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| AT&T, T-Mobile merger blasted |
(Tue, 22 Mar 2011)
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A day after AT&T announced it would buy T-Mobile USA to create the biggest wireless carrier in the country, consumer advocates and some members of Congress blasted the deal.
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Author: Ian Shapira and Jia Lynn Yang |
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| Consumer advocates: FCC should require more disclosure on political ads |
(Tue, 22 Mar 2011)
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The Federal Communications Commission should require sponsors of political advertising to disclose their biggest financial backers to the public, according to a petition filed Tuesday by a public-interest law firm.
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Author: Dan Eggen |
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| AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA |
(Mon, 21 Mar 2011)
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AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
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| AT&T agrees to buy T-Mobile USA |
(Mon, 21 Mar 2011)
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AT&T has agreed to buy T-Mobile USA in a $39 billion deal that would create the country's largest cellphone carrier.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
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| Satellite firms pitch the government on off-the-shelf commercial products |
(Sun, 20 Mar 2011)
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The offers follow the release of an Obama administration policy urging agencies to avoid building satellites from scratch.
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Author: Steven Overly |
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| SEC accuses IBM of misconduct in providing gifts to Korean, Chinese officials |
(Sat, 19 Mar 2011)
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The Securities and Exchange Commission accused IBM on Friday of bribing government officials in South Korea with cash payments and free computers.
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Author: David S. Hilzenrath |
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| Obama administration seeks more U.N. authority to intervene in Libya |
(Fri, 18 Mar 2011)
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The Obama administration pressed Thursday for greater United Nations authority to confront Libyan leader Moammar Gaddafi's forces by land, air and sea, while insisting that Arab governments play a central role in any possible military action.
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Author: Scott Wilson, Colum Lynch and Karen DeYoung |
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| Fairfax County crime report |
(Tue, 15 Mar 2011)
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department.
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| U.S. funding tech firms that help Mideast dissidents evade government censors |
(Wed, 09 Mar 2011)
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The Obama administration may not be lending arms to dissidents in the Middle East, but it is offering aid in another critical way: helping them surf the Web anonymously as they seek to overthrow their governments.
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Author: Ian Shapira |
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| Hacked e-mails show Web's usefulness in dirty-tricks campaigns |
(Sun, 06 Mar 2011)
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Although much of K Street spends its time plying the halls of Congress on behalf of well-heeled clients, there is a growing dark side to Washington's lobbying and public-relations industry: figuring out new ways to undermine and sabotage opponents.
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Author: Dan Eggen |
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| Latest federal shutdown hits contractors hard; At many firms, employee morale suffering |
(Thu, 03 Mar 2011)
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From The Washington Post archives Published: December 22, 1995, Friday, Final Edition Two of the top computer technicians at Automated Information Management Inc. in Lanham turned in their resignations yesterday, one small sign that the partial federal shutdown is having a troubling impact on sma...
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Author: Peter Behr |
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| The Ripple Effect: Empty Halls, Lost Money, Discontent |
(Thu, 03 Mar 2011)
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From The Washington Post archives Published: November 15, 1995, Wednesday, Final Edition They read the official bad news in a blizzard of computer messages that hit around 9:30 a.m. yesterday. By noon they were gone: 150,000 government workers streaming out of office buildings and laboratories...
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Author: David Montgomery |
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| Supreme Court ruling: No 'personal privacy' for corporations |
(Tue, 01 Mar 2011)
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Corporations have no right to "personal privacy" when it comes to government records requested under the Freedom of Information Act, a unanimous Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.
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Author: Robert Barnes |
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| Rep. Darrell Issa fires trusted aide Bardella |
(Tue, 01 Mar 2011)
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Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), less than two months into his tenure as one of the most powerful committee chairmen on Capitol Hill, fired a close adviser Tuesday after learning that the aide had been sharing e-mails with an author working on a book about Washington's political culture.
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Author: Paul Kane |
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| Obama administration joins critics of U.S. nonprofit group that oversees Internet |
(Tue, 01 Mar 2011)
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The California nonprofit organization that operates the Internet's levers has always been a target for such global heavies as Russia and China that prefer the United Nations to be in charge of the Web. But these days, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers is fending off attacks ...
