Sunday, January 1, 2012

Women who made the headlines in 2011

By Oscar Wang and Li Shen

China.org.cn, January 1, 2012

The past year was one of mixed fortunes for the women who hit the headlines. Some, like Kate Middleton and Li Na had cause to celebrate, while others, like Gloria Arroyo and Christine Lagarde faced stern challenges. Let's see which other women made a splash in 2011.

Gaddafi's female bodyguards

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PEOPLE IN THE NEWS: Michele Bachmann

During the 2008 presidential campaign, liberals who griped about Sarah Palin’s conservative values got an introduction to another rising female GOP star: Michele Bachmann , the first-ever Republican congresswomen from Minnesota.

Bachmann announced her 2012 presidential bid in August after months of visits to early voting states like Iowa, where she later won the Ames Straw poll and has enjoyed early grass-roots support.

Many cable viewers got to know the GOP firebrand when, in an October 2008 interview on MSNBC’s Hardball, Bachmann raised the specter of Sen. Joe McCarthy (R-Wis.) in expressing her belief that Barack Obama and many members of the federal government were “anti-American” and calling for Congress to investigate.

Iowa caucuses: GOP presidential hopefuls making final push before Tuesday vote

View Photo Gallery — Republican candidates are campaigning in Iowa for the Jan. 3 caucuses, with the exception of Jon Huntsman, who is looking ahead to the New Hampshire primary on Jan. 10.

By Karen Tumulty, Sunday, January 1, 9:54 AM

DES MOINES — Two days before the voting begins in the wildest Republican race anyonecan remember, the GOP candidates for president were engaged in a frenzy of old-school retail politicking acutely aware that a poor finish in Tuesday’s Iowa caucuses would probably end some of their prospects.

Cuối tuần nghe nhạc jazz: Japanese drummers, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Sarah Vaughan, Cécile Verny, Diana Krall....

BONNE ET HEUREUSE ANNEE 2012

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Fukuoka Day - Taiko Medley

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