W*****B 发帖数: 4796 | 1 ‘Black Panther’ Box Office Success Has Theater Owners Asking for More
Diverse Superhero Movies
More “Black Panthers” and “Wonder Womans,” please.
That’s the message that John Fithian, the top lobbyist for the exhibition
industry, is hoping to convey to studios in the wake of the two superhero
movies’ blockbuster success. Their massive box office hauls confirm
something that Fithian, head of the National Association of Theatre Owners,
has been pushing for years. Diversity is good for business.
“T... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 2 China offering Trump package to slash U.S. trade deficit, officials say
Steve Holland, David Lawder
5 MIN READ
露透社消息,
根据美国官方消息,中国给美国一个一揽子回盘方案减少贸易逆差
摘要: 中国给trump一个一揽子贸易让步以增加购买美国产品减少美国对中国的贸易逆
差。根据美国官方知情人士透露,这个方案包括中国“每年增加购买美国2000亿美元的
产品”。
提示: 是一年增加购买2000亿美元的美国产品。 那就是说,先前报道的中国之间彼此
方案的gap有$500亿美元,现在已经没有分歧了。问题全解决了。
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - China is offering U.S. President Donald Trump a
package of trade concessions and increased purchases of American goods aimed
at cutting the U.S. trade deficit with Ch... 阅读全帖 |
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d****o 发帖数: 32610 | 3 看样子朝鲜算friendly foreign country了
a. Army personnel in uniform are required to salute when they meet and
recognize persons entitled (by grade) to a salute except when it is
inappropriate or impractical (in public conveyances such as planes and buses
, in public places such as inside theaters, or when driving a vehicle). A
salute is also rendered:
(1) When the United States National Anthem, “To the Color,” “Hail to the
Chief,” or foreign national anthems are played.
(2) To uncased National Color ou... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 4 中英文版 是 不同的版本, 而不是简单中翻英或英翻中
他们convey same idea but in different culture |
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x******g 发帖数: 33885 | 5 他解释为什么跟中国打贸易战将会是一场悲剧:
A US-China Trade War Would Be a Tragedy
The markets’ reactions to newly imposed tariffs and, more importantly,
the possibility of a US-China trade war convey appropriate tip-of-the-
iceberg concerns of what a trade war would mean for the US, China, and world
economies and markets. To me, these concerns are reminiscent of the markets
’ first reactions to the possibility of a military war with North Korea—i.
e., the seemingly aggressive posture of Donald Trump conjure... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 6 TheCams
18 points
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28 days ago
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edited 27 days ago
You're generalizing and brushing it off. Let's keep in mind the specific
scenario.
Michael was very specific on his 911 call. He gave his address and then was
sure to mention there was an "accident," the specific nature of the '
accident', "she fell down the stairs," and he added that "she's 'still'
breathing".
As you know, since you've called 911 before, the operator will provide you
with first aid instructions and will ask questions as to th... 阅读全帖 |
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b********n 发帖数: 38600 | 7 Stories: Trump’s Tariffs Betray Base
https://terribletariffs.com/stories/
Then there are the countless farmers and exporters who have seen their
markets dry up as trading partners impose retaliatory tariffs.
'47 Brand Hats: The Massachusetts company, which faces higher raw material
costs thanks to Trump's tariffs, cannot find domestic suppliers to produce
hats. It is considering job cuts to compensate.
