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...this relentless sarcasm was a cartoon in the Los Angeles Times that viciously mocked her appearance. Thankfully, this cartoon provoked protest. In total, 500 people wrote demanding that Chelsea be left alone. Even parodies of Amy Carter hadn't focused on her looks. And the media realized that a thirteen-year-old child, whoever her parents may be, should be left alone...
...here in April of 1976 where tens of thousands of Chinese gathered for several weeks in an outpouring of grief over the death of Premier Zhou Enlai. That gathering soon snowballed into a public protest against Mao and the Gang of Four, triggering a tough government crackdown. Thirteen years later, Deng ordered a far more brutal crackdown in April 1989 when students gathered in the vast public square to demand democratic reforms. On Thursday, the square was surprisingly calm and accessible to the public, reports Beijing bureau chief Jaime FlorCruz: "At dusk on Thursday, Tiananmen looked serene. The national flag...
...call upon workers--and their unions--to trade some cherished job security for a more competitive South Korea. "The revision of labor laws . . . will provide a significant impetus for improved competitiveness," the president said. "Those with whom the workers and firms should be competing are their foreign counterparts." Thirteen days of strikes have already cost the South Korean economy $1.4 billion in lost production. And while the idled auto and shipbuilding industries still account for the bulk of the losses, angry unions clearly hope that widening the scope of the protests will give them the leverage--and longevity--they need...
...thirteen members of the team have contributed to everything we've done," said Miller. "Our captains are playing well and Feaster has been playing out of her mind...
...Kerry-Weld race is one of 34 Senate races today. Fourteen of the contests are for open seats. Thirteen seats are held by Republicans, and seven are held by Democrats...