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1. China's Olympic challenge: China wanted this summer's Games to be a showcase for its economic achievements, but its critics had another idea: focusing the world's attention on the regime's human-rights abuses, both at home and abroad

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Olympics -- Political aspects, Olympics -- Economic aspects, Human rights -- Social aspects, Human rights -- International aspects, Human rights workers -- Political activity, China -- Social aspects, China -- Economic aspects, China -- International aspects
Abstract

[ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED] The images were exactly what the Chinese government was hoping to avoid in the months leading up to the Summer Olympics: Red-robed monks in Tibet clashing with Chinese […]

Published
2008

2. Boom times in China: every day, young people are moving to China's booming cities as their parents search for work

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
China -- Economic aspects -- Emigration and immigration, Parents -- Employment -- Economic aspects -- Emigration and immigration, Children -- Emigration and immigration -- Employment -- Economic aspects, Education
Abstract

In a dusty suburb of China's capital city of Beijing, Yuan He, 10, sits quietly in her fifth-grade class. There are 57 students in the unheated classroom, each dressed in [...]

Published
2007

3. 1966 China's cultural revolution: seventeen years after the Communist takeover, Mao Zedong launched another revolution that led to the deaths of thousands of people and the persecution of millions more

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Communism -- China, Communism -- Analysis, Communism -- Political aspects, China -- Political aspects, China -- Military aspects
Abstract

By the afternoon of May 25, 1966, a group of radical professors at Peking University had finally finished drafting a large political poster. They took it to a campus commons […]

Published
2006

4. States of Confusion

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
United States -- Political aspects -- Social aspects, Foreign correspondents -- Practice -- Social aspects, Americans abroad -- Personal narratives -- Social aspects, United States foreign relations -- Social aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

I heard it often, traveling around Europe as a journalist. I even heard it from an immigration officer at Gatwick Airport outside London, who teased me as he looked at [...]

Published
2016

5. The Breaking Point

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Refugees -- Emigration and immigration, Border security -- Political aspects, Fences (Structures) -- Design and construction -- International aspects, Immigration policy, General interest, News, opinion and commentary, European Community -- Social policy -- Foreign policy
Abstract

A few weeks ago, I visited the fence that made Hungary a symbol of European anxiety. Chain-link and razor wire, it slices through pastures as it traces Hungary's southern border. [...]

Published
2015

6. Texas' deal with insurer falls short, critics say

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Company legal issue, Company pricing policy, Farmers Group Inc. -- Discipline, Farmers Group Inc. -- Cases, Texas. Legislature -- Economic policy, Life insurance industry, Homeowners' insurance -- Prices and rates, Homeowners' insurance -- Cases, Insurance law -- Economic aspects, Insurance law -- Cases, Insurance law -- Interpretation and construction, Texas -- Economic policy, Texas -- Cases
Published
2002

7. Hospitals in 4 cities respond to F.B.I. alert

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Company business planning, United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Safety and security measures, Hospitals -- Safety and security measures, Terrorism -- Safety and security measures, Internal security -- Planning, Hospitals -- United States
Published
2002

10. Heightened federal alert will bring limited changes in security across the country

Author

Broder, John M. and Yardley, Jim

Subjects
World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001 -- History, Terrorism -- Safety and security measures, National security -- Planning, Military policy -- Planning, State government -- Safety and security measures, Local government -- Safety and security measures
Published
2002

13. Texas: no toasting, please

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Beauty contestants -- Alcohol use, Drinking of alcoholic beverages -- Humor and anecdotes, Texas -- Social aspects
Published
2002

15. Oklahoma: running for governor

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Gubernatorial candidates -- Political activity, Oklahoma -- Political aspects
Published
2002

16. Texas: reprieve for an inmate

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Murder -- Cases, Stays of execution, proceedings, etc. -- Texas, Texas -- Cases
Published
2002