5th Avenue Energy: This small California renewable energy firm found that
lighting fixtures an... 阅读全帖 |
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M******a 发帖数: 6723 | 8 http://cn.nytimes.com/china/20181204/china-films-movies-hengdian/dual/
Epic Battles, Palaces and Concubines: A Chinese Studio’s Vast World of
Fantasy
STEVEN LEE MYERS
2018年12月4日
横店影视城是世界上最大的户外影视制作基地。
横店影视城是世界上最大的户外影视制作基地。 Lam Yik Fei for The New York
Times
HENGDIAN, China — If you are going to make a movie in China today about
ancient warriors defending a mythical kingdom or a partisan resisting the
Japanese occupation in the 1930s, or involving any variation of that staple
of China’s entertainm... 阅读全帖 |
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m***a 发帖数: 13878 | 9 http://www.wsj.com/articles/roger-stone-admits-spreading-lies-on-infowars-11545093097
By Cezary Podkul and Shelby Holliday
Updated Dec. 17, 2018 7:44 p.m. ET
As questions swirl about his credibility, former Trump campaign adviser
Roger Stone settled a defamation suit seeking $100 million in damages on
Monday for publishing false and misleading statements on InfoWars.com, a far
-right website known for promoting conspiracy theories.
The agreement requires Mr. Stone to run ads in national newspape... 阅读全帖 |
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g**1 发帖数: 10330 | 10 Freeland demands ‘immediate release’ of detained Canadians Kovrig and
Spavor
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/politics/article-freeland-demands-release-of-detained-canadians/
STEVEN CHASE
PUBLISHED DECEMBER 21, 2018
UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO
Canada is now calling for the “immediate release” of two Canadians
detained by China after the Vancouver arrest of Huawei executive Meng
Wanzhou in what amounts to a significant shift in tone by Ottawa toward
Beijing.
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland made ... 阅读全帖 |
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c********e 发帖数: 4283 | 11 I am just being frustrated, I don't know why anything I said would offend
you or make you think what I did't intend to convey.
But I do believe price is relevant in the discussion of organic food! not?
Anyone?
I never wanted to to make it a huge deal, I honestly just believe I should
bring out the fact, in this case it's the price, not? anyone? |
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发帖数: 1 | 12 http://boards.4chan.org/pol/thread/233307284
Hello, /pol/. Spending time on here as inspired me to write something very
important. So I did. I wrote a letter to China, which I will post in parts
down below. I felt that I needed to write this down. I will be sending it to
the Chinese government. I know that it will likely make no impact
whatsoever, but I felt that I needed to put this out there and let China
know that there are people from American that support them and would love to
be a part of... 阅读全帖 |
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x**8 发帖数: 1939 | 13 Bridgewater also said that its positions change often and are frequently
hedges for others and that reading too much into a single position “would
be a mistake.”
Ray Dalio, Bridgewater’s founder, wrote in a tweet Friday after the article
was published that the firm doesn’t have a “net bet that the stock market
will fall” and that “to convey us having a bearish view of the stock
market would be misleading.” A firm’s net bet refers to its overall
position, taking into account all trades, hedges an... 阅读全帖 |
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w*********g 发帖数: 30882 | 14 印度人看撤侨:“中国人在利比亚‘包围’印度”
来源: 鑫诺 于 2011-03-01 18:39:38 [档案] [博客] 旧帖] [转至博客] [给我悄悄话
] 本文已被阅读:366次 字体:调大/调小/重置 | 加入书签 | 打印 | 所有跟帖 | 加
跟贴 | 查看当前最热讨论主题 我们印度人不是什么都喜欢和中国进行对比吗?那好,
让我们来看看中国人是怎么从一个叫做利比亚的地狱中撤出他的国民的。中国到利比亚
的距离比印度远了一倍,但中国外交部2/28宣布,中国已经将29,000人撤出了利比亚。
哇,这比印度在利比亚的全部侨民还多了11,000! 不可能,一定又是中国人在玩弄数字
了. 但显然这是一个事实。
中国人是怎么做到的?有道是“有志者事竟成”。没有必要上电视演说,没有必要玩弄
文字游戏,没有必要发表内阁声明,去做就是了。作为撤侨的第一步,中国人把她的国
民送到安全的周边国家,这样他们就不再有危险,正在展开的是第二步,把他们从这些
邻近国家带回到中国。聪明吗?显然!但我们印度人怎么就想不出这样的好主意呢?
