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Tibet has slashed the cost of holiday packages, hotels, and tickets to draw tourists back to the picturesque region (AFP).

• Tibet sees record tourism despite restrictions (AFP)
• Spirituality comes alive at LA Convention Center Oct. 23-25
• History Channel to air UFO doc "I Know What I Saw"
• Magic cure no longer works:
  Israel shouldn’t rely on PR to counter growing isolation
• Indian forces in Kashmir take a back seat: minister (AFP)
• Listen: Military Buddhist Chapel represents tolerance (NPR)
• "NPR News" Update Brings Live Breaking News
• World stocks up as tanking dollar boosts oil, gold
• Inter-Korean Buddhist mass praying for reunification
• Halo cloud over Moscow -- UFO or natural beauty?
• Setting Ahimsa to dance
• Dissing the Dalai Lama? Not So Fast...
• Religion can keep youth away from terrorism - Buddhist monk
• Heartcore Dharma: Obstacles to Generosity (Beliefnet.com)
• "Dharma Without Greg": cougar screen romance TV
• Guadalupe Buddhist Church turning 100
• Deconstructing Dharma (India Times)
• Cryptozoology: Bigfoot on display in downtown Portland
• Video shows UFO over Russia? Eh, not really
• "World's shortest man" comes of age in Nepal
• China throws weight around in Kashmir (Examiner.com)
• Jury to consider verdict in doctor sex trial
• 12 sex mistakes never to commit (Times of India)
• Ven. Weligama Gnanaratane 96th birth anniversary

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