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As a result of the highly contentious pro-Tibet demonstration at Duke last week, at least one student who attended the rally has been targeted for harassment. more >>

Duke, NYU, Columbia, East Carolina, and Southern Mississippi all chimed in. more >>

San Francisco braces for demonstrations when the Olympic torch makes its only North American stop. more >>

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Though human rights groups complain, there is little sentiment for an Olympics boycott. more >>

Responding to complaints by human-rights and other activists that the Bush administration has overly muted its criticism of China for its crackdown on protesters in Tibet, a State Department official defends the U.S. approach as "active" and clear in expressing opposition to any harsh repressive measures in the troubled, nominally autonomous region. "We've been fairly active on this," says the official. "The Chinese don't think we're soft-pedaling. They don't like some of the things we've said." more >>

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, a former Democratic presidential candidate himself, will endorse Barack Obama for president today. In a statement released on Thursday, Richardson wrote: "I believe [Obama] is the kind of once-in-a-lifetime leader that can bring our nation together and restore America's moral leadership in the world." more >>

Washington is quiet about China's crackdown and rejects boycotting the Summer Olympics in Beijing. more >>

A do-over primary appears to be on the horizon for Michigan Democrats. According to reports, Michigan Democratic Party officials spoke yesterday with top staff for Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama and appear to be on the cusp of announcing a plan, pending the approval of the Democratic National Committee and other state officials, to hold an in-person primary by early June. more >>

The award ceremony seemed intended as much to pressure China as it was to hail the Dalai Lama's legacy more >>