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Author: Ian Shapira |
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| Serious crime on Metro hits 5-year high |
(Thu, 24 Feb 2011)
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Serious crime increased last year across the Metro transit system by 12 percent, fueled by surging numbers of aggravated assaults and robberies by thieves who snatch smartphones, MP3 players and other electronic devices from rail passengers and flee, Metro has reported.
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Author: Ann Scott Tyson |
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| Reading the 2012 budget like a map to government employment |
(Wed, 16 Feb 2011)
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It's ironic that the president released his 2012 budget on Valentine's Day. In this long love letter to the country, President Obama said to the federal government, "Baby, I love you, but we are going to have to make some changes."
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Author: Derrick T. Dortch Derrick T. Dortch |
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| Investigative spotlight turns on Army captain who helped bust counterfeiter |
(Wed, 16 Feb 2011)
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Army civilian police Capt. Andrew Poulos Jr. helped bust a counterfeiter last year who produced templates for federal law enforcement credentials and sold them over the Internet.
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Author: Sari Horwitz |
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| Iran's Natanz nuclear facility recovered quickly from Stuxnet cyberattack |
(Wed, 16 Feb 2011)
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VIENNA - In an underground chamber near the Iranian city of Natanz, a network of surveillance cameras offers the outside world a rare glimpse into Iran's largest nuclear facility. The cameras were installed by U.N. inspectors to keep tabs on Iran's nuclear progress, but last year they recorded s...
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Author: Joby Warrick |
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| WikiLeaks, free speech and Twitter come together in Va. court case |
(Wed, 16 Feb 2011)
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An odd confluence of important issues came together in a federal courtroom in Alexandria on Tuesday: the criminal investigation of WikiLeaks, free speech and social networking.
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Author: Dana Hedgpeth |
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| Anthrax report casts doubt on scientific evidence in FBI case against Bruce Ivins |
(Tue, 15 Feb 2011)
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For the FBI, the case of the anthrax killer is an investigation that never seems to end.
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Author: Jerry Markon |
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| Clinton warns governments that limiting Internet will backfire |
(Tue, 15 Feb 2011)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned governments from China to Syria on Tuesday that blocking the Internet would ultimately backfire, damaging their economies and creating pent-up demands that would boil over in demonstrations like those that have swept the Middle East and North Africa.
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Author: Mary Beth Sheridan |
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| Clinton calls for 'serious conversation' about Internet freedom |
(Tue, 15 Feb 2011)
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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Tuesday for "a serious conversation" about rules to ensure an open Internet, noting it had helped power the pro-democracy uprising in Egypt but also served as a tool for terrorists and repressive governments.
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Author: Mary Beth Sheridan |
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| Devastating 2010 Pakistan floods highlight difficulties in sounding alarm |
(Mon, 14 Feb 2011)
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Last July, a set of troubling numbers appeared in a computer at a key weather-forecasting center west of London.
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Author: Brian Vastag |
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| Federal investigators expose vast web of insider trading |
(Sat, 12 Feb 2011)
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At about 2 a.m. on a November night, a former hedge fund manager named Donald Longueuil allegedly left his apartment in Manhattan with fragments of chopped-up hard drives tucked in his jacket. He walked through the darkened city tossing the pieces in the backs of garbage trucks - four of them, to...
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Author: David S. Hilzenrath and Jia Lynn Yang |
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| Ex-senator Gordon Smith now represents broadcasters as voice for free, local TV |
(Sat, 12 Feb 2011)
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Gordon Smith believes few things are more American than a square meal with peas, carrots and corn. Of course the former senator from Oregon may be biased, since his family supplies much of the nation's frozen veggies.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: Ex-senator |
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| Obama touts plan to get wireless Internet to 98 percent of U.S. |
(Thu, 10 Feb 2011)
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President Obama unveiled an ambitious blueprint to use $18 billion in federal funds to get 98 percent of the nation connected to the Internet on smartphones and tablet computers in five years.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
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| Identity-theft statistics look better, but you still don't want to be one |
(Wed, 09 Feb 2011)
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There's some good news and some bad news about identity theft.
