The Rise of Chinese Cheneys
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on January 21st, 2011 5:31 am by HL
The Rise of Chinese Cheneys
Nicholas Kristof, New York Times
When Deng Xiaoping made a landmark visit to the United States in 1979, he was seated near the actress Shirley MacLaine. According to several accounts that Ms. MacLaine confirmed this week, she told Deng rhapsodically about a visit to China during the Cultural Revolution. She described meeting a scholar who had been sent to toil in the countryside but spoke glowingly about the joys of manual labor and the terrific opportunity to learn from peasants.Deng growled: “He was lying.”
Senators’ Exits Shape 2012 Fight
Obama Bouncing Back, But Challenges Remain
Mark Murray, NBC News
WASHINGTON — What a difference a few weeks can make.Last month, Republicans were celebrating their midterm victories; Democrats were licking their electoral wounds; and President Barack Obama's approval rating was stuck in the mid-'40s.But after a five-week stretch that included bipartisan legislative achievements in the lame-duck session of Congress, mostly positive economic news and Obama's well-received speech honoring the victims of the tragic shootings in Arizona, the political world has taken an abrupt turn in direction.
