Monday,July10th,sawthekillingofBasayev,aChechenyarebelleaderbytheRussianFederationArmy.Itwasthe6threporteddeathofhimsince2005,althoughthistimeitwasconfirmedbyboththerebelsandRussiangovernment.However,therebelssaiditwasanaccidentexplosionthatcauseBasayev'sdeath,notanattackbyRussianarmy.车臣是位于俄联邦南部边境高加索山区的一个伊斯兰共和国。从18世纪末沙俄扩张到高加索山区开始,信奉伊斯兰教的车臣人不断...[
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我与民主的对话(三)上两篇讲到民主的历史实践和理论发展,这一篇从社会系统的角度,讨论人类社会系统的内在元素和宏观平衡。“?”是我,因为提出问题是我一个凡人最大的功能。我把自己的言语以蓝色表示。“∑”是民主他老人家,他了解一切。我把他老人家的言语以紫色表示。下面就是民主与我之间问答的继续。?:上一篇结尾讲到,民主政体的目的是社会的效[
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ForbesrevealedtodaythatSteveBallmerisgoingtolaunchhisown“iPod.”ItseemsMSFTischangingitsstrategyfordigitalmusicmarket.Lackingofhardwarestrengthmayhavedraggedthesoftwaregiant’scapabilitytoobtaininganeconomicalshareinthisfastgrowingmarket.微软对数字音乐市场窥觑已久了。它以往的策略在软件方面着手,希望像PC兼容机当年一样,通过把微软的WMA格式也培养成新的数字音乐市场的defactostandard。1999年,MP3因为开...[
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DPRKtested7missilesonTuesday,July4ththatignitedseriousresponsesamongtheinternationalcommunity.Daepodong-2,itsICBM(IntercontinentalBallisticMissile)duringthetest,failedin40secondsafterlaunch.Japan,workingwithUS,draftedaresolutiontoUNSecurityCouncilthatcallsforsanctions.RussiaandChinaopposedit.China,asitalwaysdoes,preferstoapplydiplomaticapproachtotheissue,whileRussiacallsfor“commonsense.”朝岛和平...[
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中国富豪段永平以62万美元的价格,竟得与股神巴菲特的一次慈善午餐。经过29次出价,段永平以高出去年27万美元的价格,再eBay上打败了世界各地的竞标对手。当大家还不知此公何方神圣的时候,这个早年有过央视竞标经历的中国人,已经在为两位股神的聊天准备提纲了。巴菲特是价值投资开山鼻祖Graham的承衣钵者。1950年,20岁的巴菲特,申请HBS被拒。后来,他加入哥伦比亚[
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OnMay30,2006,TreasurysecretaryJohnSnowresignedafterhavingservedthepostfor40months.PresidentBushimmediatelynominatedCEOofGoldmanSachs,HenryM(Hank)PaulsontosucceedSnowtotackletheworldlargesteconomyfeaturinga$400billionbudgetdeficit,aroaringtradedeficitof$700B,andafastdepreciatingcurrencysince2001.TheSenateapprovedPaulson’snominationalmostamonthlater.
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USsupremecourtonWednesdayruledthatmostoftheTexasCongressionalmapdrawnbyrepublican-ledthestate’slegislatureisnotunconstitutional,exceptthepartsfor23rdDistrictinthestateandseveralotherssurroundingit.Therulingisregardingastheopengateforasomewhatcontroversialissue:mid-decaderedistrictingofthestates.
为了众院代表选举的需要,美国联邦法律规定了划分选区的标准,即每10年按照人口统计的结果,把各州的选区...[
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ThemotionbyRepublicansenatorstoamendtheconstitutiontobandesecrationoftheAmericanflagwasfailedinUSsenatevoteonTuesday.Themotionwasbackedby66votes,just1voteshortofthetwo-thirdsmajorityneededforconstitutionalamendment.TheCongressvotedforthesamemotionin2005by286:130.slightlyovertwo-thirdsmajority.AnothertoplinepoliticalnewsrevealedthattheSenateJudiciaryCommitteeChairmanArlenSpecterisconsideringawaytol...[
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Twosignificantmovesoftwosignificantplayersofthetechsector:MiscrosoftandIntel.Intheevent“UnifiedCommunicationDay”inSanFrancisco,Microsoftannouncedthatitplantoconsolidatevariouscommunicationapplicationsintooneshield,socalledMicrosoftOfficeCommunicationServer2007.CombiningwithclientOfficeCommunicator,thispowerfulpackwillintegrateallcommunicationfunctionalitiessuchasVoIP,IM,eMail,cellphone,andevenvi...[
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VariousnewssourcesreportedinthepasttwodaysthatWarrenBuffet,thesecondrichestmanintheworld,willstarttogiveawayvirtuallyhisentirepieofwealthtofoundationsofcharitypurposes.AmongthereceiversisMelinda&BillGatesFoundationwhowillshare$37,000,000,000ofthe$42,000,000,000thatBuffetisplanningtodonate.Iamputtingthenine0sstraightinsteadofusingthewordbillionsimplybecauseofmyrespectofBuffetintwoaspects:thegre...[
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