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Jul 10 2008

Young Briton's Olympic dream - BBC News

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BBC News

Young Briton's Olympic dream
BBC News, UK - 2 hours ago
Aaron Cook, the first-ever male British athlete to win a World Junior Championship Taekwondo title, is competing in his first Olympics in Beijing. ...

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Jul 10 2008

Female Afghan Olympic runner missing - CNN

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Female Afghan Olympic runner missing
CNN - 1 hour ago
LONDON (AP) -The only female athlete on Afghanistan's team for the Beijing Olympics has gone missing from a training camp in Italy and apparently is seeking ...
Turning a Page on Olympic History Moscow News
China seeks to reassure on Olympic media freedom Reuters
Panasonic Commits to Long Term Support of Olympics Al-Bawaba
AFP - Xinhua
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Jul 10 2008

Iowans can give Olympic sendoff to Johnson, Jones - Chicago Tribune

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Iowans can give Olympic sendoff to Johnson, Jones
Chicago Tribune, United States - 5 hours ago
AP DES MOINES, Iowa - Iowans can give an Olympic sendoff to two Iowa athletes headed to the games next month in China. The public is invited to cheer on ...
Des Moines Olympic Send Off WHO-TV
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Jul 10 2008

From the Wire - AlterNet

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Zee News

From the Wire
AlterNet, CA - 2 hours ago
The main thrust of the notice is that all meat transported into Beijing during the Olympics will be thoroughly checked, and that the 112 official Olympic ...
Taiwan rejects Olympic name change by China Monsters and Critics.com
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Jul 10 2008

Amid gold fever, Phelps keeps his eye on the wall - AFP

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Washington Post

Amid gold fever, Phelps keeps his eye on the wall
AFP - 6 hours ago
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Four years on from Athens, Michael Phelps will arrive in Beijing poised to make Olympic history - and join the select few whose feats ...
Swimming | Michael Phelps, Katie Hoff will stay busy at Olympics Seattle Times
Phelps and Hoff to lead powerhouse US Olympic team Reuters
For Olympic swimmers Phelps (left) and Hoff, heartfelt hopes ... Baltimore Sun
Minneapolis Star Tribune - About - Cities & Towns
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Jul 10 2008

An Essential Guide to the Chinese Olympics Available Now - MarketWatch

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ABC News

An Essential Guide to the Chinese Olympics Available Now
MarketWatch - 1 hour ago
China Olympic Guide 2008 is a dedicated guide to the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The guide contains everything you need to know about the Olympic events and ...
Panasonic Commits to Long Term Support of Olympics Al-Bawaba
Spectators advised not to drive private cars to Olympic Games venues Xinhua
Beijing Loosens Olympics Reporting Rules Wall Street Journal
USA Today - Radio Australia
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Jul 10 2008

Taiwan nixes China move to change Olympic name - The Associated Press

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Taiwan nixes China move to change Olympic name
The Associated Press - 2 hours ago
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A senior Taiwan official has rejected China's attempts to change the name under which the island will compete in next month's Olympics ...

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Jul 10 2008

Taiwan nixes China move to change Olympic name - The Associated Press

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Taiwan nixes China move to change Olympic name
The Associated Press - 51 minutes ago
8 Olympic opening ceremonies, spokesman Yang Yi of China's Taiwan Affairs Office said that "Zhongguo Taipei" is just as valid as an Olympic designator as ...

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Jul 10 2008