邻近国家有希腊,马耳他,突尼斯, 都是印度的友好国家,我们甚至在马耳他... 阅读全帖 |
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p*******r 发帖数: 2204 | 15 http://news.yahoo.com/mlk-memorial-china-love-121700223.html;_y
MLK Memorial: From China, with love?
MLK Memorial: From China, with love?
MLK Memorial plans have been dogged by controversy over links to China. The
MLK Memorial was built by a Chinese sculptor from Chinese granite. But
backers are pleased with the result.
Christian Science MonitorBy Patrik Jonsson | Christian Science Monitor – 2
hrs 36 mins ago
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v**e 发帖数: 8422 | 16 NYT:China Supercomputer Based on Its Own Chips
送交者: ufo 2011年10月28日
In Surprise, China Unveils Supercomputer Based on Its Own Chips
By JOHN MARKOFF
Published: October 28, 2011
China has made its first supercomputer based on Chinese microprocessor chips
, an advance that surprised high-performance computing specialists in the
United States.
The announcement was made this week at a technical meeting held in Jinan,
China, organized by industry and government organizations. The new machine,
the Sunw... 阅读全帖 |
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s*********0 发帖数: 2045 | 17 Air Force's U-2 aircraft get new lease on life
The draft of the federal budget for 2013 takes an ax to the rival Global
Hawk program. An Air Force general says the U-2, a design that dates to the
1950s, is "the stronger system."
Read more: http://news.cnet.com/8301-11386_3-57382692-76/air-forces-u-2-aircraft-get-new-lease-on-life/
Score one for old-school aircraft against the upstart drones.
Perhaps it's just a brief respite from the seemingly inevitable winds of
change propelling unmanned aircr... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d 发帖数: 4174 | 18 Posted on Advocate.com June 20, 2011 07:45:00 PM ET
Judge: Wisconsin DP Registry OK
By Advocate.com Editors
Julaine Appling of Wisconsin Family Action Wisconsin’s domestic-partnership
registry does not violate the state constitution’s ban on same-sex
marriage, a judge ruled Monday.
The decision is being touted as a victory for gay rights, although Dane
County circuit judge Daniel Moeser’s ruling cites the fact that domestic
partnerships, established in Wisconsin in 2009, convey far fewer rights ... 阅读全帖 |
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g********d 发帖数: 4174 | 19 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/09/nyregion/09gays.html?scp=1&sq
Doubts About Cuomo’s Support of Gay Rights
As a landmark gay marriage bill hurtled toward an uncertain vote last year,
New York’s Democratic leaders scrambled to corral support. Gov. David A.
Paterson delivered impassioned speeches, Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand
headlined a giant rally and City Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn shuttled
back and forth to Albany to lobby lawmakers.
Related
Times Topic: Andrew M. Cuomo
Enlarge This I... 阅读全帖 |
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h*****l 发帖数: 161 | 20 CNN) -- The American Psychological Association is calling on state and
federal officials to stop anti-gay legal measures and to legalize same-sex
marriage.
The scientific and professional organization's guiding body voted
unanimously at its annual meeting this week in Washington to declare its
support for "full marriage equality for same-sex couples."
The resolution "clarifies the Association's support for same-sex marriage"
in light of new research, the group said. A similar resolution in 2004
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D**S 发帖数: 24887 | 21 I am thinking how to fill the survey so as to convey some substantial
message.There is no guarantee such survey may improve their overall
treatment of visa applicants from mainland China, but if done with
significant number things may be shifted a little towards the right
direction? In fact, I suspect the very reason that they are now conducting
this rare survey is that they must have received informal complains from
various channels. |
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m******8 发帖数: 2153 | 22 华盛顿州众院通过同婚法, 州长将签字,90天后生效.
Washington State has become the seventh state in the nation to legalize same
-sex marriage. The House passed the bill 55 to 43. Last week, the Senate
passed it 28 to 21. Governor Chris Gregoire is expected to sign the bill,
and it will go into effect in ninety days. Opponents have vowed to gather
signatures to put the bill on the ballot for November’s election.
