http://www.newstin.com/us/MAO_ZEDONG Global Social News Platform Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. Copyright © 2006 I2S a.s. http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76361191 Walk around the Bird's Nest, surely one of the world's great stadiums, and you are struck by the vast scale and modernness of just about everything - right down to the disabled access. There's just one thing. During the... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 16:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76361191 2008-09-06T16:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76333854 Their journey was marked by constant struggle and displacement from gentrifying areas The war in Vietnam was killing thousands of Latinos and, in Chicago, scores of families were being evicted from "renewed" neighborhoods... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:31:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76333854 2008-09-06T02:31:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76358751 Cuba is a small country. However, Cuba sent 167 athletes to the Beijing Olympics, making it 20th among the 204 participating countries. And those athletes won Cuba 12th place in medals, outstripping every other country... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 01:59:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76358751 2008-09-06T01:59:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76343508 On Aug. 26, 1920, women were finally given the right to vote by means of the 19th Amendment to our Constitution. During this election year, we might pause for a moment to think of other areas in society where women are... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 04:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76343508 2008-09-06T04:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76352516 I think I'm fairly representative of those conservatives who just could not stand to vote for John McCain. But I now plan to vote for him this November. Let me tell you why. My published criticisms of McCain can be read... Sat, 06 Sep 2008 07:02:52 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76352516 2008-09-06T07:02:52Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76293047 By Randall Hoven I think I'm fairly representative of those conservatives who just could not stand to vote for John McCain. My published criticisms of McCain can be read that a President Obama might not be so bad . But by... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 06:03:14 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76293047 2008-09-05T06:03:14Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76268957 BEIJING - Her family posted details of Wang Fei's affair on the internet, angrily blaming him for his wife's suicide. Soon, tens of thousands of Chinese web users knew about Wang Fei. "Internet users went to the house of... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 02:32:18 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76268957 2008-09-05T02:32:18Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76299674 TRIPOLI, Sept 5, 2008 (AFP) ) - Libya's veteran leader Moamer Kadhafi is a maverick once ostracised by the West over Tripoli's alleged role in terror attacks but now re-emerging from years of international isolation as a... Fri, 05 Sep 2008 12:00:00 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76299674 2008-09-05T12:00:00Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76241303 By Sudeshna Sarkar. Kathmandu, Nepal, 10:00 PM IST Nepal's first Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal "Prachanda" will make his maiden political visit, since assuming office last month, to southern neighbour India,... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:00:05 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76241303 2008-09-04T16:00:05Z http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76250192 The following list is from Martin Seymour-Smith's The 100 Most Influential Books Ever Written: The History of Thought from Ancient Times to Today (1998). For each book, Seymour-Smith provides 3-5 pages of commentary. I... Thu, 04 Sep 2008 19:27:54 GMT http://www.newstin.com/tag/us/76250192 2008-09-04T19:27:54Z