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...first to tell you not to count on it. When lawmakers cut their deals and cast their votes, it is rarely with another politician's legacy in mind. If anything, Kennedy's death has made the prospects for the bill dicier, because it has deprived Senate Democrats of the 60th vote they would need to block a filibuster (assuming everyone else in the Democratic caucus voted as a bloc, which is far from certain). (See pictures of the lion of the Senate, Ted Kennedy...
...back. 'This is really tough,' he thinks. And ahead of him is a Marine with a 90-pound pack on, and he thinks to himself, 'I love how tough this is,' " Petraeus said to appreciative cheers from his audience. (See pictures of the Air Forces celebrating its 60th anniversary...
...Cheng's theory will be tested soon enough. The next "sensitive" date is Oct. 1, when China celebrates the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic. Beijing has already announced that it is moving to ensure that there will be no disruption of the ceremonies from foreign or domestic critics, including imposing measures to tighten the issuance of visas. But to the diplomat, using "sensitive" dates is just an excuse. "If it wasn't National Day, it would be something else," the diplomat says. "They just want an explanation that the outside world will accept for what...
...China that Zhao describes is very much alive now. The country's team of leaders continues to promote economic freedom yet intimidates or arrests anyone who dares to call for political change. At the end of last year, more than 300 Chinese activists, marking the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, jointly signed Charter 08, a document that calls on the party to reform its political system and allow freedom of expression. Beijing responded as it often does: it interrogated many of the signatories and arrested some, including prominent dissident Liu Xiaobo, who was active during...
Last month, delegations from the naval fleets of 14 nations met at the Chinese port of Qingdao to mark the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLA-Navy). It was a chummy affair of joint exercises and processions at sea, overseen by white-clad officers in full regalia. In a speech there, Chinese president Hu Jintao trumpeted his country's emergence as a budding maritime power, while assuring foreign observers that China "would never seek hegemony, nor would it turn to arms races with other nations." Instead, Hu claimed, the retooled and expanding Chinese...