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...born, including such celebrities as Formula 1 racing driver Michael Schumacher, singers Shania Twain, Tina Turner and Phil Collins, and many others. But the influx of newcomers from Eastern Europe and Africa, many of whom the SVP charges are engaged in drug dealing and other criminal activities, has stoked widespread fears of a way of life under threat...
...human-rights activists and preservationists say the problems of the hutongs could have been solved if the political will had been there. Instead, they argue, priorities were driven by real estate developers' huge profits and by the widespread corruption that has made stories of collusion between developers and venal officials commonplace even in China's strictly controlled media. Details may never come to light, but the scope of the corruption problem was underscored last year when Beijing's deputy mayor Liu Zhihua was arrested for what the official media described as "corruption and degeneracy." As a consequence of the rebuilding...
...Right now the newspaper business is in a state of crisis,” he said, noting the widespread staff cuts at many professional newspapers...
...canny, cigar-chomping lawyer, Karamanlis retained a consistent lead against the socialists despite a bond-trading scandal and relatively austere economic reforms that his government implemented since taking office nearly four years ago. The catastrophic fires, however, and widespread accusations of what was seen as a slow and inept state response, cast him on a sudden defensive. Facing his biggest test of leadership, Karamanlis ditched the campaign trail to manage the crisis, pushing through a fast compensation plan for victims and vowing to rebuild all burned homes. He then unveiled a flurry of financial incentives, including higher pensions...
...came to his defense over the weekend after the decision to rescind the invitation was reported. Judith L. Ryan, who called for a vote of no confidence against Summers in 2006, said that the authors of the petition “have fallen prey to a simplification that became widespread in media reports.” “It’s not necessary for [Summers] to be able to speak anywhere and everywhere,” Ryan, the Weary professor of German and comparative literature, wrote in an e-mailed statement. “Still, when...