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In Seattle, Dalai Lama Presses for Tibet

Says China must open region, pushes for 'middle way'

By Jason Farago, Newser Staff

Posted Apr 14, 2008 6:20 AM CDT

(Newser) – After four days of lectures in Seattle on love and compassion, the Dalai Lama turned to the tempestuous topic of the fate of Tibet within China. The Dalai Lama called on Beijing to open the region to foreign journalists, continued to press for his "... Read full story »

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