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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 23 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-23T08:25:00.001+01:00

Mixed messages on boycotting the Beijing olympics
By Jonas
The Chinese government were probably hoping to use the Beijing Olympics as the ultimate propaganda tool - a way to make China look great and impressive on the world stage and show their own people that China is popular abroad, ...
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Comment on Beijing Olympics 2008 - Should they be boycotted!? by Shyam
By Shyam
@Nova and Naveen: Somehow I couldn’t disagree more…true question, where was Bhutia all this while, why suddenly raise all this hue and cry, anyways after the Olympics the situation will go back to where it was….but don’tu think making ...
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Siok Siok Tan and Filmmaking in China
By Chris Carr
Siok has also been a visiting lecturer at the Beijing Film Academy, one of Asia’s preeminent film schools. As part of her lecturing stint, she directed a documentary about the Beijing Olympics with the assistance of her students. ...
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Boycotting the Beijing Olympics
By Durango(Durango)
I only made it through a couple hours of the Athens Olympics opening ceremonies. I like watching all the pomp and ceremony and trying to hear the music. But Bob Costas would not shut up. It was so distracting. ...
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Overseas Chinese rally in support of Beijing Olympics, against ...
By Koookiecrumbles
Many Chinese expatriates and students in the United States, Japan and Europe rallied on Saturday to express their support to the upcoming Beijing Olympics, and their anger at some Western media’s biased coverage of the recent Lhasa ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 23 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-23T08:24:00.000+01:00

Russia to send a 900-member delegation to Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
MOSCOW, April 22 (Xinhua) -- Russia will send a 900-member delegation to the Beijing Olympic Games in August, including 470 athletes, said a sports official ...
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Oarsome legend ready for Beijing challenge
ABC Online - Australia
Tomkins brushes over some of the big obstacles he's had to overcome in his build up to the Beijing Olympics. He'll turn 43 during the Games and has rowed ...
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Ji-sung called up for the Olympics
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
SEOUL: Manchester United star Park Ji-sung (pic) will be called up as an over-age player to represent South Korea at the Beijing Olympics, the national ...
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Hypocrisy is rife on both sides of the Olympics dispute
Daily Star - Lebanon - Beirut,Lebanon
The current tension between China and (mostly) Western public opinion on the eve of the Beijing Olympics is the result of incompetence, hypocrisy, ...
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Manaudou out of Olympics 200m
Stuff.co.nz - New Zealand
... Manaudou of France will not compete in the 200 metres freestyle at the Beijing Olympics after pulling out of the event at her national championships. ...
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Indonesian legislator urges Jakartans to not link Olympics to ...
Xinhua - China
"The Beijing Olympics should be something we Asians be proud of," said Theo Sambuaga, adding that "as far as Indonesia is concerned, we have always ...
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Indian women lose again, virtually out of Olympics
Hindustan Times - India
The hopes of the Indian women's hockey team of qualifying for the Beijing Olympics were virtually dashed as they went down 2-3 to Belgium in a roundrobin ...
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Manaudou withdraws from 200 metres at Olympics
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
DUNKIRK, France (Reuters) - World record holder Laure Manaudou of France will not compete in the 200 metres freestyle at the Beijing Olympics after pulling ...
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Freestyle grappler Rajiv Tomar qualifies for Olympics
Hindu - Chennai,India
New Delhi (PTI): Rajiv Tomar became the third Indian grappler to qualify for the Beijing Olympics during a qualification tournament at Martigny in ...
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Cheruiyot will wait for call on Olympics
Boston Globe - United States
Was Robert Cheruiyot's runaway victory enough to earn him a spot on Kenya's marathon team for this summer's Beijing Olympics? "If I get the chance, ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 22 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-22T12:55:00.001+01:00

Why I Boycott Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
By Charz
An official Beijing Olympics information pamphlet has recently been released to secondary schools around China, and one of the characters on the front cover seems awfully familiar. Apart from the shirt color and a few facial details, ...
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Rain Can’t Stop Excited Malaysian Crowds!
By Meg In Beijing
“I am so excited to see the Olympic flame come to the city. It’sa great honor not only for me to be the first torchbearer, as well as for the country and the city upon the Olympic flame’s arrival,” said Tuanku Ja’ afar before the ...
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IOC president urges respect from participants at the Beijing Olympics
PARIS (AFP) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Jacques Rogge promised yesterday that athletes would be free to express themselves at the Beijing Olympics but urged them to respect the Games. The Belgian told France 2 ...
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Sri Lanka Army Sharpshooter To Participate In Beijing Olympics
A Sri Lankan sharpshooter is set to showcase his talent at the Beijing Olympics in August this year.
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 22 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-22T12:54:00.001+01:00

