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Archive for July 14th, 2008

Jul 14 2008

Commentary: World will not allow Olympics to be politicized - Xinhua

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Commentary: World will not allow Olympics to be politicized
Xinhua, China - 4 hours ago
BEIJING, July 14 (Xinhua) -- As the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games draw near, over 80 heads of state or government have confirmed they will attend the opening ...
Video: French President Announces Olympics Plan AssociatedPress
China: French visitors welcome at Olympics The Associated Press
EU Angered Over Sarkozy's Decision to Attend Olympic Opening Deutsche Welle
guardian.co.uk - AFP
all 806 news articles

Jul 14 2008

BMX cyclists bring thrills, spills into Olympic debut - AFP

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BMX cyclists bring thrills, spills into Olympic debut
AFP - 47 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Bicycle motorcross (BMX) makes its Olympic debut next month in Beijing, bringing the high-jumping, hard-crashing thrills of the extreme ...
BMX racing becomes Olympic sport in ’08 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
After years of waiting, BMX set to go big time USA Today
all 26 news articles

Jul 14 2008

Interview: Vietnam well prepares for Beijing Olympic, aiming high - Xinhua

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Interview: Vietnam well prepares for Beijing Olympic, aiming high
Xinhua, China - 8 hours ago
By Huang Haimin, Bui Minh Long HANOI, July 14 (Xinhua) -- "The goal of Vietnam's sports delegation to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games is to integrate into ...
On your bike: let the Beijing gamers begin Australian IT
South Africa: Zenele Mbeki to Represent SA at Olympic Games AllAfrica.com
China urges "civilised" security checks at Games guardian.co.uk
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia - New York Sun
all 226 news articles

Jul 14 2008

Bush headed to Olympics, but why? - Toronto Star

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Bush headed to Olympics, but why?
Toronto Star, Canada - 1 hour ago
We have already seen mass protests around the world condemning China's human rights record in advance of the Beijing summer Olympics. ...
Bush to attend Games opening Hindustan Times
No Olympic Medal for Bush Wall Street Journal
Bare-knuckle battle for China's Olympic dream Macau Daily Times
Los Angeles Times - AFP
all 203 news articles

Jul 14 2008

Soccer | Amy Rodriguez connects to lift US 1-0 over Brazil - Seattle Times

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Soccer | Amy Rodriguez connects to lift US 1-0 over Brazil
Seattle Times, United States - 38 minutes ago
The teams meet again Wednesday in San Diego in their last match before the Olympics. The United States faces Norway on Aug. 6 in its first Olympic match. ...
Rodriguez's goal lifts US women USA Today
US women's soccer team shuts out Brazil Los Angeles Times
US beats Brazil 1-0 in women's soccer match Xinhua
News & Observer - International Herald Tribune
all 82 news articles

Jul 14 2008

China steps up Olympic security - Aljazeera.net

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China steps up Olympic security
Aljazeera.net, Qatar - 1 hour ago
China has unveiled fresh steps to tighten security for the upcoming Olympics, warning of an unprecedented threat to the games less than four weeks ahead of ...
Oceania National Olympic Committee creates website for Beijing Games Xinhua
Slim chance for Olympic tickets TVNZ
China vows to boost Olympic security AFP
Irish Times - Tian Shan Net
all 726 news articles

Jul 14 2008

WNBA Notebook: Sparks' Milton-Jones redeemed by Olympic nod - Norwich Bulletin

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WNBA Notebook: Sparks' Milton-Jones redeemed by Olympic nod
Norwich Bulletin, CT - 1 hour ago
By MATT STOUT DeLisha Milton-Jones remembers sitting on her couch in 2004, cheering on the US Olympic team, crying out of joy — and heartbreak — when it ...
Catching finds uncertainty more agonizing than injury Dallas Morning News
Veterans, freshmen blended in US women's basketball team to Olympics Xinhua
The Olympian likes the chances for the US team in Beijing. Sacramento Bee
USA Today - ESPN
all 135 news articles

Jul 14 2008

Beijing warns drivers to stay off Olympic roads - guardian.co.uk

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Beijing warns drivers to stay off Olympic roads
guardian.co.uk, UK - 22 hours ago
BEIJING, July 14 (Reuters) - Beijing has warned drivers that might consider violating Olympic traffic restrictions that they will be caught by a high-tech ...
Smart road system to make Olympics green China Daily
Working hours to shift for Olympics The Associated Press
Beijing Shougang output to fall 50 pct in Q3 due to Olympic Games Forbes
AFP - Melbourne Herald Sun
all 176 news articles

Jul 14 2008

Amnesty Spot Creates Olympic Headache for Ad Shop - Wall Street Journal

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Amnesty Spot Creates Olympic Headache for Ad Shop
Wall Street Journal - 13 hours ago
At the bottom, it says, "After the Olympic Games, the fight for human rights must go on." Word of the human-rights campaign is now spreading through China, ...
China Olympics security undermines media freedoms: experts Reuters
The road to Beijing: I am carrying a torch for Olympic ideal, not ... Independent
Protesters call on China to honour Olympics vow Ottawa Citizen
Hindustan Times - Straits Times
all 252 news articles

Jul 14 2008

Slim chance for Olympic tickets - TVNZ

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Slim chance for Olympic tickets
TVNZ, New Zealand - 18 hours ago
But despite its unavoidable ugly side, the flood of international and domestic tourists will attest the Summer Olympic Games and its internationally buzz of ...
China squeezes advertising space for Olympic drop-ins Sydney Morning Herald
China is losing the human rights race Times Online
Broadcast access to Tiananmen remains at issue The Associated Press
People's Daily Online - Huffington Post
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