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...Tibetan riots in March, crackdowns on militant separatists in far-flung provinces - the Games went spectacularly smoothly. Now they are over, and China stands at a critical juncture in its tumultuous modern history. Many scholars and analysts say that Chinese society has reached a point where maintaining the societal status quo is no longer an option...
...years) have gotten used to their millions and learned to buy expensive toys; masters (15 years plus) have learned to steer their portfolios and amass greater sums. In addition, there are at least five different wealth personalities, from wrestlers, who are conflicted about their exalted financial status, to directors, who feel they've earned every penny, thank you, to patrons, who are ready to share their bounty. So take heed, luxury providers: if you pay more attention to the élite customer's history and disposition, you are more likely to strike gold...
...Iraq full sovereignty and provide for the removal of American combat troops by the end of 2011. Despite Maliki's tougher negotiating stance--designed, observers say, to shore up support for the deal at home--U.S. officials insisted that any timetable would be contingent on the nation's security status. Both sides still expect to reach an agreement...
...Most people don't care about the consultants a candidate hires - very few handlers achieve the celebrity status of a Karl Rove or a James Carville. Most voters who supported McCain in 2000 but not this year have more obvious gripes: they don't like the way he's shaved his policy positions to approach Republican dogma. They may remember that he opposed the Bush tax cuts before he favored them. They may remember that he was more moderate on social issues like abortion in 2000, decrying the extremists on both sides and saying that "people of good intentions" could...
...beatification, said moving the remains has nothing to do with St. John. "Part of the established procedure prior to a beatification requires that, if the body of the new 'Beatus' exists, then it must be exhumed, inspected and transferred to a place of honor befitting the person's new status," Chavasse told the Vatican-sponsored Zenit news agency. "As a great man of the Church and devoted to the saints himself, Cardinal Newman would have been the first to insist on obeying a request of the Holy See and the last to insist that his own personal wishes be regarded...