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China attacks Dalai Lama, House Speaker Pelosi over Tibet as it tries to avert PR disaster
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CHENGDU, China (AP) - China accused the Dalai Lama on Sunday of stoking Tibetan unrest to sabotage the Beijing Olympics and also berated House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, saying she is ignoring the truth about Tibet. This month's violence in Tibet and neighboring provinces has turned into a public relations disaster for China ahead of the August Olympics, which it had been hoping to use to bolster its international image.
Detroit mayor charged with perjury over alleged love affair
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DETROIT (AP) - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick was charged with perjury and other offenses Monday - and got a stern lecture about the importance of telling the truth - after a trove of raunchy text messages contradicted his sworn denials of an affair with his chief aide.
Chinese-born engineer gets 24.5 years in prison in export case
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Chinese-born engineer gets 24.5 years in prison in export case By GILLIAN FLACCUS Associated Press Writer SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) _ A Chinese-born engineer convicted of conspiracy to export U.S. defense technology to China was sentenced Monday to 24.5 years in federal prison by a judge who said the defendant betrayed his adopted country.
Bush says 4,000 U.S. deaths in Iraq 'were not in vain'
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Marking a grim milestone, a determined President Bush declared Monday the lives of 4,000 U.S. military men and women who have died in Iraq "were not lost in vain." The White House signaled anew that additional troops won't be pulled out soon.
Clinton campaign says she 'misspoke' in account of Bosnia trip
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WASHINGTON (AP) _ Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign said she "misspoke" last week when saying she had landed under sniper fire during a trip to Bosnia as first lady in March 1996. The Obama campaign suggested it was a deliberate exaggeration by Clinton, who often cites the goodwill trip with her daughter and several celebrities as an example of her foreign policy experience.
Royalists win in landslide in Bhutan's first parliamentary vote
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THIMPHU, Bhutan (AP) _ Long known as a quirky holdout from modernity, the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan ended a century of absolute monarchy Monday by electing a staunch royalist as its first prime minister. So it goes in Bhutan, possibly the first country in history where a king had to convince his people that democracy was a good idea.
'Let's Speak Arabic' aids Arab culture, language education
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Khaleel Alyahya says teaching the world about Arabic culture -- the beliefs, values and language -- is key to bridging the gap between Arab and American cultures. In his latest attempt to bridge cultures, Alyahya and his co-author Fatmah Assiri created a handbook, titled "Let's Speak Arabic," written to make learning Arabic and about Arab culture easier.
CSU creates new research supercluster
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Considered by many as one of the top research universities in the nation, CSU announced the creation of a new research Supercluster late last week. A Supercluster can be seen as a sort of science-based business, where people work to research ideas and proceed to market and sell the products they develop.
Pro-Tibetan protestors rally
Human rights activists challenge Olympic flame-lighting in Greece
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ANCIENT OLYMPIA, Greece (AP) _ Even before the Olympic flame was lit Monday, a protester of China's human rights policies disrupted the solemn ceremony, foreshadowing the prospect of demonstrations throughout the 85,000-mile torch-relay route right up to the Beijing Games themselves.
Academic Village dining hall opens
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After a two-year, $18 million process, the new Academic Village dining hall, which will feed engineering and honors students living in the residence hall, as well as students from across campus, saw its grand opening Monday. More than 600 students swarmed the grand opening of the new dining center, the Ram's Horn, Monday.
Athletics may propose late fee increase
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Struggling with poor teams and expensive coach buy-outs, the CSU Athletics Department is planning to submit a proposal for a student fee increase two months after the deadline set for university departments, student leaders found Monday. The Student Fee Review Board learned that the Athletics Department might be requesting the increase -- likely to the sum of millions of dollars -- despite initial promises from Paul Kowalczyk, director of athletics, that his department would not want to put a larger financial burden on students.
ASCSU presidential campaigns begin
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Student government presidential campaign season started Friday when the Associated Students of CSU announced four candidates vying for the honor of occupying the organization's highest office. ASCSU is pushing for a massive increase in voter support this year, hoping to change the low turnout of past elections, as students at CSU have been relatively apathetic toward student government elections.
