MittRomney’sEmptyObamacare-RepealRhetoricbyJohnAvlonJun29,20126:12AMEDTThepresumptiveRepublicannomineewasquicktopromisearepealofthehealth-careactifelectedpresident,butheproposednoalternative—throwingoutonlytheusualMedi-scare,deficit-bomb,and‘governmenttakeover’bromides.RomneystrodeouttorespondtotheSupremeCourtrulingbehindapodiumthatread“RepealandReplace.”Hisresponsefocusedonthefirstverbandig...[
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Lastweek,weachievedamajormilestoneonmyresolutionofregretfortheChineseExclusionActof1882,H.Res683.AsthefirstChineseAmericanCongresswoman,IwasveryproudtowitnessthebillpassunanimouslyintheHouseofRepresentatives.Now,wecancelebratethefactthatthisresolutionpassedboththeSenateandHouseunanimously!Towatchthishistoricmoment,clickonthislink:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVEKx9um_jY&feature=youtu.beTheresolu...[
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Noonan:TheLongRaceHasBegunWillRomneydowhatittakestocapitalizeonObama'sweakstart?• ByPEGGYNOONANAndsoitbegins.WehaveaRepublicannomineeinMittRomneyandaDemocraticnomineeinBarackObama.Itisamarathon,notasprint,butthepaceisquickening.Infivemonthswewillhavechosenanewpresidentordoubleddownonthecurrentone.Superficiallybothmenhavesomethingsincommon.Startingfromtheoutside,theyarebothhandsome,tallandfit...[
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It'sbeenagoodweekforMittRomney.Thepollsareup,he'sjustoffatwo-dayswingthroughConnecticutandNewYorkwherehehauledinbigdonorsandhardmoney,andheswepttheGOPprimariesinKentuckyandArkansas.OnTuesdayTexaswillputhimoverthetopandmakehim,formallyandofficially,theRepublicannomineeforpresident.Noteverythingworked—hisbigeducationspeechWednesdaywaswanandpallid—buthe'shavingamoment.Inatelephoneinterview,hereflec...[
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BookAddstoChineseFrayFormerPolitburoMemberClaimsInnocenceonTiananmen;EchoesofBoAffairByJEREMYPAGEReutersFormerPolitburomemberChenXitong,left,wasinterviewedforthebookbyChinesescholarYaoJianfuinBeijinginanundatedphoto.BEIJING—NewclaimsbyoneofthemostseniorCommunistPartyofficialseverjailedforcorruptionarelikelytoaddheattoChina'spoliticalatmosphere,alreadyinupheavalfromtheBoXilaidrama,byrefocusingatte...[
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BoXilaiAndTheReturnOfPoliticsByFareedZakariaMonday,May14,2012LogInwithFacebookSharingTIMEstorieswithfriendsiseasierthanever.AddTIMEtoyourTimeline.LearnMoreXSharingWithFriendsAddTIMEtoyourTimelinetoautomaticallyshareTIMEstories,photosandvideoswithyourFacebookfriends.ShareOnlytheStoriesYouWantTIMEwillalertyoueachtimeastoryissharedandyou'llhavetheoptiontokeeporremoveeachstoryfromyourFacebookTimeline....[
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CraigVenter’sBugsMightSavetheWorld(NYTimes5/30/12)InthemenagerieofCraigVenter’simagination,tinybugswillsavetheworld.Theywillbecustombugs,designerbugs—bugsthatonlyVentercancreate.HewillmixthemupinhisprivatelaboratoryfrombitsandpiecesofDNA,andthenhewillreleasethemintotheairandthewater,intosmokestacksandoilspills,hospitalsandfactoriesandyourhouse.EnlargeThisImageBradSwonetzforTheNewYorkTimesSynthe...[
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ZuckerbergWifePriscillaChan'sRubyRingMayBeValuableAfterAllByJoannaDouglas,SeniorFashionandBeautyEditorPriscillaChanshowedoffhernewrubyringatlunchwithafriend.PhotobyDeano/SplashNewsBillionaireFacebookfounderMarkZuckerberg,28,isgettingalotofflackforbeingcheapwithhisnewbride.HemarriedPriscillaChan,27,inasurpriseceremonyintheirbackyardlastSaturdayandChanworeanoff-the-rackdressbyClairePettibon.Nofancyv...[
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BoywhotouchedObama’shair:StorybehindWhiteHousephotoisprobablyinyourinboxByDylanStableford(PeteSouza/WhiteHouse)Thestorybehindaphotographshowinga5-year-oldblackboytouchingPresidentObama'shair—whichhasbeenhangingintheWestWingoftheWhiteHouseformorethanthreeyears—maybecomingtoyourinboxsoon.TheNewYorkTimespublishedtheadorablebackstoryonThursday,andit'squicklybecomethemost-emailedarticleontheTimes'we...[
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特立独行求真知——记华罗庚如果你到了国外的一个名牌大学，那里的一位大科学家对你说：“你在我们这里呆上两年，就可以拿到一个博士学位。”对此，大概很少有人会说“不”的吧！然而，特立独行的华罗庚，却婉言谢绝了！这就是华罗庚特立独行的个性的表现，前几天，在博文跟帖中，有博友谈及华先生的这一特点，的确所言非虚。话说1936年，清华大学算学系教员华[
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