April 11, 2008

U. of Washington Culls Questions for Dalai Lama's 'Dialogue'

By Peter Monaghan

Seattle

Officials at the University of Washington have taken steps to ensure that students attending a speech and "dialogue" with the Dalai Lama on Monday will not ask him questions relating to Tibetan autonomy or China's crackdown on unrest in Tibet.

But university officials said that they were not censoring student input; rather, they are ensuring that questions stick to the topics the Tibetan spiritual and cultural leader wishes to discuss, and that the event remains a dignified

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