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Author: Michelle Singletary |
Category: Identity-theft |
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| U.S. report finds no electronic flaws in Toyotas that would cause acceleration |
(Wed, 09 Feb 2011)
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Government investigators have rejected claims that electronic defects caused Toyota cars and trucks to accelerate out of control, a finding released Tuesday that offers a measure of long-awaited vindication for the world's largest automaker and shifts blame to the drivers who reported the incidents.
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Author: Peter Whoriskey |
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| Protesters surge into Tahrir Square as Google executive energizes movement |
(Tue, 08 Feb 2011)
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CAIRO - Protesters thronged Cairo's Tahrir Square on Tuesday in one of Egypt's largest anti-government demonstrations to date as their movement was energized by a television interview given by a Google executive who for two weeks had been detained by Egyptian security officials.
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Author: Craig Whitlock and Leila Fadel |
Category: Protesters |
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| Facebook treads carefully after its vital role in Egypt's anti-Mubarak protests |
(Wed, 02 Feb 2011)
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In Egypt, the tried-and-true tool for opponents of President Hosni Mubarak in recent years has been Facebook. Most recently, it was on Facebook - which boasts 5 million users in Egypt, the most in the Arab world - where youthful outrage over the killing of a prominent activist spread, leading to ...
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Author: Cecilia Kang and Ian Shapira |
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| Fairfax County crime report |
(Wed, 02 Feb 2011)
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
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| Interior Department issues new policy protecting government scientists |
(Tue, 01 Feb 2011)
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The Interior Department set new rules Tuesday that will protect scientific information and the people who create it from political interference, earning wide praise from outside groups that have long alleged that top political officials regularly manipulate or misinterpret data.
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Author: Ed O'Keefe |
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| China mulls impact of Mideast uprisings |
(Mon, 31 Jan 2011)
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HONG KONG - Could the popular revolt against authoritarian regimes of the Middle East ever spread to China, the world's most populous nation? And if so, does the United States have a policy to deal with it?
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Author: Andrew Higgins and Keith B. Richburg |
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| NFL executes lobbying blitz on Capitol Hill |
(Mon, 31 Jan 2011)
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Forget Troy Polamalu and the Pittsburgh Steelers. Business-suited, briefcase-carrying Washington lobbyists have formed the NFL's most formidable defense in recent years.
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Author: Amy Shipley |
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| U.S. warns against blocking social media, elevates Internet freedom policies |
(Fri, 28 Jan 2011)
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The decision by Egyptian officials to virtually shut down Internet access to the country Friday marked an audacious escalation in the battle between authoritarian governments and tech-savvy protesters. It was also a direct challenge to the Obama administration's attempts to promote Internet freedom.
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Author: Mary Beth Sheridan |
Category: U.S. |
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| China pushing back against online smear campaigns |
(Thu, 27 Jan 2011)
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BEIJING - Yang Feiyun belongs to an army that the Chinese government doesn't like. Yang's army operates online, obeying few rules. Its members spend long hours in front of the computer, normally for meager wages, posting comments in as many places as possible.
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Author: Chico Harlan |
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| Text of President Obama's State of the Union address |
(Wed, 26 Jan 2011)
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Author: Post |
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| FCC poised to give LightSquared's satellite broadband venture a boost |
(Tue, 25 Jan 2011)
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With a wave of new smartphones and tablet computers threatening to overwhelm wireless networks, the Federal Communications Commission is preparing to take another aggressive step to ease the growing capacity crunch.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: FCC |
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| Fairfax County crime watch |
(Tue, 25 Jan 2011)
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
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Author: Post |
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| FCC's rules to protect Internet access spark claims of violations |
(Mon, 24 Jan 2011)
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The ink is barely dry on the Federal Communications Commission's rules to protect Internet access, and claims of violations are already surfacing.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
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| Finding a strategy for growth |
(Mon, 24 Jan 2011)
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Democrats and Republicans have valid economic fears; can Obama address both on Tuesday?
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Author: FAREED ZAKARIA |
Category: Finding |
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| Traceability rule represents big adjustment for food industry |
(Mon, 24 Jan 2011)
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In response to a new federal food safety law and growing consumer interest, vast amounts of new data are being generated about the complicated path that food takes from field to supermarket shelf.
