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Stepping up to the political plate
Baseball’s political heavy hitters muscle up , and in Chicago, the sport makes strange bedfellows.
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Posted in 2012 US presidential election, Chicago Cubs, government aid to sports teams, Hong Kong On Air, Major League Baseball, Rahm Emanuel, Sunlight Foundation, Tom Ricketts, US political contributions, Wrigley Field
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Stepping up to the political plate
Baseball’s political heavy hitters muscle up , and in Chicago, the sport makes strange bedfellows. Continue reading
Posted in 2012 US presidential election, Chicago Cubs, government aid to sports teams, Hong Kong On Air, Major League Baseball, Rahm Emanuel, Sunlight Foundation, Tom Ricketts, US political contributions, Wrigley Field
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Fodors.com pick Sarong rises in Miele Asia 20
Finally, a “best-of” restaurant that I’ve sampled, that follows my taste – and advice. 
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Posted in Bali, Bumbu Bali, Fodors.com, Hong Kong On Air, Mama San, Miele Asia’s Top 20, Naughty Nuri’s, Sarong Bali, Will Meyrick
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Meet the new bosses
Despite waves of optimism greeting Pope Francis and Xi Jinping, don’t expect these new leaders to let loose winds of change in the Catholic Church or China.
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Posted in Bo Xilai, Catholic Church, China politics, Hong Kong On Air, Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, The Who, Vatican, Xi Jinping
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Surgeon-Poet Hall doubles in LA book awards
Dr Neal Hall’s Nigger for Life wins the poetry prize and grand prize from the LA Book Festival.
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