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This could blow up in her face! Hillary Clinton may have lit the fuse for her victory celebration a little too soon — by planning an Election Night explosion of fireworks over the Hudson River, The Post has learned. Law-enforcement officials and the FDNY have been told to prepare for a barge-launched pyrotechnic display off of Manhattan’s Javits Center, where Clinton and running mate Tim Kaine will join their supporters for the Nov. 8 vote count, sources said.

China steps up patriotism campaign07/08/2005 By YUSAKU YAMANE, The Asahi Shimbun BEIJING-Strong anti-Japan sentiment in China has prompted Beijing to change course and embark on a wide-scale patriotism campaign for events marking the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II. Chinese Communist Party sources said during the planning stages at the beginning of the year that most of the events would be focused on the victory over fascism, much in line with the tone of similar events in the West. However, worsening relations with Japan, triggered in part by Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi's visits to the war-related Yasukuni...