Jamie Pedersen, Representative from Seattle, stated “I would like for our
four children … to grow up understa... 阅读全帖 |
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m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 23 3 SF Supes Request UN/US Flag Lowering:
Intl Day Against Homo/Transphobia
Earlier this week members of Gays Without Borders made a request to
Supervisor David Campos to introduce a resolution directing the city to
lower the United Nations and American flags at UN Plaza on May 17 to honor
IDAHO, International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia.
Today, Supervisor Campos agreed to our request and we are so pleased.
He secured the co-sponsorship of Supervisor Christina Olague and Supervisor
Jane... 阅读全帖 |
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m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 24 Two Men Arrested After Protesting St. Petersburg's Antigay Law
By Neal Broverman
Nikolai Alekseev ARRESTED X390 (SOURCED) | ADVOCATE.COM
Two gay activists stood up against St. Petersburg's draconian new antigay
law and were promptly arrested.
Alexei Kiselyov and Cyril Nepomnyashiy staged individual protests Thursday
in front of the Palace of Youth Creativity. Holding signs saying "Gay —
this is normal," the men voiced anger at the city's new antigay law, which
bans "propaganda of homosexuality t... 阅读全帖 |
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m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 25 Threat Prompts D.C. Evacuations
Los Angeles Police convey bomb threat to ''national gay rights organizations
''
By Chris Geidner
Published on May 15, 2012, 2:03pm | Comments
Following a reported bomb threat, the Human Rights Campaign and other LGBT
organizations in Washington evacuated their offices today. According to Fred
Sainz, HRC's vice president for communications, the Los Angeles Police
Department received an unspecified bomb threat against a ''national gay
rights organization,'' which le... 阅读全帖 |
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y*****g 发帖数: 1822 | 26 Gary Paul Stutler announces his second solo exhibition in Manhattan,
at the Phoenix Gallery in Chelsea. With this series, the artist's
interest in the mysteries of personality, place, and pattern, leads
to a renewed dedication to drawing the male nude (from head to toe,
and from life). Individual portraiture, the comforts of furniture and
walls, and the recording of anatomical structures make their respective
appearances, but these drawings convey more than the sum of their parts.
Exhibit ru... 阅读全帖 |
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m******1 发帖数: 19713 | 27 Obama Asks Supreme Court to Invalidate Prop. 8
The Obama administration filed a friend of the court brief asking the
Supreme Court to overturn California's Proposition 8.
BY SUNNIVIE BRYDUM FEBRUARY 28 2013 3:08 PM ET UPDATED: MARCH 01 2013 12:06
PM ET
President Obama met Thursday's deadline and filed a "friend of the court"
brief with the Supreme Court as it considers whether to overturn Proposition
8. The administration already filed a brief opposing the so-called Defense
of Marriage Act, but ... 阅读全帖 |
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C********g 发帖数: 9656 | 28 【 以下文字转载自 ChinaNews 讨论区 】
发信人: Communipig (共产猪), 信区: ChinaNews
标 题: 5月35日的精神
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jul 16 20:26:54 2011, 美东)
余华
原文:The Spirit of May 35th (载《纽约时报》—中国来信, 2011年6月23日)
译者:爻义
你可能认为5月35日是个虚拟的日子,但在中国,它是真实存在的。它指的实际上是6月
4日,1989年发生“天安门事件“的日子,这个词在互联网上被禁掉了,人们于是使用
“5月35日”来逃避审查和纪念那天发生的事。
今年早些时候我访问台湾的时候,我的书《十个词汇里的中国》在那儿刚刚出版。我被
问到,“为什么这本书不能在大陆出版,而你的小说《兄弟》却可以?”
