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Aug 08 2008

Beijing Olympics Open But Air Does Not Clear - Environment News Service

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BBC Sport
Beijing Olympics Open But Air Does Not Clear
Environment News Service - 50 minutes ago
BEIJING, China, August 8, 2008 (ENS) - Inside the Bird's Nest, today's opening ceremony for the Beijing Olympic Games was brilliant, but outside the air ...
Olympics? Eh, Not Excited Protrade
Some US cyclists, triathletes still wearing masks MLive.com
Masked cyclist: 'I'd do it again' The Age
Los Angeles Times - Belfast Telegraph
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Aug 08 2008

Fireworks Light Up Opening of Beijing Olympics - Voice of America

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Times Online
Fireworks Light Up Opening of Beijing Olympics
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
By Parke Brewer The Beijing Olympics are officially under way after lengthy and colorful opening ceremonies at the National Stadium, known as "The Bird's ...
Chinese flock to TV screens to share Olympic pride Los Angeles Times
Beijing Olympic Games open in passion as quake-affected China ... Xinhua
History is made: The Olympics come to China USA Today
Seattle Post Intelligencer - Xinhua
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Aug 08 2008

Olympics fail to excite Indian tourists - Times of India

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TVNZ
Olympics fail to excite Indian tourists
Times of India, India - 53 minutes ago
MUMBAI/BANGALORE: The Olympic torch might well burn bright on Friday but the response to the Games has been quite cold from the cricket-crazy nation, ...
Video: 101 East - China and the Olympics - 7 July 08 - Part 1 AlJazeeraEnglish
Olympics-Sponsors step up pace to get Olympic mileage Reuters
Full text of speech by IOC President Rogge at Beijing Olympics ... Xinhua
Radio Australia - National Post
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Aug 08 2008

China's top 10 Olympic stories - CNN

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Telegraph.co.uk
China's top 10 Olympic stories
CNN - 4 hours ago
BEIJING -- Michael Phelps may rule the American sports universe for these Olympics, but in China, ask local fans who they're supporting and you'll start ...
Want to Predict Olympic Champs? Look at GDP Wall Street Journal Blogs
Sweden makes 25th Olympic appearance Xinhua
Bejing Olympics: what time is it China, olympics schedule ... Los Angeles Times
Sofia Echo - Canada.com
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Aug 08 2008

China's top 10 Olympic stories - CNN

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TVNZ
China's top 10 Olympic stories
CNN - 1 hour ago
BEIJING -- Michael Phelps may rule the American sports universe for these Olympics, but in China, ask local fans who they're supporting and you'll start ...
Want to Predict Olympic Champs? Look at GDP Wall Street Journal Blogs
Sweden makes 25th Olympic appearance Xinhua
China Led by Liu Races to Surpass US at Olympics (Update1) Bloomberg
Oneindia - Peace fm Online
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Aug 08 2008

Olympic flame concludes its world tour at Bird's Nest - Xinhua

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Olympic flame concludes its world tour at Bird's Nest
Xinhua, China - 1 hour ago
8 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion-turned-entrepreneur Li Ning ignited the Olympic cauldron at the Bird's Nest National Stadium Friday night, concluding the ...
Olympic opening ceremonies the best ever Edmonton Sun
In pictures: China strides onto Olympic stage MLive.com
Beijing Olympic Games opens at 080808 China Daily
Xinhua - Xinhua
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Aug 08 2008

Olympic flame takes flight as fireworks, pageantry open Beijing … - ESPN

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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Olympic flame takes flight as fireworks, pageantry open Beijing ...
ESPN - 2 hours ago
AP BEIJING -- Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of ...
Video: Olympics '08: Pageantry and Pyrotechnics AssociatedPress
SUMMER OLYMPICS: Thoughts and sights during opening ceremonies Las Vegas Review - Journal
Opening Ceremonies Launch Olympics In Beijing NY1
The Associated Press - KFVS
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Aug 08 2008

Olympic flame takes flight as fireworks, pageantry open Beijing … - ESPN

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Canoe.ca
Olympic flame takes flight as fireworks, pageantry open Beijing ...
ESPN - 1 hour ago
AP BEIJING -- Once-reclusive China commandeered the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic host with a stunning display of ...
Video: Olympics '08: One-of-a-Kind Venues AssociatedPress
Beijing ready for the Olympics to begin Radio Australia
Olympic Games used to showcase the old, new China Bakersfield Californian (subscription)
Malaysia Star - TheNewsTribune.com
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Aug 08 2008

In pictures: China strides onto Olympic stage - MLive.com

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In pictures: China strides onto Olympic stage
MLive.com, MI - 44 minutes ago
by MLive.com staff AP PhotoVolunteers take photographs of opening ceremony in the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics on Friday. ...
Video: Olympics '08: One-of-a-Kind Venues AssociatedPress
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Aug 08 2008

'No to Olympics without human rights' - Independent Online

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Boston Globe
'No to Olympics without human rights'
Independent Online, South Africa - 2 hours ago
"No to Olympics without human rights," "Killer China" and "Save East Turkestan," read some of the placards the demonstrators brandished. ...
Islamic terrorists threaten Olympics in video, says US monitoring ... Christian Science Monitor
Islamic group threatens Olympic transport Washington Post
Chinese Islamic group issues new Olympic threat The Associated Press
New York Times - Washington Post
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