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...much wine, it is known, can cause violent behavior. But few have gone as far as the grape growers of France's Languedoc-Roussillon region, the world's biggest wine-growing area by volume. Hurting from overproduction and cheap imports and punished lately by the rising cost of gas, a small group of local winegrowers has resorted to "wine terrorism" in a violent attempt to shock the French government into helping them...
...Jewish Refugees Museum is housed in one of the city's two remaining synagogues, the Ohel Moishe. The main building comprises the original worship area and displays of some fascinating memorabilia. The renovation - undertaken by the Hongkou district government at the cost of $1 million - has seen the addition of two new exhibition halls, however. The first is a permanent display that takes visitors through Jewish history in Shanghai. Photos show Jewish girls holding Chinese dolls and families celebrating Passover. The second hall opened in June with an exhibit dedicated to Ho Fengshan, a diplomat known as the "Chinese Schindler...
...with a tradition of making last-minute decisions. Both Obama and McCain are digging in early to persuade the state's struggling voters to take a chance on them in November. Until they decide, voters can agree on one cause to root for this fall. Billboards around the metro area advertise Lions season tickets for the recession-rate bargain price...
...seems not to fully understand that a hidden carbon tax is involved. McCain's opposition to disgraceful boondoggles like the farm bill, which Obama favored, is a real strength, as is his clarity about the economic advantages of free-trade agreements - a weak dollar makes exports the most promising area of economic growth. But for every proposal, there is a conflicting counterproposal: McCain wants alternative-energy research and development, but he would freeze nondiscretionary domestic spending, which would limit the government's puny alt-energy efforts. "He hasn't talked very much about his vision for modernizing American infrastructure," says...
...Washington. He has been elected statewide five times in a state where his last name is something close to hard currency, though that is hardly a guarantee that he could help Obama carry the state. Bayh's also a little short on excitement, but that's the one area where Obama can carry the ticket all by himself...