Wednesday,  May 22, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 306 • 32 of 35 •  Other Editions

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and it takes place as the new leadership in China shows frustration with North Korea and a greater willingness to work with Washington to harry Pyongyang over its nuclear weapons programs.
• China is Pyongyang's economic and diplomatic lifeline, providing nearly all of its fuel and most of its trade, and foreign analysts said the trip could be an attempt to win more aid and repair ties.
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Arizona restaurant becomes poster child for dark side of online customer reviews

• PHOENIX (AP) -- It was the customer service disaster heard around the Internet.
• An Arizona restaurateur, fed up after years of negative online reviews and an embarrassing appearance on a reality television show, posted a social media rant laced with salty language and angry, uppercase letters that quickly went viral last week, to the delight of people who love a good Internet meltdown.
• "I AM NOT STUPID ALL OF YOU ARE," read the posting on the Facebook wall of Amy's Baking Co. in suburban Phoenix. "YOU JUST DO NOT KNOW GOOD FOOD."
• It was, to put it kindly, not a best business practice. Add to that an appearance earlier this month on the Fox reality television show "Kitchen Nightmares" -- where celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay gave up on trying to save the restaurant after he was insulted -- and you have a recipe for disaster.
• "That's probably the worst thing that can happen," said Sujan Patel, founder and CEO of Single Grain, a digital marketing agency in San Francisco.
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Singer Kellie Pickler and pro partner Derek Hough named 'Dancing With the Stars' champions

• LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kellie Pickler came into the final "Dancing With the Stars" episode in second place but finished in first.
• The 26-year-old country singer won the show's mirror ball trophy Tuesday.
• "This is amazing!" she beamed to her professional partner, Derek Hough.
• The pair earned two sets of perfect scores Monday night and another on Tuesday. Judges' scores combined with viewer votes determine the winner.
• Because there were problems with voting on the ABC website during Monday's East Coast broadcast, host Tom Bergeron said Tuesday those votes weren't

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