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    Which Way, L.A.?

    The Shanghai Expo and America's Economic Decline

    Last year, on her first trip overseas as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton went to China, where she wanted to talk about trade and the exchange rate.  Chinese leaders wanted to find out why the US had no plans for a pavilion at this year's Shanghai Expo , the biggest thing of its kind in human history.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Last year, on her first trip overseas as Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton went to China, where she wanted to talk about trade and the exchange rate. Chinese leaders wanted to find out why the US had no plans for a pavilion at this year's Shanghai Expo, the biggest thing of its kind in human history.

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      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      David Hendricks

      Business Writer, San Antonio Express-News

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      Mina Chow

      Filmmaker, 'FACE of a Nation'

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      Editor, The American Prospect; and Columnist

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