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Author: Lyndsey Layton |
Category: Traceability |
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| With Comcast-NBC conditions, Feds try to open a door to online video |
(Sat, 22 Jan 2011)
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Ideally, nobody should have to worry about one TV and Internet provider buying a TV network. In that ideal world, you'd have enough choices for those services that competition would keep the newly combined company honest.
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Author: Rob Pegoraro |
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| Verizon sues FCC over net-neutrality rules |
(Thu, 20 Jan 2011)
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Just weeks after the Federal Communications Commission adopted its first-ever rules aimed at regulating Internet access, Verizon Communications on Thursday filed a federal lawsuit to overturn the controversial order.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: Verizon |
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| TV broadcasters resist FCC proposal to surrender more airwaves |
(Wed, 19 Jan 2011)
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Many broadcasters are already worried about declining viewers, and now they say the government wants to take away something more: the airwaves themselves.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: TV |
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| Supreme Court hesitant to extend 'personal privacy' restrictions to corporations |
(Wed, 19 Jan 2011)
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It might be an understatement to say the Supreme Court on Wednesday seemed skeptical that corporations have "personal privacy" rights that would prevent the government from releasing documents about them.
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Author: Robert Barnes |
Category: Supreme |
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| Blogger aims to chronicle every D.C. homicide victim |
(Tue, 18 Jan 2011)
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On the morning of Nov. 15, Laura Norton Amico found herself penned inside a scrum of journalists who had packed a room at D.C. Superior Court for a glimpse of the lead suspect in one of Washington's highest-profile murder cases: the 2001 killing of federal intern Chandra Levy.
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Author: Annys Shin |
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| Fairfax County crime watch |
(Tue, 18 Jan 2011)
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
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| Federal regulators approve Comcast's acquisition of NBC Universal, with asterisks |
(Tue, 18 Jan 2011)
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Federal regulators on Tuesday blessed Comcast's $30 billion acquisition of NBC Universal, imposing a slew of conditions on everything from competition with rivals to the price of Internet service for poor families out of concern that the firm's vast sweep could harm consumers.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: Federal |
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| FCC expected to approve Comcast-NBC deal |
(Mon, 17 Jan 2011)
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Federal regulators are expected to vote Tuesday to approve Comcast and NBC Universal's joint venture, putting an end to a more than year-long review of a controversial union that will combine the nation's biggest broadband Internet and cable service operator with a television-and-movie powerhouse.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: FCC |
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| Hacker breaches security at Pentagon Federal Credit Union |
(Mon, 17 Jan 2011)
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Members of a credit union that serves active-duty military personnel and others connected to the Pentagon are at risk for identity theft after a laptop was hacked, exposing the personal and financial records of an undisclosed number of troops and their families.
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Author: Lisa Rein |
Category: Hacker |
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| Google merger with online flight ticket-seller could get grounded |
(Thu, 13 Jan 2011)
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Federal antitrust officials are readying a potential court case to block Google's controversial merger with a firm that powers most online flight ticket sales, according to a person with knowledge of the matter.
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Author: Jia Lynn Yang |
Category: Google |
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| Fairfax County crime report |
(Wed, 12 Jan 2011)
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
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| Iran reports arrest of 'spy network' with alleged ties to Israel |
(Mon, 10 Jan 2011)
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TEHRAN - Iran's Intelligence Ministry has arrested a "network of spies and terrorists" allegedly connected to Israel and responsible for the assassination of a prominent scientist last year, the ministry said in a statement.
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Author: Thomas Erdbrink |
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| Prime 'beachfront spectrum' for all - if Congress will help |
(Sat, 08 Jan 2011)
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You're probably reading this on junk. And I'm not talking about newsprint - industry woes aside, that's high-quality stuff. But if you're on a computer or an iPad, and you're not plugged into an Internet jack in the wall? Junk, then.
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Author: Ezra Klein |
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| Business, Obama officials come calling as Rep. Fred Upton assumes Energy and Commerce post |
(Sat, 08 Jan 2011)
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Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) set a colorful cylindrical box on his office coffee table.