这就是虚构与非虚构的差别:尽管两本书都是关于当代中国的,《兄弟》触及的是隐晦
的事因而可以成为漏网之鱼,而《十个词汇里的中国》过于直白,逃不过审查。
“《兄弟》是5月35日”,我解释道,“而《十个词汇里的中国》更像6月4日。”
想要表达观点的话,5月35日式的词汇成了今... 阅读全帖 |
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j**n 发帖数: 13789 | 29 Democracy In Egypt An Uncertainty, Analysts Fear
February 11, 2011
Egyptians welcomed military rule Friday with a massive display of joy.
Protesters across Cairo reveled at the victory they had wrought, and
Egyptian reporters on cable TV channels were reduced to tears as they sought
to convey their happiness.
But many questions remain about what comes next — and there are strong
doubts about whether military rule will lead to the demonstrators' ultimate
goal: a credible transition to democracy.
... 阅读全帖 |
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k***k 发帖数: 791 | 30 【 以下文字转载自 ChinaNews 讨论区 】
发信人: kkkkk (kkk), 信区: ChinaNews
标 题: Wikileaks: no bloodshed inside Tiananmen Square
发信站: BBS 未名空间站 (Sat Jun 4 16:51:36 2011, 美东)
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/wikileaks/8555142/Wik
Wikileaks: no bloodshed inside Tiananmen Square, cables claim
Secret cables from the United States embassy in Beijing have shown there was
no bloodshed inside Tiananmen Square when China put down student pro-
democracy demonstrations 22 years ago.
The cables, obtained by WikiLe... 阅读全帖 |
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J*V 发帖数: 3150 | 31 http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/USCODE-2011-title8/html/USCODE-201
8 U.S.C.
United States Code, 2011 Edition
Title 8 - ALIENS AND NATIONALITY
CHAPTER 7 - EXCLUSION OF CHINESE
From the U.S. Government Printing Office, www.gpo.gov
CHAPTER 7—EXCLUSION OF CHINESE
Codification
Former chapter 7 of this title included the provisions of the several
Chinese Exclusion acts, beginning with the temporary act of May 6, 1882, ch.
126, 22 Stat. 58, which, as being then in force, were, by act Apr. 27, 1904
, ch. 1... 阅读全帖 |
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发帖数: 1 | 32 “神韵艺术团”是由“法轮功”头目李洪志直接指挥的邪教附属组织。“神韵艺术
团”打着“弘扬中华传统文化”的幌子在世界各地大搞所谓的“神韵演出”,并吹嘘该
演出是“五千年历史文化蕴含的神圣之美,是一生中不容错过的奇观”,欺骗不明真相
的民众前往观看。李洪志本人更公开声称,“神韵晚会”是他让各地“法轮功”组织举
办的。晚会“不是给常人娱乐的”,而是“要展现大法弟子的风貌……救度众生、讲清
真相”。事实证明,所谓“神韵晚会”根本就不是什么文艺演出,而是“法轮功”搞邪
教和反华宣传,扩大影响并聚敛钱财的政治工具,是对中华传统文化的玷污和歪曲,是
对观众的欺骗、愚弄和毒害。
“神韵晚会”内容充斥政治色彩。
2017年3月3日,加拿大《环球邮报》网站登载了女作家、该报舞蹈评论员兼艺术创
作人玛莎·夏巴斯(Martha Schabas)的评论文章。作者描写了观看“法轮功”的“神韵
艺术团”在多伦多演出前后的感受,批评“神韵”假借艺术之名而暗中行“法轮功”宣
传之实,存在“粗鲁的政治动机”。
玛莎·夏巴斯(Martha Schabas)
2015年4月29日,美国《外交政策》杂志(Foreign Po... 阅读全帖 |
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J*V 发帖数: 3150 | 33 07-14-2012 www.sana.sy
The Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) website on Saturday was attacked by
foreign sides which try to prevent the Syrian national media from conveying
the truth of events and unmasking the conspiracy hatched against Syria.
After the failure of several attempts to hack the website and publish
fabricated news on it, foreign sides targeted the website with a distributed
denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack).
