On this page the following entries were made in the “October, 2008” time-frame.
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The California Beef Noodle King is Hiring.
Mr Lee’s California Beef Noodle restaurants are a staple around Beijing and many Chinese cities. Mr. Lee, a Chong Ching native according to the poster in the restaurant I was in on Sunday morning, moved to the US where he made his money in Beef Noodles, returning to take this niche in Chinese cuisine by [...]
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Legacy, Not Just Presidency, on Line for McCain
John McCain could still easily be the next American president. Although behind in the polls, it’s pretty easy to come up with a mathematical formula for him to win the 270 electoral votes he would need. Yet the man who says he would “rather lose an election than lose a war” should be worrying about [...]
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Satire Beautiful Part of Free Speech
I’m back in New York right now. It’s only been a few days, but one of the delightful things you tend to forget is how important satire and political comedy are to a healthy society. Many of my Chinese friends correctly point out that people can be pretty brutal towards Chinese leaders in their personal [...]
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