Hello, Dalai!

The Dalai Lama, after meeting privately Tuesday with President Bush, brushed off China's furious reaction to U.S. celebrations this week in his honor. "That always happens," the exiled spiritual leader of Tibet's Buddhists said with a laugh, speaking to reporters gathered outside his downtown Washington hotel.
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Congressional Gold Medal that will be awarded to the Dalai Lama during a ceremony on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2007. The medal is designed and struck by the Mint individually to honor each specific recipient.

Slate's take on the whole thing is HERE