In the same context, anonymous sides stole SANA logo from the website a... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 34 Merkel Comments on Bin Laden Killing Draw Criticism
As the news broke late Sunday night that the world's leading terrorist,
Osama bin Laden, had been killed during a US raid on a compound in Pakistan,
Americans took to the streets to celebrate the demise of the figurehead
behind the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, which left more than 3,
000 people dead.
On Monday morning in Berlin, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met reporters
for an approximately six-minute long press briefing on the ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 35 by The Political Palaver
This video hit Drudge Report this morning, showing a young rapper named Mr.
EBT talking about "swipin' his EBT," (welfare card) and what he can and can'
t buy with it. Drudge linked the video as "Song Celbrates Welfare Card!"
The onslaught of conservative commenters from Drudge's link generally
relayed criticism of the welfare state and for the video itself, which they
certainly found to be celebrating welfare culture. Leftist commenters on
the video, however, find it ... 阅读全帖 |
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B**W 发帖数: 2273 | 36 Mitt Romney, his presidential aspirations suddenly endangered by Newt
Gingrich’s rapid resurgence, is employing aggressive new arguments in an
effort to disqualify Mr. Gingrich as a credible choice to Republicans,
calling him “zany” in an interview on Wednesday and questioning his
commitment to free enterprise.
But in an acknowledgment that he might not be able to reverse Mr. Gingrich’
s momentum quickly, Mr. Romney and his team are bracing for a far rougher
slog through the early Republican nom... 阅读全帖 |
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B**W 发帖数: 2273 | 37 NYT Editorial
The Middle-Class Agenda
Earlier this month, President Obama delivered his first unabashed 2012
campaign speech. Unlike his opponents, Mr. Obama acknowledged the ravages of
income equality, the hollowing out of the American middle class. There is
no hyperbole in the urgency he conveyed about “a make-or-break moment for
the middle class, and for all those who are fighting to get into the middle
class.”
The challenge for Mr. Obama is to translate the plight of the middle class
into an... 阅读全帖 |
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a******d 发帖数: 10 | 38 转贴:CHINA Law Blog @
http://www.chinalawblog.com/2012/01/chinese_students_in_america
Chinese Students In America. It's Bad Out There.
Posted by Dan on January 11, 2012
Much has been written about Chinese students coming to American colleges. An
article out today, entitled, "Chinese applications to U.S. schools
skyrocket," starts out quoting a Chinese high schooler who is contemplating
attending the University of Washington:
I know this [ambition] is pretty high,” said the 17-year old Beiji... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 39 April 17, 2012 by Michael Laprarie
This weekend, the AP published what has to be the most slanted, biased,
loaded piece of “journalism” it has ever been my displeasure to read: “
Law Gives Zimmerman Extra Chances In Legal Fight”
MIAMI (AP) — George Zimmerman persuaded the police not to charge him
for killing unarmed teenager Trayvon Martin, but the prosecutor has accused
him of murder. Soon, armed with unparalleled legal advantages, Zimmerman
will get to ask a judge to find the killing was... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 40 Pressure for a European Union plan to recapitalize Spanish banks intensified
Thursday after the Fitch Ratings agency lowered its investment-grade rating
on Spain by three notches, saying European policy missteps have aggravated
the country's economic and financial challenges.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said his government would wait for the
completion of assessments of the country's banking sector before disclosing
an estimate of potential capital needs.
Meantime, key European leaders ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 41 By Steve McCann
Throughout the history of the United States, whenever the dark clouds of
apprehension, fear, and adversity cast a long shadow over the nation, a
leader has emerged to successfully guide America into even greater
prosperity and achievement. Men such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,
and Ronald Reagan understood that among the many duties of the president of
the United States, the most important was to instill faith and an unbridled
confidence -- not only in their leadership ... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 42 By Patrick Burke
August 30, 2012
(CNSNews.com) – The Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – the “supreme leader” of
Iran – praised America’s “Occupy Wall Street” movement on Thursday,
calling it a reflection of people around the world who are “losing their
patience” with the dominance of the United States and Israel in the
international community.
