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Aug 17 2008

Olympic champ screamed in first swimming lesson - Inquirer.net

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GulfNews
Olympic champ screamed in first swimming lesson
Inquirer.net, Philippines - 3 hours ago
On Sunday, all the hard work paid off when he won his eighth gold medal at the Beijing Olympics, beating Mark Spitz’s 36-year record of seven golds for a ...
Phelps Graduates From Schoolboy Devil to Rule Olympic Gold Set Bloomberg
Phelps's evolution from restless kid to Olympic titan AFP
London calling: Phelps set sights on 2012 USA Today
Economic Times - TIME
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Aug 17 2008

Olympic organisers deny hiding from media - Daily Times

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Olympic organisers deny hiding from media
Daily Times, Pakistan - 7 hours ago
BEIJING: Olympic officials denied Sunday they were hiding from the international media after they cancelled two scheduled press conferences. ...
China careful to accentuate the positive as Games go on USA Today
China’s iron Olympic grip starts to Times Online
74615 volunteers serving at venues for Olympic Games Xinhua
China Daily - The Canberra Times
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Aug 17 2008

Olympic organisers deny hiding from media - Daily Times

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Olympic organisers deny hiding from media
Daily Times, Pakistan - 2 hours ago
BEIJING: Olympic officials denied Sunday they were hiding from the international media after they cancelled two scheduled press conferences. ...
The Olympics bonanza Sydney Morning Herald
Olympics Games officials, media in war over 'taboo' subjects NEWS.com.au
China’s iron Olympic grip starts to Times Online
Telegraph.co.uk - The Age
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Aug 17 2008

Olympic organisers deny hiding from media - Daily Times

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Canada.com
Olympic organisers deny hiding from media
Daily Times, Pakistan - 33 minutes ago
BEIJING: Olympic officials denied Sunday they were hiding from the international media after they cancelled two scheduled press conferences. ...
Perhaps it's time to cancel the Olympic Games Ha'aretz
The Olympics bonanza Sydney Morning Herald
Olympics Games officials, media in war over 'taboo' subjects NEWS.com.au
Times Online - Xinhua
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Aug 17 2008

2008 Beijing Olympics: Michael Phelps the machine targets London 2012 - Telegraph.co.uk

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CBC.ca
2008 Beijing Olympics: Michael Phelps the machine targets London 2012
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 2 hours ago
The presentation party assembled to award Michael Phelps his eighth gold medal of these Olympic Games was so sizeable that the announcement of their names ...
Bush Calls Phelps to Congratulate Record-Breaking Olympic Medalist FOXNews
Bush calls to congratulate Olympic swimmer Phelps The Associated Press
Phelps Sets New Record for Olympic Gold Medal Wins Voice of America
Xinhua - Los Angeles Times
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Aug 17 2008

Feature: Jamaicans overjoyed by Olympic women's 100m medals sweep - Xinhua

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China Daily
Feature: Jamaicans overjoyed by Olympic women's 100m medals sweep
Xinhua, China - 54 minutes ago
17 (Xinhua) -- Olympic champion sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser couldn't hide her overjoy on Jamaica's medals sweep in the eye-catching women's 100-meter race ...
Video: Olympics '08: Jamaica Sweeps Women's 100 Meters AssociatedPress
Jamaicans Sweep 100; Bekele Wins Men’s 10000 New York Times
Jamaicans dominate the women’s 100m dash Hindu
Hindustan Times - China Daily
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Aug 17 2008

Phelps Makes Olympics History - Voice of America

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Canoe.ca
Phelps Makes Olympics History
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
Since the modern Olympics started in 1896, no athlete had ever won eight gold medals at a single Games. American Mark Spitz won seven medals in Munich in ...
What it takes to run for Olympic gold Christian Science Monitor
Phelps Wins Record Eighth Olympic Title; China Surges in Golds Bloomberg
Phelps caps amazing stretch at Olympics with record eighth gold The Canadian Press
Sports Network - Voice of America
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Aug 17 2008

Olympics summary days eight and nine - Financial Times

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Wall Street Journal
Olympics summary days eight and nine
Financial Times, UK - 11 hours ago
The win gave him his eighth gold at these Games, one more than Spitz in 1972, and his 14th in all, five more than anyone in the Olympics’ 112-year history. ...
Video: Phelps On Medals And Memories CBS
Phelps caps amazing stretch at Olympics with record eighth gold The Canadian Press
Ranking Phelps' eight great wins in Beijing - Olympics ESPN
guardian.co.uk - The Canadian Press
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Aug 17 2008

Olympics summary days eight and nine - Financial Times

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Times Online
Olympics summary days eight and nine
Financial Times, UK - 3 hours ago
The win gave him his eighth gold at these Games, one more than Spitz in 1972, and his 14th in all, five more than anyone in the Olympics’ 112-year history. ...
Video: Olympics '08: Teammates Talk About Phelps Record AssociatedPress
Bush Calls Phelps to Congratulate Record-Breaking Olympic Medalist FOXNews
Ranking Phelps' eight great wins in Beijing - Olympics ESPN
The Associated Press - China Daily
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Aug 17 2008

Olympics summary days eight and nine - Financial Times

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Washington Post
Olympics summary days eight and nine
Financial Times, UK - 2 hours ago
The win gave him his eighth gold at these Games, one more than Spitz in 1972, and his 14th in all, five more than anyone in the Olympics’ 112-year history. ...
Ranking Phelps' eight great wins in Beijing - Olympics ESPN
Welcome to Week No. 2 of Olympics, minus Phelps China Daily
Olympics-Phelps amazes world with Beijing eight Reuters South Africa
Hartford Courant - CBC.ca
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