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  • July 2008

    • Tasty Morsels on Fried Chicken

      newser  |  Daily Green  |  Jul 13, 08 11:48 AM CDT

      Tasty Morsels on Fried Chicken

      You might be well acquainted with the Colonel and his famous fried chicken, but beneath the crunchy skin lie some lesser-known facts. The Daily Green sides its poultry with a six-pack of trivia. It's a place: After toying around with the name "Ptarmigan," one town's handful of residents settled on Chicken, Alaska. Where to get it: If you follow Bon Appetit's advice, you'll take your chicken craving to Blackberry Farm in Tennessee, Price's Chicken Coup in North Carolina, or Willa Mae's Scotch House in New Orleans. More »

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      list  • food  • Dalai Lama  • fast food  • chicken  • KFC  • vegan

  • June 2008

    • Olympic Torch Arrives in Tibet

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Jun 21, 08 6:17 AM CDT

      Olympic Torch Arrives in Tibet

      Under tight security, the Olympic torch made its way through Tibet’s capital in the most controversial leg of its worldwide journey—a jaunt that ended with Chinese criticism of the Dalai Lama, Reuters reports. “We will be able to totally smash the splittist schemes of the Dalai Lama clique,” said the Communist party’s Tibet leader in front of Potala Palace, the exiled Tibetan leader’s traditional seat. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Olympic torch  • torch relay

    • Dalai Lama's Advice Runs to Earthier Tones

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Jun 9, 08 3:00 PM CDT

      Dalai Lama's Advice Runs to Earthier Tones

      Driven by questions both spiritual and secular, more Westerners are heading to the Dalai Lama's headquarters-in-exile, the Wall Street Journal reports. Humble despite being proclaimed a “God-King,” Tibet's spiritual leader has sought “opportunities to be interactive” in the Indian town of Dharmsala—seeing a wide variety of visitors and dispensing wisdom on career choices and broken relationships … as well as religion. More »

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      India  • Dalai Lama  • Buddhist monks  • relationship  • Tibetans in exile  • Buddhism  • Dharamsala  • Tibetan monks

  • May 2008

    • Dalai Lama Won't Be Welcomed at 10 Downing

      newser  |  AFP  |  May 20, 08 7:50 AM CDT

      Dalai Lama Won't Be Welcomed at 10 Downing

      The Dalai Lama arrived in Britain today for an 11-day visit, during which he will give lectures and meet with senior religious and political figures. Gordon Brown won acclaim at the height of the Olympic torch protests for agreeing to meet the Tibetan leader. But now, writes AFP, the PM is under fire for an element of protocol: the meeting will not take place at his residence of 10 Downing Street, but in a religious setting. More »

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      China  • United Kingdom  • Gordon Brown  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • 10 Downing Street

    • China Weighs Olympic Invitation for Dalai Lama

      newser  |  Reuters  |  May 12, 08 9:41 AM CDT

      China Weighs Olympic Invitation for Dalai Lama

      Battered by backlash over the Tibet crackdown, China has proposed inviting the Dalai Lama to the Beijing Olympics. An unnamed top Chinese official called a legislator in Tibet's exiled government to discuss the possibility, Reuters reports. The spiritual leader would consider attending, said the Tibetan lawmaker. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama

    • Dalai Lama to China: Stop Smearing Me

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  May 9, 08 1:12 PM CDT

      Dalai Lama to China: Stop Smearing Me

      If Chinese leaders truly believe the Dalai Lama was behind the Lhasa riots, “then they should go to Oslo and see to it that I am stripped of my Nobel Peace Prize,” the spiritual leader tells Der Spiegel. The Tibetan leader is tired of China’s accusations, and he says they should come forward with evidence if they have it. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Lhasa  • Tibetans in exile

    • Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks

      newser  |  BBC  |  May 3, 08 9:30 AM CDT

      Dalai Lama Reps Visit China for Peace Talks

      Representatives for the Dalai Lama head to China today for talks on restoring peace between the two sides, the BBC reports. The visit marks the first contact between the exiled leader and Chinese officials since pro-Tibet protests turned violent in March. The envoys will discuss the Dalai Lama’s “deep concerns about the Chinese authorities' handling of the situation” and work toward peace, his office said. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • protests  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • peace talks

  • April 2008

    • China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 30, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      China Sends 30 to Prison in Mass Tibet Trials

      A Chinese court sentenced 30 people yesterday, including six monks, for taking part in the March protest riots in Tibet, the New York Times reports. The sentences ranged from three years to life in prison. Human Rights Watch watch said the trials were secret and defendants weren’t allowed representation, calling them “political punishment masquerading as a legal process.” More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Human Rights Watch  • riot  • Tibetan monks

    • China Will Meet With Dalai Lama Aide

      newser  |  AFP  |  Apr 25, 08 4:43 AM CDT

      China Will Meet With Dalai Lama Aide

      Beijing officials will meet in the next few days with a representative of the Dalai Lama, reports AFP, quoting Chinese media. The meeting would be the first encounter between the Tibetan leadership and members of the Chinese government since last month's unrest in Tibet. China has come under intense foreign pressure to open talks with the Dalai Lama, particularly in the wake of protests in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence  • Xinhua