“Everybody has become tired of this faulty international structure,”
Khamenei said in his inaugural address to the Non-Aligned Summit, a
gathering of 120 nations n... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 43 September 25, 2012
CNN is defending itself against accusations from the U.S. State Department
that it trampled on the wishes of the family of the slain U.S. ambassador to
Libya in reporting on his fears of a terrorist attack before his death.
The criticism stemmed from CNN's discovery and use of the late Chris Stevens
' personal journal to pursue its reporting about his concerns over security
in Benghazi, Libya. A top State Department official, Philippe Reines, called
CNN's actions "indefensible... 阅读全帖 |
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B******e 发帖数: 16928 | 44 What is your point then if you think you understand it? Obama's policy has
no problems? We just have to suffer through this recession and there is
nothing else we can do to make it better? One thing that is clear is that
not all good economics articles have to be written in 100% journal paper
format to convey the main selling point. Tell me what you think the correct
opinion is: this recovery is not the weakest in history and Obama has tried
his best? We need huge government spending and high ta... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 45 Obama’s New Lie – No Funding For Embassy Security Was The Problem
October 11, 2012 by Doug Johnson
Libyagate has team Obama reeling. Here’s David Axelrod on CNN’s Starting
Point with Soledad O’Brien (video) trotting out the new Obama spin on how
they weren’t really lying about the attack in Libya and trying to pin the
blame on Republicans. It’s really quite comical:
“Well, the role of the White House was to convey the information that
we were receiving from our intelligence people on the gr... 阅读全帖 |
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m******n 发帖数: 6327 | 46 有人以为:种族歧视言论和hate speech的判定,一般看说话人的立场,左派说的话都
不算,左派是用实际行动支持平等的,最多是失言。如果是右派,当然不一样的,是他
们内心真实想法的暴露。其实不管左还是右,言论自由受美国宪法保护是不管说话人立
场的。
United States
In the United States, hate speech is protected as a civil right (aside from
usual exceptions to free speech, such as defamation, incitement to riot, and
fighting words).[54] Laws prohibiting hate speech are unconstitutional in
the United States; the United States federal government and state
governments are forbidden by the First Amendment of the Constitutio... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 47 President François Hollande attempted to re-launch his struggling
presidency last night by promising to re-build a strong France for a "new
generation" and a "new world".
In a press conference seen as a critical opportunity to set a new tone and a
new direction after a much-criticised first six months in office, Mr
Hollande sought to abandon his image as a bumbling and laid-back "President
Normal" and tried to define himself instead as a hands-on "President
Responsible".
"I've made the choi... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 48 By Jack Eldon Jackson
You probably remember the massive booing during the Republican primary
debates when Texas Governor Rick Perry dribbled out his dippy response to
the question of illegal immigration. With respect to taxpayer-funded
incentives that reward such activity, Perry stated he was actually "proud"
to redistribute hundreds of millions of dollars from hardworking legal
Texans -- many of them Latinos -- to an endless stream of illegal immigrants
and their children for the humanitarian ... 阅读全帖 |
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k****g 发帖数: 1509 | 49 I decided to support Barack Obama pretty early in the Democratic primary,
around spring of 2007. But unlike so many of his supporters, I never
experienced a kind of emotional response to his candidacy. I never felt his
election would change everything about American politics or government, that
it would lead us out of the darkness. Nothing Obama did or said ever made
me well up with tears.
Possibly for that same reason, I have never felt even a bit of the crushing
sense of disappointment that at... 阅读全帖 |
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l****z 发帖数: 29846 | 50 by Jammie
If you want to know why Republicans and conservatives are in a political
crisis, you need only consider the fact that the Right’s deeply held view
now boils down to this: Taxes should not go up on the wealthy, and your
health benefits should be cut.
Political folk talk a lot these days about “messaging” — a neologism
designed to describe the way in which parties and politicians consciously
characterize their efforts. It is only intended to be positive — i.e., “
our messaging is... 阅读全帖 |
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