Protests And Demonstrations
Text of President Barack Obama's remarks to the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, as provided by the White House:
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WASHINGTON - On the eve of conservative commentator Glenn Beck's rally at the Lincoln Memorial, a blogger's assertion that parts of the nation's capital should be avoided touched off accusations of racism and a sharp response by angry city leaders.
BANGKOK - A group of anonymous Internet activists has set up a website to display information about Thailand that comes from the whistle-blower site Wikileaks, which is blocked to some viewers in the Southeast Asian country.
SHENZHEN, China - Young workers who normally spend their days assembling iPhones and other high-tech gadgets packed a stadium at their massive campus Wednesday, waving pompoms and shouting slogans at a rally to raise morale following a string of suicides at the company's heavily regimented factories.
ISLAMABAD - Pakistan will monitor seven major websites, including Google and Yahoo, to block anti-Islamic links and content, an official said Friday.
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