Decree by Sisi Could Lead Egypt to Free Journalist
Date: 13 November 2014
By KAREEM FAHIM
Kareem FAHIM
Egyptian Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi issues law that allows him to deport non-Egyptians convicted of crimes to their home countries; move could lead to release of Peter Greste, one of three journalists from Al Jazeera English news channel who have been imprisoned for almost a year.
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Reading The Times With Patricia Marx
Date: 12 November 2014
By SUSAN LEHMAN
Susan LEHMAN
The staff writer for The New Yorker — and author whose latest book, “Let’s Be Less Stupid,” publishes this summer — says she reads the paper on her computer late at night.
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In China, Blunt Talk to Reporters on Access
Date: 13 November 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Chinese Pres Xi Jinping, during news conference with Pres Obama, appears to draw link between unfavorable coverage of his government and visa access problems for reporters; comments confirm suspicions that Beijing punishes journalists it does not like by miring visa requests in bureaucracy or declining them.
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Fruitful Visit by Obama Ends With a Lecture From Xi
Date: 13 November 2014
By MARK LANDLER
Mark LANDLER
News analysis; Beijing news conference between Pres Xi Jinping and Pres Obama, during which Xi abandons platitudes to warn Western world not to meddle in China's affairs, provides riveting example of why relationship between United States and China remains one of world's most complicated; countries' determination to work together belies deep-rooted historical grievances and fierce rivalry.
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Xi Jinping’s Rapid Rise in China Presents Challenges to the U.S.
Date: 12 November 2014
By CHRIS BUCKLEY
Chris BUCKLEY
News analysis; Chinese Pres Xi Jinping, with whom Pres Obama is preparing to meet during tour of Asia, has amassed power faster than any Chinese leader in decades; Xi has emerged as a strongman with bold ambitions at home and abroad who sees China on par with the United States; Xi's rapid rise has disrupted decades in which Chinese Communist Party has made decisions by consensus, and visit with Obama is only latest affirmation of his ascent.
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War Reporting as Art in the Flatiron District
Date: 12 November 2014
By ERIKA ALLEN
Erika ALLEN
The artist Cindy Kane collected reporting notes, credentials and other mementos from Times reporters and editors for an exhibit that provides an intimate glimpse into life as a war reporter.
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Miscellaneous Thoughts on 2016
Date: 12 November 2014
By ROSS DOUTHAT
Ross DOUTHAT
From Rand and Rubio to Hillary and her “rivals.”
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A Response to President Xi Jinping
Date: 13 November 2014
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Editorial cites Chinese Pres Xi Jinping's disinclination to ease visa restrictions for foreign journalists; responds by asserting that the New York Times will not alter its coverage to suit his whims or those of any other government leader; holds a confident regime should be able to handle truthful examination and criticism.
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