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AaronBack

  1. @stevendwebb Arrested development chicken dance compilation http://youtu.be/8x-7v3PJ6Eg about 14 hours ago via TweetDeck in reply to stevendwebb
  2. Reading: nice piece by @vpostrel on what defines progress in an advanced society. http://on.wsj.com/fXmWUJ about 18 hours ago via TweetDeck
  3. Contra Paul, I do doubt that the Mubarak family actually has tens of billions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  4. Ron Paul: Fiscal conservatives should be upset we spent $70 billion over 30 years on Egypt dictatorship. http://youtu.be/JM8d_Arjz6g about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  5. Honestly, who cares? RT @Drudge_Report: Sean Penn cause kerfuffle at LAX; gets T&A pat down... http://drudge.tw/gDjotG about 20 hours ago via TweetDeck
  6. Don't believe the hype about govt engineered snow in Beijing! Flashback to my piece on the subject last year: http://on.wsj.com/ekvRgK about 22 hours ago via TweetDeck
  7. Mitch Daniels warms up the crowd with several jokes, then labels national debt a "red menace." http://bit.ly/hAAERz who says he's boring? about 22 hours ago via TweetDeck
  8. Xinhua: China railway minister Liu Zhijun under investigation for "serious infractions," relieved of Communist Party post 1:56 AM Feb 12th via TweetDeck
  9. Much ado about Fannie and Freddie in China. http://on.wsj.com/giRDuI By me! 1:08 AM Feb 12th via TweetDeck
  10. I admit I am torn between excitement and a sort of embarrassment when Ayn Rand comes up. 12:28 AM Feb 12th via TweetDeck
  11. @dmaguz wait, the movie is called "Atlas Shrugged: Part 1?" Oh sweet jesus... 12:27 AM Feb 12th via TweetDeck in reply to dmaguz
  12. RT @dmaguz: "The free market is going to rape this movie". Trailer for Ayn Rand's ATLAS SHRUGGED: http://youtu.be/6W07bFa4TzM 12:23 AM Feb 12th via TweetDeck
  13. Heather Mac Donald slams Fox News hypocrisy on the "freedom agenda. " http://bit.ly/hdbP1B 12:04 AM Feb 12th via TweetDeck
  14. I cringe whenever I see a news development that invites headline puns, such as: Borders books files for Chapte… (cont) http://deck.ly/~X6Qqs 11:51 PM Feb 11th via TweetDeck
  15. Onion: Kids in scared-straight program visit horrifying Cleveland Cavaliers practice. http://bit.ly/eP3AxI 9:58 PM Feb 11th via TweetDeck
  • Name Aaron Back
  • Location Beijing
  • Bio Dow Jones reporter covering the Chinese economy
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