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Aug 18 2008

Olympics king Michael Phelps gets ready to conquer FaceBook - Scientific American

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CTV.ca
Olympics king Michael Phelps gets ready to conquer FaceBook
Scientific American - 2 hours ago
As you have no doubt heard by now, swimmer Michael Phelps won his eighth Olympic gold medal in the Beijing games over the weekend, bringing his career total ...
Olympic champ screamed in first swimming lesson Inquirer.net
Phelps' hometown planning big welcome home party The Associated Press
Phelps Graduates From Schoolboy Devil to Rule Olympic Gold Set Bloomberg
Baltimore Sun - Indianapolis Star
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Aug 18 2008

LaPorta OK after Olympic plunking - MLB.com

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BBC Sport
LaPorta OK after Olympic plunking
MLB.com - 2 hours ago
The 22-year-old slugger, who was acquired in the trade that sent CC Sabathia to the Brewers, rode the bus back to the Olympic Village with the rest of his ...
Olympic baseball: US and China game marred by ejections Salt Lake Tribune
Olympic Games: United States Baseball wins a dust up 7thSpace Interactive (press release)
Shapiro says LaPorta will be released from hospital tonight after ... The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
Chicago Tribune - CNN
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Aug 18 2008

Olympic Protests? What Protests? - Washington Post

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Canada.com
Olympic Protests? What Protests?
Washington Post, United States - 2 hours ago
Chinese authorities at the Olympics announced at the beginning of the affair that they were setting aside specific venues for protesters in a new sign of ...
China has not approved Olympic protest requests The Associated Press
Beijing Olympics: Chinese police block all protests Telegraph.co.uk
China cracking down on dissent during Olympics: activists AFP
International Herald Tribune - The Associated Press
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Aug 18 2008

Triumph and Deep Disappointments at Olympic Games - Voice of America

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San Diego Union Tribune
Triumph and Deep Disappointments at Olympic Games
Voice of America - 1 hour ago
But Olympic dreams can be dashed even faster. That happened Monday to a Chinese national hero and another prospective gold medalist. ...
Brown Trafton, Taylor spur sluggish American track team - Olympics ESPN
Sweep of 400 hurdles rallies US Olympic track team The Associated Press
Sweep of 400m hurdles leads US comeback from disappointing start ... Los Angeles Times
Inquirer.net - Washington Post
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Aug 18 2008

Olympics to leave environmental legacy for China - DailyNewsOnline

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Canada.com
Olympics to leave environmental legacy for China
DailyNewsOnline, United Republic of Tanzania - 3 hours ago
As China was rehearsing for the spectacular Olympic Games opening ceremony in the capital, Beijing, international reporters were busy picking on other ...
Chinese embrace volunteerism / A helping hand for Olympic tourists ... The Daily Yomiuri
For Olympic Marketers, Emotions Pay Wall Street Journal
Ed Curran: The inspirational night that saw the Olympics soar to ... Belfast Telegraph
McClatchy Washington Bureau - Monsters and Critics.com
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Aug 18 2008

Olympic poster boy plunges all China into grief - The Canberra Times

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USA Today
Olympic poster boy plunges all China into grief
The Canberra Times, Australia - 2 hours ago
BY MARY-ANNE TOY AND LEN JOHNSON China's golden Olympic Games suffered their blackest day yesterday after the unthinkable happened: China's Olympic poster ...
China in tears as Liu Xiang cries off the Olympic 110 metres ... Telegraph.co.uk
China's Liu bows out without running Olympic race The Associated Press
China Olympic Hero Liu Xiang Quits Games BusinessWeek
Christian Science Monitor - ABC News
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Aug 18 2008

Joshua Kurlantzick on The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Not all of … - National Post

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China Daily
Joshua Kurlantzick on The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: Not all of ...
National Post, Canada - 5 hours ago
But nearly all of the media have been unanimous on one positive point: Average Chinese citizens are immensely proud of these Olympics. Thousands of Chinese ...
Feature: Sports-loving Egyptians enjoy Olympics at cafes along the ... Xinhua
Economy won't be hurt after Olympics China Daily
UN Official Says Olympics Promote Peace, Development Voice of America
Ha'aretz - WebWire (press release)
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Aug 18 2008

What will the Olympics ever do for us? - Times Online

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National Post
What will the Olympics ever do for us?
Times Online, UK - 6 hours ago
It's one of the eternal mysteries of life: why would anyone want to stage the Olympic Games? The money makes your nose bleed. Sober estimates say that the ...
Evaluating a dominant Team USA heading into the medal round CNN International
Day Four of Olympic Men’s Basketball: Now That Wasn't So Hard, Was It? About - News & Issues
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Aug 18 2008

What will the Olympics ever do for us? - Times Online

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Wall Street Journal
What will the Olympics ever do for us?
Times Online, UK - 4 hours ago
It's one of the eternal mysteries of life: why would anyone want to stage the Olympic Games? The money makes your nose bleed. Sober estimates say that the ...
USA Basketball 2004: A New Perspective SportingNews.com
Alexander Wolff SI.com
Day Four of Olympic Men’s Basketball: Now That Wasn't So Hard, Was It? About - News & Issues
Yahoo! Sports
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Aug 18 2008

What will the Olympics ever do for us? - Times Online

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Canoe.ca
What will the Olympics ever do for us?
Times Online, UK - 2 hours ago
It's one of the eternal mysteries of life: why would anyone want to stage the Olympic Games? The money makes your nose bleed. Sober estimates say that the ...
Isinbayeva sets world record; Chinese star Liu out of Olympics The Canadian Press
The medal count: US, China creating 'parallel Olympics' Los Angeles Times
Olympic gold medals are made of silver NDTV.com
Bloomberg - ESPN
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