19. Texas: study questions H.M.O. decisions

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Consumers Union of the U.S. Inc. -- Reports, Texas. Department of Insurance -- Cases, Periodical publishing -- Reports, Health maintenance organizations -- Evaluation
Published
2002

20. Peril and profit in bagging big antlers behind high fences

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Deer hunting -- Economic aspects, Ranchers -- Finance, Deer farming -- Economic aspects, Game reserves -- Economic aspects, Animal welfare -- Laws, regulations and rules, Agricultural industry -- Economic aspects
Published
2002

26. A proposal to merge Texas ports falls as history weighs in

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Texas. Port of Houston Authority -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Ports -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Galveston Wharves -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Texas -- Politics and government
Published
2001

27. No new Florida anthrax cases found in company's staff

Author

Canedy, Dana and Yardley, Jim

Subjects
American Media Inc. (Lantana, Florida) -- Health aspects, Anthrax -- Investigations, Bioterrorism -- Investigations, Boca Raton, Florida -- Investigations
Published
2001

28. Anxiety grows as anthrax mystery lingers

Author

Yardley, Jim and Canedy, Dana

Subjects
World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001 -- Influence, Americans -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Anthrax -- Investigations, Bioterrorism -- Investigations, Florida -- Diseases
Published
2001

29. Four people flown to New York for quesitoning in connection with attacks

Author

Drew, Christopher, Hedges, Chris, Sack, Kevin, Yardley, Jim, Eichenwald, Kurt, Sterngold, James, and Chen, David W.

Subjects
World Trade Center and Pentagon Attacks, 2001 -- Investigations, Terrorism -- Investigations, Hijacking of aircraft -- Investigations, Terrorists -- Investigations, Flight schools -- Investigations
Published
2001

30. Hispanic candidate steps into Democrats' Texas void

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Democratic Party (Texas) -- Political activity, Republican Party (Texas) -- Political activity, Gubernatorial candidates -- Political activity, Hispanic American politicians -- Political activity, Political campaigns -- Texas, Texas -- Politics and government
Published
2001

32. Texas: spike in power prices

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Electricity -- Prices and rates, Deregulation -- Electric utilities, Texas -- Energy use
Published
2001

33. Texas: Houston bans gay bias in city hiring

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Discrimination against gays -- Laws, regulations and rules, Employment discrimination -- Laws, regulations and rules, Houston, Texas -- Social policy
Published
2001

34. For aspiring Americans, new hope and worry

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Citizenship -- Study and teaching, Immigrants -- Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Naturalization -- Laws, regulations and rules, Emigration and immigration law -- Public opinion
Published
2001

35. Oklahoma: Keating's wife is front-runner

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
United States. House of Representatives -- Elections, Republican Party (Oklahoma) -- Political activity, Congressional candidates -- Political activity, Oklahoma -- Political aspects
Published
2001

40. Texas: reversal on a race

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Lieutenant-governors -- Political activity, Texas -- Politics and government
Published
2001

42. Oklahoma: evidence review set

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Chemistry, Forensic -- Investigations, Capital punishment -- Cases
Published
2001

43. Texas: action on penalty bills

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives -- Social policy, Capital punishment -- Laws, regulations and rules, Life imprisonment -- Laws, regulations and rules, Prison sentences -- Laws, regulations and rules, Jury -- Laws, regulations and rules
Published
2001

45. Oklahoma: capital case re-examined

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Capital punishment -- Cases, Forensic scientists -- Investigations, Evidence (Law) -- Investigations, Oklahoma -- Investigations
Published
2001

46. Oklahoma inquiry focuses on scientist used by prosecutors

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation -- Investigations, DNA testing -- Investigations, Capital punishment -- Investigations, Crime laboratories -- Investigations, Perjury -- Investigations, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma -- Laws, regulations and rules
Published
2001

47. Texas: health coverage for teachers

Author

Yardley, Jim

Subjects
Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives -- Social policy, Health insurance -- Laws, regulations and rules, Teachers -- Insurance
Published
2001

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