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Florcruz reports about half the antiquated stores reported losses last year. But fears of unemployment and social unrest had stopped Beijing from shutting them down. Now that this issue has been broached, is Jiang ready to take up press freedoms and direct elections? Florcruz notes such radical changes have been under public discussion in recent weeks in Beijing. And the fact that the party is, for the first time ever, granting foreign reporters access to political discussions could be a sign of changes to come...
...campaign... Will They Accept Delivery?: UPS makes a final contract offer to its strike-threatening pilots... Holy Crowd!: A million show up to hear the Pope preach in France despite criticisms of his visit falling on the anniversary of a 16th-century Roman Catholic massacre of Protestants... West Bank Unrest: Israeli troops teargas stone-throwing youths - nobody's hurt - while men tear down an Israeli barricade blocking a road into the village of Beit Sahour. Defective Diplomacy?: North Korean denies reports its ambassador to Egypt defected to another country... Eyes Peeled: A $205 million NASA science mission is delayed when...
WASHINGTON, D.C.: Fearing political unrest in Cambodia, the United States has moved to extradite Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot to stand trial before an international tribunal even before receiving official confirmation of his capture. The United States has already asked Canada to request the extradition of Pol Pot under a Canadian law against genocide, The New York Times reported today, and has offered to provide a military escort to transport Pol Pot out of Cambodia. Under the plan, which Canada has yet to accept, the 69-year-old guerrilla leader would be held in Canada until a United Nations tribunal...
...party even at the leadership level. The uprising fizzled last night after a small group of disgruntled Republicans met for less than 20 minutes without the company of the GOP leadership to voice their disenchantment with the Speaker. The poor showing led organizers to downplay the significance of the unrest. "I don't think the Speaker is in any trouble in any sense of the term trouble. This is politics," said Lindsey Graham, who organized the gripe session. John Kasich chimed in: "Do I believe there is some serious movement against Newt Gingrich? The answer is no." Despite the temporary...
Ours was a period of great unrest. The Vietnam War was raging and students actively protested against it. We privileged, draft-exempt university students were about to be subject to conscription through a lottery system based on one's date of birth. Many campuses experienced skirmishes between students, the administration and police. Harvard, Columbia, Cornell and Kent State were prominent among them...