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Aug 09 2008

A dark turn in Beijing as U.S. Olympic coach's in-law slain - Chicago Tribune

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Washington Post
A dark turn in Beijing as U.S. Olympic coach's in-law slain
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
The victims were Todd and Barbara Bachman of Lakeville, Minn., the parents of Irvine resident Elisabeth "Wiz" Bachman, who was a member of the 2004 Olympic ...
China Keeps Millions of Eyes Peeled in Massive Security Watch for ... FOXNews
Beijing Olympics: These are not the people's Games Telegraph.co.uk
Philadelphia Chinatown celberates Beijing Olympics in jubilant event Xinhua
Indianapolis Star - Telegraph.co.uk
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Aug 09 2008

Beijing Olympics: China's army of student fans drilled like soldiers - Telegraph.co.uk

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Wall Street Journal
Beijing Olympics: China's army of student fans drilled like soldiers
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 53 minutes ago
Dressed identically and chanting the same upbeat slogans, they appear at every Olympic event to cheer on Chinese and foreign competitors alike. ...
Beijing Curbs Religious Rights Washington Post
China Makes Policing an Olympic Event U.S. News & World Report
History is made: The Olympics come to China USA Today
The Age - Aljazeera.net
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Aug 09 2008

Beijing Olympics: British smog-monitoring unit ordered to close down - Telegraph.co.uk

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ABC News
Beijing Olympics: British smog-monitoring unit ordered to close down
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 57 minutes ago
But on Friday, the day of the opening ceremony, the quarter of Beijing in which the Olympic Green is situated was coloured green on the map, marking an air ...
Video: Olympics '08: Is Pollution Returning? AssociatedPress
Olympics begin, Beijing breathes sigh of relief... Scientific American
Environment official: Beijing air quality up to standard on ... Xinhua
Wall Street Journal - WSAZ-TV
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Aug 09 2008

Kobe Bryant catches an Olympic chill - Los Angeles Times

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TSN.ca
Kobe Bryant catches an Olympic chill
Los Angeles Times, CA - 4 hours ago
Kobe Bryant says he got goose bumps while marching into National Stadium for the Olympic opening ceremony. Feeling awed and humble, for a night at least, ...
Video: Olympics '08: Basketball Team Arrives to Mob AssociatedPress
President Bush vs. King James Chicago Tribune
Before play, stars fill social calendar Boston Globe
Toronto Star - Electric New Paper
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Aug 09 2008

The Olympic rundown for Saturday, 8-9-2008 - Chicago Tribune

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BusinessWeek
The Olympic rundown for Saturday, 8-9-2008
Chicago Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
By John Cherwa and Claire Noland | Tribune Olympic Bureau BEIJING - Badminton: Eva Lee of Orange, Calif., was eliminated in the first round of women's ...
Olympic Daily News - Saturday, August 9 Ottawa Citizen
China Wins Two Gold Medals to Open Olympics; US Fencers Sweep Bloomberg
First day of Beijing Summer Olympics marred by off-field incidents The Canadian Press
FOXBusiness - Xinhua
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Aug 09 2008

I spy a little Olympic crack in China’s wall - Times Online

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NDTV.com
I spy a little Olympic crack in China’s wall
Times Online, UK - 1 hour ago
When China won the contract to host the Olympics, the official Xinhua press agency declared it “another milestone in China’s rising international status and ...
Beijing Olympics: Meet the couch potato army of China Telegraph.co.uk
Gold medal at home renews China's undying Olympic dream Xinhua
Olympic names provide fodder for thought NDTV.com
Inquirer.net - Houston Chronicle
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Aug 09 2008

Beijing Olympics: Meet the couch potato army of China - Telegraph.co.uk

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China Daily
Beijing Olympics: Meet the couch potato army of China
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago
Their sporting elite may plan to dominate the medals board, but for most of China's 1.3 billion citizens, Olympic fever has inspired only one form of ...
Olympic journal: Back home in China, with the game she loves Chicago Tribune
Chinese vice president: Beijing Olympics would increase China ... Xinhua
U of W's Chinese students feel connected to homeland via Olympics Canada.com
guardian.co.uk - Xinhua
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Aug 09 2008

Olympics: Phelps launches bid for immortality with new record - guardian.co.uk

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Telegraph.co.uk
Olympics: Phelps launches bid for immortality with new record
guardian.co.uk, UK - 43 minutes ago
Michael Phelps coolly launched his bid for Olympic immortality by breaking his own Games record for the 400m individual medley with a calculated early surge ...
Video: Olympics '08: Phelps Qualifies in 400 IM AssociatedPress
Michael Phelps breaks Games record in heats of 400m individual ... Telegraph.co.uk
Phelps sets new Olympic record in first show China Daily
The Associated Press - Dallas Morning News
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Aug 09 2008

OMEGA, Official Olympic Timekeeper — Let the Games Begin! - MarketWatch

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OMEGA, Official Olympic Timekeeper -- Let the Games Begin!
MarketWatch - 3 hours ago
BEIJING, Aug 09, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- For nearly four years, the giant OMEGA Olympic Countdown Clock in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ticked down ...
Video: Bush told Olympics is no place for politics RussiaToday
Beijing Olympics: These are not the people's Games Telegraph.co.uk
Press hails 'greatest ever' Olympic opening show AFP
Los Angeles Times - Xinhua
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Aug 09 2008

OMEGA, Official Olympic Timekeeper — Let the Games Begin! - MarketWatch

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BBC News
OMEGA, Official Olympic Timekeeper -- Let the Games Begin!
MarketWatch - 2 hours ago
BEIJING, Aug 09, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- For nearly four years, the giant OMEGA Olympic Countdown Clock in Beijing's Tiananmen Square ticked down ...
Video: Olympic Torch Shows Chinese Culture, Spirit wbal
BBC chief hails Beijing Olympics, more open China Xinhua
Beijing Olympics: These are not the people's Games Telegraph.co.uk
AFP - Xinhua
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