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...also why two U.S. senators are scheduled to arrive in Beijing this week, brandishing the negotiating equivalent of stone axes. Lindsey Graham and Charles Schumer are co-sponsors of a bill that would slap a 27.5% tariff on all Chinese imports unless Beijing allows its currency to appreciate significantly against the dollar, an adjustment some trade experts believe would reduce the deficit by making China's exports more expensive in the U.S. and U.S. products cheaper in China. Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao, at a press conference last week, suggested the two Washington politicians could save U.S. taxpayers the airfare...
...last year to a record $41.8 billion, and since 2001 they have grown five times faster than exports to the rest of the world. The question of the moment is whether this transition will happen fast enough to allow both sides to avoid a showdown. The guys with the stone axes are in town this week, and they're not happy...
Well, it finally happened: South Park offended someone. Singer Isaac Hayes, 63, the voice of the cartoon's sex-obsessed CHEF, has quit, citing its "intolerance and bigotry toward religious beliefs of others." Matt Stone, South Park's co-creator, says that Hayes had "no problem--and he's cashed plenty of checks--with our show making fun of Christians" and only "got a sudden case of religious sensitivity when it was his religion." At issue is a November 2005 episode that mocked the Church of Scientology, of which Hayes is a member, and the world's most famous Scientologist...
...national championship game. This season, the No. 8 Harvard squad made its mark by winning the ECAC championship in upset fashion, but were overmatched against the Wildcats on Friday. “I’m very proud of our players,” Crimson coach Katey Stone said. “Certainly a lot of people didn’t imagine we’d get to this point.” New Hampshire, however, made sure that Harvard made it no further as its relentless attack on Durham’s Olympic-size rink kept constant pressure...
...team’s lone score and Boe kept it in the game for the duration, while all three provided an example of resilience and graciousness for the rest of the Crimson to follow.“They did a great job,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “I’m really proud of them. They are the consummate Harvard hockey player. They come to play every day like a professional. They are team-first all the time and we’re going to miss them.”Raimondi, with a helper...