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Why did China downplay the Nanjing Massacre?
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Earlier this week, during a visit to Nanjing the mayor of Nagoya, Japan expressed doubt that his nation's troops had slaughtered tens, if not hundreds of thousands of Chinese citizens in 1937. The event...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 1:07 PM
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Covert ops: Newt Gingrich's (not so) secret weapon
If a wave of déjà vu washed over you last night as Newt Gingrich outlined his approach to the violence in Syria, there's good reason. The United States should "have our allies covertly helping destroy the Assad regime," the former House...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 9:58 AM
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Xi Jinping visits the old sod
It might seem a little odd that Chinese president-in-waiting Xi Jinping chose Ireland as the one European country to visit following his U.S. trip last week, but as the Herald Tribune explains, he's the latest in a long line of Chinese leaders fascinated...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 8:36 AM
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Mikhail Prokhorov on the microphone
Billionaire presidential candidate Mikhail Prokhorov -- the seven-foot assassin with the roughneck business -- gets down on a Russian talk show. Somehow I don't think his business partner Jay-Z will be offering him a guest verse on Watch the Throne...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 8:08 AM
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'I get to give the answers I want': Foreign-policy highlights from the Arizona debate
Last night's debate in Arizona featured the usual rhetoric in the economy, more conversation than usual about contraception, and more evidence for the theory that Ron Paul is essentially running as a blocking tight-end for Mitt Romney at this point...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 7:55 AM
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Morning Brief: Afghan protests over Quran burning spread
Afghan protests over Quran burning spread Top story: Afghans protested for a third day against the burning of the Quran and other religious material at Bagram Airfield, the largest U.S. base in Afghanistan. Crowds turned violent in parts of the country...
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Thu, Feb 23 2012 4:50 AM
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China raises movie quota; Hollywood on best behavior
One deliverable from Xi Jinping's trip to America seems to be a new deal to allow more U.S. films -- at least 3-D ones -- to be distributed in China. The Guardian reports : China currently permits only 20 big foreign films a year to be released there...
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Wed, Feb 22 2012 3:46 PM
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Putin praises Soviet-era spying
FP's newest contributor , Vladimir Putin, has made stregnthening Russia's defenses a ceterpiece of his reelection campaign. To that effect, during a recent interview, he praised Soviet-era spying in the United States: "You know, when the...
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Wed, Feb 22 2012 3:20 PM
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Morning Brief: Two journalists killed by shelling in Syria
Two journalists killed by shelling in Syria Top story: The French government and opposition activists are reporting that the American reporter Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik were killed on Wednesday as Syrian forces shelled the flashpoint...
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Wed, Feb 22 2012 5:40 AM
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Want to spruce up your tired old concept? Put a 2.0 on it!
Today, Luke Bozier, a former Labour Party web guru who recently defected to the Tories, has an op-ed up at the Huffington Pos t recommending " intervention 2.0 " as an international strategy for responding to the bloodshed in Syria. Here's...
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Tue, Feb 21 2012 9:42 AM
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Morning Brief: Europe agrees on new Greece bailout
Europe agrees on new Greece bailout Top story: European Union finance ministers approved a new bailout package for Greece, designed to help the debt-strapped nation avoid default. Greece will receive $172 billion under the terms of the deal, but will...
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Tue, Feb 21 2012 5:02 AM
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Another not-so-genius terror plot foiled
An would-be suicide bomber was arrested on Capitol Hill today after accepting what he thought was an explosive vest from undercover agents. Roll Call 's Emma Dumain has the details : Capitol Police were “intimately involved in the investigation for...
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Fri, Feb 17 2012 12:10 PM
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The Election 2012 Weekly Report: Revving up in Michigan
Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Mr. Xi comes to Washington This week's Washington foreign-policy agenda was dominated by the visit of Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping , the country's presumptive next leader. Xi's meeting with...
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Fri, Feb 17 2012 11:17 AM
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BREAKING: Americans like Canada, not so fond of Iran
A new Gallup poll on U.S. attitudes toward other countries likely won't shock many: Most interesting may be the numbers on Mexico, which jumped six points since last year despite all the grim drug war news and the anti-immigration rhetoric on the...
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Fri, Feb 17 2012 10:56 AM
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Morning Brief: Syrian government steps up assault on Homs following U.N. vote
Syrian government steps up assault on Homs following U.N. vote Top news: The U.N. General Assembly voted overwhelmingly to support a non-binding resolution condemning Syria's government. The resolution, which passed 137 to 12 with 17 abstentions,...
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Fri, Feb 17 2012 5:18 AM
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