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The Umbrella Revolution marches on.

Hello again, I'm Armin Alney, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International,

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Protesters were back on the streets of Hong Kong today in larger numbers than ever on the first day of a two-week Chinese national holiday.

Older Hong Kongers joined tens of thousands of high school and college students creating a festive mood as tourists flocked in from the mainland for shopping.

There's no sign of the tear gas and pepper spray police used over the weekend.

Is Beijing waiting it out rather than creating another Tiananmen Square?

We'll hear about the protesters' demands their chance of forcing change

and what's at stake for China, the rest of Asia, and for the West.

Today's talking point, Mitt Romney, again? First,

here's the news.

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Program Fund. Hello again, Warren. I'll be back with To the Point. Democracy protesters are

still filling the streets of Hong Kong and Beijing has backed

away from its crackdown, at least for the moment. We'll look at the massive turnout in light of

Chinese history and in the shadow of Tiananmen Square. Today's talking point, after the 2012

campaign, Republican Mitt Romney described himself as a loser for life. But recently, he's been saying

that circumstances can change.

We'll hear from a reporter who recently shared sandwiches with the defeated presidential candidate.

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