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Sarah Palin's TEA Party: A third party?
The Swampby Mark Silva Mark this as the week in which one of the potential players for 2012 set out to brand herself: Sarah Palin, the "common-sense conservative.'' Three years from now -- think about that phrase a moment -- we'll......Tags: India, North Korea, Air and Space Accidents, Sarah Palin, Australia
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FOX gets Obama: Had to go to China
The Swampby Mark Silva FOX News had to go to China to get President Barack Obama. When the traveling president sits for a round robin of television news interviews in Beijing, FOX's Major Garrett says he'll be in the loop of......Tags: CNN (tv network), Fox Broadcasting Company, Politics, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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BMW Promises Electric Megacity Car in 2013
KickingTiresBMW is now confirming a timetable for the sale of its new Megacity vehicle, a small electric car. The company made the announcement today at the Beijing auto show in China. The Megacity will be sold under a sub-brand of......Tags: Auto Shows, Vehicles, Fuel-efficient Vehicles, Luxury Vehicles, Mini
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Harris: Google's Eric Schmidt on North Korea and technology's future
Google's glasses may one day whisper in your ear an old acquaintance's name when you unexpectedly bump into them at a party. Google's car will drive itself in years — not decades. And what if Google's search engine could predict a question you...Tags: North Korea, Eric Schmidt, Melissa Harris, Science and Technology, Google Inc.
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Harris: William Daley deals with 'crazy hours, long days' on trip to China
William Daley called Wednesday from China about 11 p.m. Beijing time, saying "the crazy hours, long days and time lag" were "kind of getting to" him. Daley and World Business Chicago Vice Chairman Michael Sacks, a top adviser to Mayor Rahm Emanuel,...
Tags: Chicago Mayor, Politics, Bill Clinton, Science and Technology, Barack Obama
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Felix gets redemption with gold in 200
LONDON — Someone else might have celebrated the end of the frustration with a scream or a cartwheel or a collapse on the track or goofy gestures. Someone else might have felt unburdened enough to let emotions go wild. Someone else, but not...
Tags: Track and Field, Brittney Reese, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Beijing Games
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Wealthy homebuyers in China embrace the McMansion
An American export has turned out to be a surprising hit in China: the McMansion. Though "McMansion" may not be the kindest term for this Chinese architectural phenomenon, that's the case: Wealthy locals in Beijing and other cities have become smitten...Tags: IKEA, Downton Abbey (tv program), Condos, Arts and Culture, Real Estate Buyers
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The cloud over China
Beijing has some seriously bad air. How bad? On a scale of 1 to 500, the United States Environmental Protection Agency says anything over 100 is unhealthy and anything above 400 is an emergency. Recently, the pollution index for Beijing hit 755. For...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Politics, Ai Weiwei, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, China
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Pitching Chicago to China
World Business Chicago Vice Chairman Michael Sacks and former Commerce Secretary William Daley leave Sunday on a six-day business mission to China, Sacks' first official foreign trip as a top adviser to Mayor Rahm Emanuel. Sacks said that he and Daley...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Arts and Culture, Finance, Barack Obama, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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Obama's Foreign Policy Decisions Coming Due
The Hartford CourantOn foreign policy, President Barack Obama effectively posted a sign on the White House lawn last summer that said: Come back after Election Day. Now, the moment has arrived and the world's problems are lining up for Obama's attention. To manage the...Tags: Egypt, Israel, Mitt Romney, The Pentagon, Politics
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Public investment needed to stem this Chinese export
In 2007, I got the chance to visit China. Interesting place. The food was fabulous, the Great Wall awesome, the government officials self-serving, the capital city smoggy, the street vendors aggressive. And then there were the college students. "Driven"...Tags: Politics, Science and Technology, Freedom of the Press, China, Moody's Corporation
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With Riccardo Muti out, guest conductors fill the CSO breach
Riccardo Muti just can’t seem to catch a break. And, this time around, it isn’t only the musicians of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago public who are being affected by his health issues. Thousands of listeners throughout the...
Tags: Asia, Flu, Arts and Culture, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Hernia
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