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Back to that Post lead for a moment: it features something "Today's Papers" applauds and would like to see more of: a clear explanation of the motivations of the story's unidentified sources: "officials who regarded the abandoned leads as the most promising in years and objected to what they described as the American role in squelching them."
The New York Times leads with a Clinton administration report that condemns China's recent record on human rights, including China's squelching of the formation of a opposition party, religious expression and the freedom of the press.