    • China Protests Slam Tibet Push for Freedom

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 19, 08 7:13 AM CDT

      China Protests Slam Tibet Push for Freedom

      Chinese demonstrators today responded to pro-Tibet protests around the world with rallies of their own, blasting Tibet’s calls for independence and demanding a boycott of French goods, Reuters reports. “Oppose Tibet independence, support the Olympics,” said banners hoisted by protesters in at least four cities. A number of protests clustered around French Carrefour supermarkets in China. More »

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      China  • France  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • protests  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetan independence

    • New China Museum Fuels Tibetan Anger

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Apr 17, 08 11:59 AM CDT

      New China Museum Fuels Tibetan Anger

      China is accelerating construction of a number of museums ahead of August's Olympics, but one is sure to cause serious consternation: the first museum in Beijing devoted to Tibet. Antiquities and historical documents will be used to underline the claim that Tibet is an integral part of China, the New York Times reports—with the Dalai Lama edited out post-1959.  More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • history  • Tibetan independence  • museum

    • In Seattle, Dalai Lama Presses for Tibet

      newser  |  Seattle Times  |  Apr 14, 08 6:20 AM CDT

      In Seattle, Dalai Lama Presses for Tibet

      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 "middle way" of Tibetan autonomy, and reiterated his threat to resign as Tibet's political leader if his people continued to use violence. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Seattle  • Tibetan independence

    • 4 Months to Go: Is China Ready for Spotlight?

      newser  |  Chicago Tribune  |  Apr 13, 08 4:11 PM CDT

      4 Months to Go: Is China Ready for Spotlight?

      The last-minute drama brewing in the runup to this summer's Olympic Games is of a more global and more personal nature than the infrastructure issues of Olympics past—and Chinese leaders are bristling under the scrutiny, the Chicago Tribune reports. But pride in the country's hosting gig remains strong, even among the impoverished workers who could never afford a ticket. More »

    • Dalai Lama's Home-in-Exile Is Hippie Haven

      newser  |  Christian Science Monitor  |  Apr 13, 08 8:30 AM CDT

      Dalai Lama's Home-in-Exile Is Hippie Haven

      Western ex-patriots have turned the Dalai Lama's home-in-exile into a hippie hotspot, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The Himalayan town of Dharamsala, population 20,000, has become a center for for espresso-sipping yoga-lovers and web-surfing monks. Many more come in search of wisdom, but the town is not without its “charlatans,” says one settler. More »

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      Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetans in exile  • Dharamsala  • hippies

    • China Skewers House Speaker

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 13, 08 5:50 AM CDT

      China Skewers House Speaker

      Chinese state-sponsored media today blasted US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her stance supporting Tibet.  Belligerent  editorials from the official Xinhua news agency ripped Pelosi as "the most disgusting person" and a "protector of mobsters, arsonists and murderers." Pelosi has urged President Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the upcoming Olympic games to protest China's human rights abuses. More »

    • Dalai Lama Begins US Visit

      newser  |  Seattle Times  |  Apr 10, 08 6:00 PM CDT

      Dalai Lama Begins US Visit

      The Dalai Lama arrived in Seattle today to begin a five-day series of speeches and workshops on peace and compassion, the Seattle Times reports. He told a group of Tibetan supporters at the airport that he was saddened by yesterday's protests in San Francisco surrounding the Olympic torch, and reiterated his support for August's Beijing Games. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Seattle  • Tibetan independence

    • IOC Head: We Can Weather Torch 'Crisis'

      newser  |  CNN  |  Apr 10, 08 11:15 AM CDT

      IOC Head: We Can Weather Torch 'Crisis'

      The protests following the Olympic torch around the globe are a “crisis,” but the International Olympic Committee has faced worse, its chief said today. The Games, he said, would “rebound," the BBC reports. Meanwhile, the Dalai Lama said China “deserved” to host, CNN reports. "We are not anti-Chinese," the Tibetan spiritual leader said. But he also supports the protesters' right to be heard: "Nobody has the right to tell them to shut up." More »

    • China Plans 'Education' of Tibetan Monks

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Apr 5, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      China Plans 'Education' of Tibetan Monks

      Fed up with protests from Tibetan monks, Beijing said today it will step up a campaign of "patriotic education," the AP reports. Beijing will try to force monks to denounce the Dalai Lama and declare their loyalty to China, adding to worries that the current tension over human rights will only worsen as the Summer Olympics approach. More »

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      China  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Tibet  • human rights  • Dalai Lama  • Sichuan province

    • Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Apr 4, 08 5:29 PM CDT

      Chinese Police Kill 8 Protesters

      Chinese police killed eight protesters and wounded dozens more overnight in Sichuan province when they opened fire on a demonstration led by Tibetan monks, the Times of London reports. The altercation started when police searched a Tibetan monastery, confiscating phones and images of the Dalai Lama. After arresting two, the police demanded all in the monastery denounce the Tibetan spiritual leader. More »

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      China  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Olympic protests  • political demonstrations  • Tibetans  • political protest  • police crackdown  • Tibetan monks  • repression

    • India Tries to Placate Both China and Tibet

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Apr 2, 08 7:48 AM CDT

      India Tries to Placate Both China and Tibet

      India enjoys a trade relationship with China, its fellow powerhouse economy, that experts value at around $40 billion this year. But it also hosts the Dalai Lama, the Tibetan government in exile, and about 100,000 Tibetans who live in the country. As tensions in Tibet continue, writes the Washington Post, India is treading a narrow path to please both sides. More »

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      China  • India  • Tibet  • Dalai Lama  • Tibetans in exile

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