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Hu and science, 98 gasoline, Koolaid

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The People's Daily wins today's Front Page of the Day for its traditional long headline and photos of a dapper-looking Hu Jintao. The headlines are:

The 12th China Science Institute academic conference and the 7th China Engineering Institute academic conference grandly open in Beijing

The sub headlines are:
- Hu jintao attends and delivers an important speech
-Wen Jiabao, Jia Qingling, Zeng Qinghong, Huang Ju and Wu Guanzheng attend

Peak harvest time wheat across whole country

Wu Banguo has separate meetings with Denmark's queen and prime minister

Monument in people's heart
(A policewoman who died in the line of duty)

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
98号汽油一上市两个价
No. 98 gasoline has two different price after appearing on the market
(No. 98 is a type of gasoline specially made for for luxury cars)

Beijing Morning Post 北京晨报
两院院士大会昨天开幕
Two Institutes [China Science Institute and China Engineering Institute] academic conferences open yesterday

The Beijing News 新京报
居民水价每吨拟增0.5元
Water price for domestic use is supposed to increased by 0.5 yuan

Beijing Daily Messenger 信报
长安奥拓全线跌破4万元
Price of Changan Aotuo [a low price car] falls under RMB40,000

YESTERDAY'S EVENING PAPERS
Beijing Evening News 北京晚报
情系民心 霞映长天
Feeling closely connected with people's hearts, rosy clouds illuminate the whole sky
(About Ren Changxia, a policewoman who died in the line of duty. What are those editors on? Where can I get some?)

Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
街上梧桐80岁
80 years old Chinese parasol trees on street

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