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China activists seek real steps to fight AIDS discrimination, say education is key
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ AIDS activists were skeptical of a pledge by China's government to fight discrimination against people with the disease, saying Monday the move would mean little without improvements in education to increase awareness and alter mindsets....Tags: AIDS, Demonstration, Health Organizations, Diseases, Health Treatments
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Beijing says it has met air pollution target early, thanks to Olympic restrictions
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ Beijing said Monday it has already reached its target number of 256 "blue-sky days" this year, with the help of ambitious environmental measures the city imposed to cut emissions for the Olympic Games. China's notoriously polluted...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Air Pollution, Health Organizations, Multi-Sport Events, Pollution
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Ed Azzam has Westchester ready again
On High SchoolsWith eight City Section championships, four state titles and a 610-201 record in 29 years of coaching, Ed Azzam has built the Westchester High boys' basketball program into a Southern California powerhouse. But this season, Westchester alumni get to walk...Tags: New York Yankees, Jordan Farmar, Disasters, Major League Baseball, Trevor Ariza
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A peach of a deal: Atlanta on a budget
The Associated PressHome to the world's most famous soda and largest aquarium, Atlanta is also known for its rich Southern history. This sprawling city offers many attractions and museums, but the best of Atlanta is tucked away in neighborhoods that can be enjoyed for little...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Restaurants, Monuments and Heritage Sites, Ku Klux Klan, Dining and Drinking
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China postpones summit with EU after Sarkozy says he will meet the Dalai Lama
Associated Press WriterPARIS (AP) _ China took the extraordinary step Wednesday of indefinitely postponing a summit with the European Union in retaliation for plans by French President Nicolas Sarkozy and other European officials to meet with the exiled spiritual leader of...Tags: European Union, Barack Obama, Nicolas Sarkozy, European Elections, Heads of State
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Visiting European Parliament official stopped from visiting Chinese activist
BEIJING (AP) _ Security guards blocked a member of the European Parliament on Tuesday from visiting an activist whose jailed husband recently won the body's top human rights prize. Helga Trupel, who was visiting Beijing as a member of an official...Tags: European Union, Parliament, Civil Rights, European Elections, Prosecution
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Americans love their television
Tribune NewspapersThe U.S. is a nation of even bigger couch potatoes than previously realized. Nielsen Co. left little doubt this week when it reported that television use is at an all-time high in the U.S., with home TVs turned on for an average of 8 hours, 18 minutes a...Tags: Grey's Anatomy, CBS Corp., CSI, The Office
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Households in the U.S. Watch Eight Hour Plus of TV Per Day
The U.S. is a nation of even bigger couch potatoes than previously realized. Nielsen Co. left little doubt Monday when it reported that television use is at an all-time high in the U.S., with home TVs turned on for an average of 8 hours, 18 minutes a...Tags: Grey's Anatomy, Game Playing, CBS Corp., Consumer Electronics Industry, CSI
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Obama lends voice to Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid
It didn't take long for Barack Obama to start playing a significant role in promoting Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics.
About 15 minutes into Chicago's presentation of its bid plans to the general assembly of the European Olympic Committees...Tags: Barack Obama, International Olympic Committee, Richard M. Daley, Lenny Wilkens, The White House
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Obama makes video pitch for Chicago Olympics
Of The Associated PressPresident-elect Barack Obama made a personal appeal Friday to bring the 2016 Summer Olympics to his home city of Chicago. Obama appeared in a 90-second taped video message played by Chicago bid leaders to the general assembly of European Olympic...Tags: Barack Obama, Architecture, Grant Park, International Olympic Committee, Richard M. Daley
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Months after Olympics end, Bird's Nest, Water Cube still draw crowds of Chinese visitors
Associated Press WriterBEIJING (AP) _ The spectacular fireworks were long over and the Olympic athletes had all gone home. But for Cai Shanhai and his wife, He Jingfeng, it was still a moment to savor as they stared up at the soaring steel arches of the Bird's Nest national...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Trips and Vacations, Freedom of the Press, Multi-Sport Events, Human Rights
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UCLA, USC women have more at stake than usual
There will be much more than bragging rights on the line Saturday night when top-seeded UCLA (20-0-2) faces No. 4-seeded USC (16-4-2) in an NCAA tournament round-of-16 women's soccer game at UCLA's Drake Stadium. It's a rematch of last year's College Cup...Tags: NCAA Tournament, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Boston Bruins
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