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BeBeyond.com is a great place for Chinese speakers to learn English. If you are from China, please look at this! It's designed for people who want to study or work abroad and gives you help on applying for graduate school, etc. Most of its users are from China. Read this: "How to Speak Like An American?"

Zhongwen.com is a cool site for learning Chinese characters and culture.

Vote in House Strongly Backs an End to I.N.S. (NY Times): "The House voted overwhelmingly today to abolish the Immigration and Naturalization Service and divide its functions between two new bureaus, one for immigration services like the handling of citizenship applications, the other for enforcement.

The lopsided vote, 405 to 9, reflected lawmakers' frustration over the agency's missteps before and after Sept. 11. Indeed, the bill's sponsors said its provisions were only the beginning of a long process to overhaul the way the nation protects its borders, enforces its immigration laws and provides services to millions of immigrants."