Eight Americans arrested for planning or staging protests in Beijing were deported to the United States on Sunday, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said. ...full story at CNN
from CNN on Mon, Aug 25 2008
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US News Condemn China: 10 Protesters return Home »
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