Angry Bear :: Kash on the AMT as stealth tax raise
No way they would get away with this one ... -prak

Beijing Cabbie Finds That Workers' Rights Don't Apply
The PRC is no friend to independent workers' unions. - MC

A : Far Eastern Economic Review: After the Tsunami, How Japan Can Lead: via Glimpse of the World
Long piece on Japanese-Sino-US strategies in E. Asia. - MC

The Washington Note Archives - HANS BAERWALD AND THE PURGE OF JAPANESE LEADERS
Bush needs to be careful of trumpeting too much about our experience democratizing Japan -- as we were frequently on the side of the anti-democrats. - MC

Turks.US - East Turkistan - China’s Forgotten Muslims
The writer identifies Chinese treatment of the Uyghurs as evidence for the contention that war is being waged against Islam. - MC

Talking Points Memo: Josh Marshall: RNC trying to stop MoveOn.org
You've got to be kidding me. A republic, if you can keep it, my friends. -prak

Political Wire: Republicans Target Reid
Here we go again. Can we please start playing hardball now? -prak