And, as it turns out, Philadelphia, we hosted Little Georgie's coming-out party. No, Philly didn't vote Bush. But it stings to be, essentially, ground zero for two terms of civil-rights butchering, foreign good will squandering, nation-unbuilding abominations.

Even though China is run by an autocratic society, the current and future economic prosperity that the leadership is bringing to its citizens is likely to have a dampening effect on any grassroots effort to change the government drastically.

At last, Philadelphia is doing what the RAC — the city's official nongovernment experts — have long asked for. And what the Recycling Alliance — a coalition of advocacy groups, armed with 10,000 signatures — has demanded.

It is apparent that no one in his family ever escaped a Siberian prison camp, gave compulsory service to the Soviet Army or faced resettlement for disagreeing with the prevailing ideology.

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