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Obama Hosts Dalai Lama at White House, Angering China

U.S. President Barack Obama hosted exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama at the White House Friday, angering China, which warned of damaged ties with the U.S.Friday's meeting was private and closed to the press. While House spokesman Jay Carney said Mr. Obama repeated his strong support for Tibet's religious, cultural, and linguistic traditions. He commended the Dalai Lama's non-violent approach for more Tibetan autonomy within China.Carney said the Dalai Lama told the...

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