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www.washingtonpost.com — A sign in front of the eatery displays a picture of President Obama wearing a Colonel Sanders-style bowtie and suspenders and a tag­line that reads, “We so cool, aren’t we?” “It’s insulting, offensive and plays to racial stereotypes,” the Rev. Al Sharpton said of the shop to the New York Post.

www.digitaleastasia.com — A small but interesting note from DigitalMusicNews.com: the Music Copyright Society of China has prevailed in a dispute with Baidu (BIDU) against the display of lyrics next to its MP3 results. A tiny victory for copyright perhaps, but one which should restore some faith for the music industry.

cibola.typepad.com — China's State Council Wednesday passed a draft regulation on environmental evaluation over new projects to prevent pollution or ecological destruction from the beginning.

www.huffingtonpost.com — A court in southwest China has accepted the country's first lawsuit filed by an environmental group against a local government, a member of the group said Friday.

www.chinasmack.com — An old man in Nanjing, China falls down while getting off a bus. Bystanders refuse to help until he declared he fell on his own & no one else was responsible.