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Author: Steven Mufson |
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| Fairfax County crime watch |
(Fri, 07 Jan 2011)
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
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| CES 2011: Smartphones, tablets and speedy networks run the show |
(Thu, 06 Jan 2011)
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LAS VEGAS - Tablets and smartphones took the spotlight at the Consumer Electronics Show on Thursday, with Motorola, Samsung and LG showering attendees with dozens of faster and more powerful devices that will reach consumer hands this year.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
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| Insurer claims it was misled by Goldman Sachs on mortgage-backed investment |
(Thu, 06 Jan 2011)
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Abacus is the albatross that Goldman Sachs can't shed.
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Author: Zachary A. Goldfarb |
Category: Insurer |
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| America's capital investment deficit |
(Fri, 31 Dec 2010)
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"Lose weight and get fit" is a good New Year's resolution. Not necessarily for you, dear readers, as half of you are extremely handsome and the other half, stunningly beautiful (and all of you have great taste in newspapers). But for the government, it's spot on.
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Author: Ezra Klein |
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| WikiLeaks cable dump reveals flaws of State Department's information-sharing tool |
(Fri, 31 Dec 2010)
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Before the infamous leak, the 250,000 State Department cables acquired by anti-secrecy activists resided in a database so obscure that few diplomats had heard of it.
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Author: Joby Warrick |
Category: WikiLeaks |
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| Apple, app makers hit with privacy lawsuits |
(Tue, 28 Dec 2010)
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Consumers who say their personal information has been sent to advertisers without their knowledge have launched a legal battle against Apple and the makers of some of its most popular apps, the latest skirmish in the fight over the boundaries of privacy online.
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Author: Ylan Q. Mui |
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| The public papers of the president: Low-tech, high impact |
(Sun, 26 Dec 2010)
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The nation's bookbinder runs his index finger over a rough cut of goatskin. He bears down gently, hunting for blemishes. The leather, flown from London to the bindery of the Government Printing Office, has no major flaws. It is fit to enshrine the utterances of the president.
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Author: Lisa Rein |
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| New computer? First, unpack; then, uninstall. |
(Sat, 25 Dec 2010)
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Many new computers should come with a version of the usual consumer warning: Some disassembly required.
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Author: Rob Pegoraro |
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| Are airport X-ray machines catching more than naked images? |
(Sun, 26 Dec 2010)
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The full-body scanners in use at 78 U.S. airports can detect small amounts of contraband and hidden weapons, all while producing controversial images of travelers.
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Author: Derek Kravitz |
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| Firms' lobbying push comes amid rancor on TSA use of airport full-body scanners |
(Fri, 24 Dec 2010)
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The companies that build futuristic airport scanners take a more old-fashioned approach when it comes to pushing their business interests in Washington: hiring dozens of former lawmakers, congressional aides and federal employees as their lobbyists.
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Author: Dan Eggen |
Category: Firms' |
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| Comcast-NBC Universal merger gains support in FCC |
(Thu, 23 Dec 2010)
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The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission on Thursday said he would vote to approve the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal as long as certain conditions were met, a significant step toward the formation of a new Internet and media powerhouse.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: Comcast-NBC |
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| FCC approves net-neutrality rules; criticism is immediate |
(Wed, 22 Dec 2010)
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New Internet access rules approved by federal regulators on Tuesday prohibit network operators from meddling with Web traffic into American homes but do not extend to the fast-growing market for smartphones and tablet computers.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: FCC |
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| FCC set to enact new net neutrality rules |
(Tue, 21 Dec 2010)
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Federal regulators are poised to enact controversial new rules affecting Internet access, marking the government's strongest move yet to ensure that Facebook updates, Google searches and Skype calls reach consumers' homes unimpeded.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: FCC |
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| Hands off tomorrow's Internet |
(Tue, 21 Dec 2010)
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We may soon see an Internet future less bright than we need.
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Author: Meredith Attwell Baker |
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| Fairfax County crime report |
(Mon, 20 Dec 2010)
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
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| Auditors question TSA's use of and spending on technology |
(Tue, 21 Dec 2010)
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Before there were full-body scanners, there were puffers.
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Author: Dana Hedgpeth |
Category: Auditors |
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| D.C. Council bill would force online travel sites to start paying full hotel tax |
(Sat, 18 Dec 2010)
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The nationwide fight over whether online travel services pay their fair share in taxes has landed in the District, pitting Web sites such as Expedia.com and Orbitz.com against local hotels and a majority of D.C. Council members.
