1)Dartmouth signal-caller Josh Cohen was suspended for the entire year due to academic ineligibility. Dammit, Josh, just when Jewish quarterbacks were starting to make some inroads. Long story short: The Big Green are playing a far better team on the road. Prediction: Colgate 21, Dartmouth 9PENN AT NO. 25 LAFAYETTE...
...five-year filmmaking ban imposed by Chinese authorities on director Lou Ye is just the latest signal from Beijing that its tolerance for even minor signs of dissent has shrunk dramatically. According to state media reports, the director entered his latest movie, Summer Palace,at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival earlier this year without seeking approval from Chinese authorities. Although the film is a romance, it is set during the 1989 Tiananmen demonstrations, still very much a sensitive topic in Beijing...
...investigation may also signal a power play by Hu ahead of the Communist Party's annual confab in October. His predecessor, Jiang Zemin, hailed from Shanghai and seeded the government with prot?g?s including Party boss Chen, who had been mentioned for possible promotion to Beijing. A hometown scandal could weaken the influence of the so-called "Shanghai gang," allowing Hu to install his own acolytes in positions of power. "The Chinese leadership understands that releasing the details of corruption in Shanghai just before the October meeting will have a big impact," says Joseph Cheng, a China expert at City University...
...just passed. Clarke promised to work closely with the state "to ensure fair protection of surface-owner interests." Governor Dave Freudenthal, a Democrat up for re-election in November, says that isn't enough. "What the BLM is doing at the national level is rattling a saber, sending a signal that companies do not have to comply," he tells TIME. "But we will enforce...