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Aug 06 2008

The Olympic games are priceless to the Chinese - Radio Netherlands

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CTV.ca
The Olympic games are priceless to the Chinese
Radio Netherlands, Netherlands - 39 minutes ago
by Sigrid Deters* If Dutch Crown Prince Willem Alexander has his way, the Olympic torch will never make a world tour again. Prince Willem Alexander ...
Olympic torch carried through Beijing Globe and Mail
Dutch crown prince: Stop carrying Olympic torch around the world Bangkok Post
Olympic flame begins final leg in Beijing Press Trust of India
Wall Street Journal - Radio Netherlands
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Aug 06 2008

IOC chief Rogge witnesses Belgium's flag-raising ceremony in … - Xinhua

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Xinhua
IOC chief Rogge witnesses Belgium's flag-raising ceremony in ...
Xinhua, China - 1 hour ago
Chen Zhili, mayor of the Olympic Village, wished every player would feel like at home in the Olympic Village and promised that the Olympic Village would do ...
Top China Web Sites Join to Fight Olympic Piracy PC World
An Olympic waiting game Reuters India
US Olympic Training Features A New Requirement: Etiquette 101 Wall Street Journal
Xinhua - Xinhua
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Aug 06 2008

Masked US cyclists apologize to Olympic organizers - AFP

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BBC Sport
Masked US cyclists apologize to Olympic organizers
AFP - 44 minutes ago
BEIJING (AFP) — Four US cyclists who wore masks over their nose and mouths over pollution fears when arriving in Beijing apologized Wednesday to Olympic ...
O'Grady shuns Olympic face mask Radio Australia
US Cyclists Are Masked, and Criticism Is Not New York Times
US apology for Beijing face masks BBC Sport
The Associated Press - Colorado Springs Gazette
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Aug 06 2008

Men's Olympic Football Tournament to Begin in China - Voice of America

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PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung)
Men's Olympic Football Tournament to Begin in China
Voice of America - 2 hours ago
By Jim Stevenson The women's Olympic football (soccer) tournament is in full swing in China, and now it is the men's turn to take the field ahead of the ...
Brazil draw 0-0 with Germany in Olympic soccer opener Xinhua
Olympic's football action kicks off Kenya Broadcasting Corporation
Germany draws 0-0 with Brazil in Group F opener The Associated Press
guardian.co.uk - Dispatch Online
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Aug 06 2008

BEIJING 2008: DALAI LAMA REITERATES SUPPORT FOR OLYMPICS - Agenzia Giornalistica Italia

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USA Today
BEIJING 2008: DALAI LAMA REITERATES SUPPORT FOR OLYMPICS
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - 1 hour ago
(AGI) - New Delhi, 6 Aug - The Dalai Lama has today reiterated his support for the Beijing Olympic Games. "Ever since China asked to host the Olympic Games ...
World leaders quash qualms, go to Olympic opening The Associated Press
China's love-struck looking to Olympics for marriage luck AFP
Olympic TV ad to push China rights message ABC Online
USA Today - guardian.co.uk
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Aug 06 2008

Dutch crown prince: Stop carrying Olympic torch around the world - Bangkok Post

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Dutch crown prince: Stop carrying Olympic torch around the world
Bangkok Post, Thailand - 1 hour ago
Amsterdam (dpa) - The Olympic torch should not be carried around the world anymore, Dutch crown prince and International Olympic Committee (IOC) member ...
London Olympics torch relay may be confined to Britain Telegraph.co.uk
Last leg of Olympic torch relay Radio Netherlands
Olympic flame arrives in Beijing The Press Association
BBC News - Times Online
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Aug 06 2008

Chinese counting on Olympic hero Xiang - NEWS.com.au

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Telegraph.co.uk
Chinese counting on Olympic hero Xiang
NEWS.com.au, Australia - 6 hours ago
Xiang, the Olympic 110m hurdles champion, will face extraordinary pressure to repeat his Athens heroics, but is well on track to achieve the goal. ...
American hurdler: it's possible for anyone to win gold at Beijing ... Xinhua
After an Olympic lull, Beijing makes Games interesting again ... ESPN
Waiting with bated breath Hindu
International Herald Tribune - Hindu
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Aug 06 2008

Even a cynic sees value in the Olympics - TheChronicleHerald.ca

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Voice of America
Even a cynic sees value in the Olympics
TheChronicleHerald.ca, Canada - 20 minutes ago
This year’s Olympics are being held in a country that has legitimately drawn worldwide protest because of its poor record on human rights, media freedom and ...
Belgian PM: Olympic Games are crown on China's development Xinhua
An Olympic waiting game Reuters India
US Olympic Training Features A New Requirement: Etiquette 101 Wall Street Journal
New York Times - China Daily
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Aug 06 2008

USA beat Australia 87-76 in final warmup game for Olympic basketball - CNN International

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The Associated Press
USA beat Australia 87-76 in final warmup game for Olympic basketball
CNN International - 51 minutes ago
(CNN) -- The US Olympic basketball team completed preparations for the Beijing Games with a far from convincing 87-76 victory over Australia in Shanghai on ...
Olympic news: US basketball team defeats Australia in final exhibition Kansas City Star
US completes Olympic warm-up with 87-76 win over Australia Xinhua
US Olympic Basketball Team Defeats Australia, 87-76 TransWorldNews (press release)
The Associated Press - NBA.com
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Aug 06 2008

World leaders quash qualms, go to Olympic opening - The Associated Press

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USA Today
World leaders quash qualms, go to Olympic opening
The Associated Press - 1 hour ago
PARIS (AP) — To go or not to go — world leaders invited to the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics faced a choice riddled with risks. ...
Clandestine Olympic protests BBC News
Shadows flit beneath Tibet's surface normality USA Today
An Olympic fete Press & Sun-Bulletin
Reuters - guardian.co.uk
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