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Uncategorized | 10:11 am | January 20, 2009 | By Cxue

Taking shelter from the cold

By Clark Xue WASHINGTON, 9:55 a.m. — As a native of California, I can no longer take the weather and am taking refuge in the Smithsonian until about 11 a.m.  And I’m not the only one with the idea. In fact, there is a line to get in, and hot dog stands are price-gouging. The »

Uncategorized | 1:35 am | January 19, 2009 | By Cxue

The kick-off, Hollywood-style

By Clark Xue WASHINGTON, 1:00 a.m. — Tom Hanks’ invocation of Lincoln, Tiger Woods’ tribute to the military and Forest Whitaker’s appraisal of the American artist all drew polite applause in comparison to the wild cheers that met Jamie Foxx’s impression of President-elect Obama’s victory speech. Yet, this paled in comparison to the wild jubilation given to Obama himself. Yesterday »