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Author: Tim Craig |
Category: D.C. |
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| TV's future: FCC decisions on Internet access, Comcast-NBC merger approaching |
(Sat, 18 Dec 2010)
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America's beloved television is getting an extreme Internet makeover, and questions over what shows viewers will get online and how much they pay for them could soon be resolved by the Federal Communications Commission.
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Author: Cecilia Kang |
Category: TV's |
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| Obama administration issues guidelines designed to ensure 'scientific integrity' |
(Fri, 17 Dec 2010)
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The Obama administration Friday issued long-awaited guidelines designed to protect federal scientists from political interference - the first time the federal government has had an explicit government-wide policy of this kind.
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Author: Rob Stein and Juliet Eilperin |
Category: Obama |
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| WikiLeaks founder Assange released on bail |
(Thu, 16 Dec 2010)
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LONDON - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was released from a British jail cell Thursday after the High Court upheld a decision granting him bail. Assange retreated to a friend's country estate, where he planned to help mount his legal defense against extradition to Sweden to face sex-crime...
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Author: Anthony Faiola, Jerry Markon and Ellen Nakashima |
Category: WikiLeaks |
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| Presidential commission urges caution on 'synthetic biology' |
(Thu, 16 Dec 2010)
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The emerging field of "synthetic biology" holds great promise for producing new medicines, cleaning up the environment, and providing alternative energy sources and other benefits, but the U.S. government needs to take precautions to ensure that laboratory-made microbes do not cause unexpected ca...
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Author: Rob Stein |
Category: Presidential |
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| Federal leave policy for severe weather is revised |
(Wed, 15 Dec 2010)
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The Obama administration is mandating that the government allow more federal employees to telework during severe weather, and on Wednesday announced changes to its leave policy.
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Author: Ed O'Keefe |
Category: Federal |
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| James Pasco, Fraternal Order of Police lobbyist, influences gun debate and more |
(Wed, 15 Dec 2010)
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Pasco also has a lucrative side business representing beer, cigarette and entertainment companies out of the FOP's Capitol Hill offices. There have been times when the FOP has taken positions that coincided with the interests of companies represented by Pasco or his wife, who is also a lobbyist.
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Author: James V. Grimaldi and Sari Horwitz |
Category: James |
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| Time to loosen Google's grip? |
(Tue, 14 Dec 2010)
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In case you hadn't noticed, Google isn't just a Web search company any longer. In addition to online advertising, it's moving into operating system and application software, mobile telephone software, e-mail, Web browsers, maps, and video aggregation. It's also in the process of assembling the wo...
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Author: Steven Pearlstein |
Category: Time |
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| Fairfax County crime report |
(Tue, 14 Dec 2010)
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The following incidents were recently reported by the Fairfax County Police Department. For more information, call 703-246-2253.
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Author: Post |
Category: Fairfax |
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| Web companies fear Google's reach |
(Mon, 13 Dec 2010)
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Google this year has been gobbling up Web companies that look nothing like Google, from a social gaming start-up to a firm that powers most online sales for the airline industry.
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Author: Jia Lynn Yang |
Category: Web |
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| Small-business contracts under scrutiny from several federal agencies |
(Thu, 09 Dec 2010)
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A half-dozen federal agencies are looking into alleged abuses of small-business contracts, some of which involve Alaska native corporations (ANCs) that have received hundreds of millions of dollars in recent years under special set-aside rules.
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Author: Robert O'Harrow Jr. |
Category: Small-business |
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| D.C. crime report |
(Wed, 08 Dec 2010)
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Author: Post |
Category: D.C. |
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| Concerns raised over federal workers' health care database |
(Sun, 05 Dec 2010)
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An Office of Personnel Management plan to launch a comprehensive database of federal workers' health care records has raised the ire of some privacy advocates, employee unions and consumer groups.
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Author: Aimee Miles |
Category: Concerns |
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| Chinese leaders ordered Google hack, U.S. cable quotes source as saying |
(Sat, 04 Dec 2010)
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A brazen series of computer intrusions into Google networks in China announced by the search engine company earlier this year were directed by the highest levels of the Chinese government, a "well-placed" Chinese source told U.S. Embassy officials in Beijing in January.
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Author: Ellen Nakashima |
Category: Chinese |
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