Washington's top diplomat in China pressed the government to immediately free foreign activists jailed for protesting at the Olympics and criticized Beijing on Sunday for failing to use the games to show "greater tolerance and openness." ...full story at USA Today
from USA Today on Sun, Aug 24 2008
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