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Aug 01 2008

Are Olympics Sponsorships Worth It? - BusinessWeek

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Are Olympics Sponsorships Worth It?
BusinessWeek - 36 minutes ago
High-profile Beijing Olympics sponsors Kodak and Lenovo are pulling the plug on future Games by Frederik Balfour and Reena Jana With the opening ceremonies ...
Lenovo looks to Olympics boost despite controversy International Herald Tribune
How Does a Company Stand Out at the Olympic Games? MarketWatch
Games' sponsors feeling heat Toronto Star
MarketWatch
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Aug 01 2008

Chinese cheered by eclipse a week before Olympics - The Associated Press

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Canada.com
Chinese cheered by eclipse a week before Olympics
The Associated Press - 59 minutes ago
After an Olympic year of freakish natural disasters, crowds of Chinese watched a total solar eclipse along the country's ancient Silk Road on Friday, ...
Video: Raw Video: Total Solar Eclipse AssociatedPress
Eclipse to darken NW China a week before Olympics Reuters UK
Eclipse darkens NW China, a week before Olympics guardian.co.uk
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Aug 01 2008

Australian champion becomes US Olympic star in equestrian events - Kansas City Star

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Canada.com
Australian champion becomes US Olympic star in equestrian events
Kansas City Star, MO - 1 hour ago
But next week in Hong Kong, the 44-year-old, who won a pair of gold medals for Australia at three previous Olympics, will be wearing red, white and blue as ...
Ohio State Veterinarian Faces Familiar Challenges at 2008 Olympics TheHorse.com
Journal of an Olympic Athlete Lodi News-Sentinel
Hope and horses: China's rich equine art on display Reuters India
CCTV - Reuters
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Aug 01 2008

USA basketballers fire Olympic warning with Lithuania drubbing - AFP

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CBC.ca
USA basketballers fire Olympic warning with Lithuania drubbing
AFP - 19 minutes ago
MACAU (AFP) — LeBron James' Team USA buried European heavyweights Lithuania 120-84 on Friday to lay down a marker for reclaiming the Olympic title. ...
LeBron shines against Turkey, shows off FIBA skills - Olympic ... ESPN
US Olympic basketball team beats Turkey by 32 points MLive.com
LeBron James runs past Turkey player Semih Erden during the US ... Los Angeles Times
Salt Lake Tribune - Pittsburgh Post Gazette
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Aug 01 2008

First batch of Chinese hockey, baseball athletes move into Olympic … - Xinhua

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Voice of America
First batch of Chinese hockey, baseball athletes move into Olympic ...
Xinhua, China - 1 hour ago
1 (Xinhua) -- The first batch of some 80 members of the Chinese hockey and baseball teams moved into the Beijing Olympic Village on Friday. ...
Beijing to hold Olympic Games in frugal way, official says Xinhua
Taiwan Olympic TV reporting team arrives in Beijing Xinhua
Hu Jintao vows to deepen economic, political reform after Olympics Xinhua
Xinhua - Xinhua
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Aug 01 2008

NBC serving up Olympic smorgasbord - San Diego Union Tribune

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NBC serving up Olympic smorgasbord
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
As you might have heard, the Summer Olympics start one week from today. Oh, and they're going to be on NBC. Not to mention CNBC. And MSNBC. ...
Jim Collar: Olympic marathon takes on new meaning in TV listings Appleton Post Crescent
Ports 1961's Olympic effort Toronto Star
Obscure sports live, big events delayed for US fans Bangkok Post
Sioux City Journal - MarketWatch
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Aug 01 2008

China military in massive Olympics security role - The Associated Press

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The Associated Press
China military in massive Olympics security role
The Associated Press - 43 minutes ago
BEIJING (AP) — China's military has deployed tens of thousands of soldiers to safeguard the Olympics from possible terrorist attacks, a senior officer said ...
Muslim separatists most likely to attack Olympics: military ABC Online
China official says terror threat may be overstated guardian.co.uk
Why security is tighter in Beijing Christian Science Monitor
Xinhua - Monsters and Critics.com
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Aug 01 2008

Muslim separatists most likely to attack Olympics: military - ABC Online

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Boston Globe
Muslim separatists most likely to attack Olympics: military
ABC Online, Australia - 4 hours ago
By China correspondent Stephen McDonell The Chinese military says the people most likely to attack the Olympic Games are Muslim separatists. ...
China military in massive Olympics security role The Associated Press
China official says terror threat may be overstated guardian.co.uk
Terrorism and the Olympics New York Sun
Ninemsn - BusinessWeek
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Aug 01 2008

Ancient Olympic 'Computer' Calculated Dates Of Games - InformationWeek

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Canada.com
Ancient Olympic 'Computer' Calculated Dates Of Games
InformationWeek, NY - 1 hour ago
Researchers announced Wednesday that a geared device dating to the second century BC was used to calculate the dates for the first Olympic games. ...
World's First Computer Displayed Olympic Calendar Wired News
Ancient Greeks used "computer" to set Olympics date Reuters
Astronomical calculator kept track of ancient Olympics, study finds Los Angeles Times
Canada.com - Independent
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Aug 01 2008

Chinese president warns against politicizing Olympics - Xinhua

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Malaysia Star
Chinese president warns against politicizing Olympics
Xinhua, China - 25 minutes ago
1 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao on Friday warned that policitizing the Olympics runs counter to the Olympic spirit and will not work. ...
China Announces More Pollution Curbs for Olympic Games Voice of America
Art for the Olympics Economist
Official: Work for Beijing Olympic competitions ready Xinhua
Xinhua - Xinhua
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