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Xinhua's Muted Reaction to Nobel Peace Prize

Xinhua matter-of-factly reported this year’s Nobel Peace Prize to Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Leymah Gbowee and Tawakkul Karman, as well as some legal issues surrounding Johnson Sirleaf’s bid for re-election as president of Liberia. The Atlantic Wire noted:Oftentimes, what state-run news outlets don’t say is as important as what they do say. Today, for example, the Xinhua news agency