Exit polls by CBS News reveal that the fossil-fueled Superstorm Sandy, and President Obama’s response, was a crucial factor for two in five voters nationwide. Twenty-six percent of those polled said Obama’s broadly praised response was an important factor, and 15 percent — about one in six voters — said it was the most important… Continue reading His Campaign Saved by Superstorm Sandy, Obama Is Urged to Take Bold Action on Climate Change
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Firstever Tie in First-of-the-nation Dixville Notch Election: Obama and Romney Each Gets Five Votes
By David Li, bostonese.com The results of the first in the nation presidential election was made public on live TB at 3:05 AM on November 6, 2012 in Dixville Notch, NH. The voting started right after the midnight, and a total of 10 votes were recorded in this small precinct. Among the 10 votes, there… Continue reading Firstever Tie in First-of-the-nation Dixville Notch Election: Obama and Romney Each Gets Five Votes
Boston’s Chinese Community Thanks Senator Brown for Senate’s Apology for Chinese Exclusion Act
By David Li, bostonese.com In the evening of October 20, 2012, about 300 Chinese People of Greater Boston and New England held an appreciation party for Senator Scott Brown at Empire Garden restaurant. They thanked Senator Brown’s contribution in passing resolution S.Res.201 – A resolution expressing the regret of the Senate for the passage of… Continue reading Boston’s Chinese Community Thanks Senator Brown for Senate’s Apology for Chinese Exclusion Act
Facing a Weak Economy, Both Candicates Are Tough on China
(from chinadaily.com.cn) China-bashing is fiercer in the 2012 US presidential election than any previous election campaign, with both the Republican and the Democratic candidates attacking China, observers said. Mitt Romney and President Barack Obama wave to the audience during the first presidential debate at the University of Denver in Colorado on Oct 3. Charlie Neibergall… Continue reading Facing a Weak Economy, Both Candicates Are Tough on China
Japan, Taiwan Ships Exchange Water Cannon Fire As China’s First Aircraft Carrier Entering Service
BEIJING, Sept. 26 – Japanese and Taiwanese ships shot water cannon at each other yesterday in the latest confrontation over tiny islands in the East China Sea as Japan met with another rival, China, in an effort to tamp down tensions. A Japanese coast guard ship sprays water at a Taiwanese ship yesterday near the… Continue reading Japan, Taiwan Ships Exchange Water Cannon Fire As China’s First Aircraft Carrier Entering Service
Letter of Portest to the Japanese Ambassador to the USA
September 15, 2012 RE: Protesting against Japan’s Illegal “Nationalization” of Chinese Diaoyu Islands Where-as The Diaoyu Islands (also called Senkaku Islands in Japan) are unequivocally territories of China, which Japan failed to return to their rightful owner after World War II. And, Numerous historical documents, some dating back to as early as 1403, recorded the… Continue reading Letter of Portest to the Japanese Ambassador to the USA
Not 99%, It’s 47% – Transcript of Leaked Romney Fundraiser Remarks
(By NBC News on September 18, 2012) The campaign discussion was dominated Tuesday by remarks made by Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney at a May 17 fundraiser in Boca Raton, Fla., which were surreptitiously recorded by an anonymous source and surfaced Monday evening. Romney shows his grandchildren, from left to right: Owen, 5; Wyatt, 7;… Continue reading Not 99%, It’s 47% – Transcript of Leaked Romney Fundraiser Remarks
Aung San Suu Kyi to Deliver Godkin Lecture at Harvard Kennedy School
CAMBRIDGE MA — Nobel Peace Prize winner and democracy activist Aung San Suu Kyi will deliver the annual Godkin Lecture at Harvard Kennedy School on September 27th. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum, 79 JFK Street, Cambridge. VOA’s Scott Stearns interviews Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu… Continue reading Aung San Suu Kyi to Deliver Godkin Lecture at Harvard Kennedy School
Transcript: Clint Eastwood Talking to An Empty Chair at RNC
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Tropical Storm Isaac Delays RNC and Takes Aim at Gulf Coast
By David Li, bostonese.com As the path of Tropical Storm Isaac moved to the west of some earlier predictions and thus farther away from Tempa, FL, organizers of Republican National Convention (RNC) breathed a sigh of relief. However, for safety considerations, RNC was still delayed by one day, and will now start on Tuesday, August… Continue reading Tropical Storm Isaac Delays RNC and Takes Aim at Gulf Coast