Cambodia opposes Dalai Lama's attempts to sabotage Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
PHNOM PENH, April 21 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia opposes attempts by the Dalai clique to sabotage the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing by making use of the Tibet ...
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Prime Minister to attend opening of Beijing Olympics
Helsingin Sanomat - Helsinki,Uusimaa,Finland
Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (Centre) plans to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in early August, and will stay there for several days to ...
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DPRK newspaper calls for global efforts to ensure success of ...
Xinhua - China
Many officials of the International Olympic Committee, including its president, Jacques Rogge, are against linking the Tibet issue to the Olympics, ...
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Anti-China protests called shocking, unfair
Calgary Herald - AB, Canada
The stark images provided a firm reminder of how for some, the upcoming Beijing Olympics are not far removed from politics. Earlier this month, protesters ...
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China Exclusive: Companies try to tie export products to Olympics
Xinhua - China
Another 41 companies, most of which are Chinese domestic companies, won the sponsorship and sole supplier title for the Beijing Olympics. ...
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China defends human rights record as Olympics loom
Guardian - UK
... on Monday as the clock ticks ever nearer the Beijing Olympics, accusing Western countries of ignoring problems of their own and having double standards. ...
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The Olympics game
Newsday - Long Island,NY,USA
With four months to go before the Beijing Olympics, it's too soon for President George W. Bush to tip his hand on whether he will attend the opening ...
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The Olympics and RI
Jakarta Post - Jakarta,Indonesia
The wide-ranging interpretations of what the Beijing Olympics means and what it can be to different parties, make it undoubtedly "an event of ...
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Overseas Chinese rally on Capitol Hill for supportting Beijing ...
CCTV - Beijing,China
To protest the distorted reports about China by some western media, and to support the Beijing Olympics, hundreds of overseas Chinese have gathered in ...
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Olympics favorites kept apart in Beijing draw
CNN International - USA
BEIJING, China (AP) -- Brazil, Italy and hosts China received favorable draws on Sunday for the 2008 Beijing Olympics football tournament. ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 21 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-22T12:53:00.003+01:00

The biggest protest ever for the Beijing Olympics
By beijinger
They raised up the slogan of “Support Beijing Olympics, Protest against The Unfairness of Media Reports”. They waved with Chinese flags (partially donated and sent from the Chinese who live in China), signed their names on boards and ...
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Brazil Secures Final Spot In Beijing Olympics
By Jyle
In some shocking news Canada has also made it into the Olympics. Read the complete article at Beijing Olympic News. Technorati Tags: beijing olympics,beijing 2008,brazil marta,marta brazil,world football news,soccer news. Share This.
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Kyle Shewfelt Recovering for Beijing Olympics
By Jeanne Dupuis
I love the Olympics! I’m getting so excited! image by by Rick McCharles. Technorati Tags: kyle shewfelt,canada olympic park,2008 beijing olympic games,beijing,2008,summer olympics,paul hamm,gymnastics. Share This.
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The Footie :: Brazil Secures Final Spot In Beijing Olympics
The national women’s soccer team of Brazil just secured their spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympic games with their stunning 5-1 win over Ghana. The came in second in the Women’s World Cup last year. From the beginning of the match, ...
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Food safety at Beijing Olympics to be top priority
By Rajiv Dhoot
19 : Food suppliers contracted for the forthcoming Olympic Games in Beijing have been asked to tighten their management procedures to ensure that their products are not sabotaged before or during the Games. read more.

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 21 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-22T12:53:00.001+01:00

Brazil trounce Ghana to book last ticket for Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 19 (Xinhua) -- World Cup finalists Brazil cruised past Ghana 5-1 in a playoff to seal the last seat of the Women's Football Tournament at the ...
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Shells grown with Olympics emblem dispalyed in E China
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 20 -- A pair of shells grown with the Beijing Olympics emblem made appearance at the 6th China (International) Pearl Festival held in east ...
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Chinese students in Japan collect signatures supporting Beijing ...
Xinhua - China
"Through the campaign, we want to spread the Olympic spirits and the notion of peace, and to call on the people who support the Beijing Olympics to join ...
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Track team go Down Under in build-up to the Olympics
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
Australia also secured the maximum quota of five riders qualifying for the track cycling competition in the Beijing Olympics and they are currently ranked ...
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Chinese expatriates, students in France rally in support of ...
Xinhua - China
The demonstration was aimed at voicing the Chinese expatriates' support for the 2008 Beijing Olympics -- "a bridge of friendship. ...
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Overseas Chinese in Austria rally in support of Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
VIENNA, April 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese expatriates staged a peaceful demonstration in Vienna on Saturday to show support for the Beijing Olympics and express ...
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French LVMH chairman voices support for Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
PARIS, April 19 (Xinhua) -- The success of the Beijing Olympics is very important for China and the rest of the world, Bernard Arnault, chairman of the ...
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Over 2000 Chinese, US children paint for Green Olympics
Xinhua - China
... children did the same as their US counterparts, putting down their words on the paintings, saying "Let's give the best wishes to the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Cambodian king to attend opening of Beijing Olympics
Macau Daily Times - Macau
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni will attend the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, a Chinese diplomat said yesterday, thanking the government ...
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Olympics torch relay begins in Bangkok
Bangkok Post - Thailand
(BangkokPost.com) - The Beijing Olympics torch relay began at the Chinatown Gate in Bangkok on Saturday afternoon, with 80 torch-bearers to complete the ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 18 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-18T13:03:00.001+01:00

BEIJING OLYMPIC TORCH RELAY
By missjewelz
Beijing Olympic Torch Relay route. Olympia - Marathonas - Athens (Greece) (by airplane) Beijing (People’s Republic of China) (by airplane) Almaty (Kazakhstan) (by airplane) Istanbul (Turkey) (by airplane) St. ...
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Good Luck Beijing 2008 marathon
By Wu
April is a busy month for Olympic sports fans in Beijing. The Good Luck Beijing 2008 marathon will be held this Sunday, April 20th. The course is the same that will be used for the Beijing Olympics marathon. ...
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Rights violations tarnish Beijing Olympics
But China's good face has already been wrecked by the international attention on Tibet, the protests dogging the Olympic torch every step of the way and by their own policies.
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The Beijing Olympics Famous “Bird’s Nest” Opened To The ...
By rawartint
The “Bird’s Nest” National Stadium was finally opened as the International media gained access to the structure for the first time and it will admit the first paying customers on Friday. The venue of the Beijing Olympics held a modest ...
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Nike Beijing Olympic 2008 Footwears
Nike has designed a whole line of Olympic Footwear… one for every sport in the Beijing 2008 Olympics. They even have designs for things like Gymnastics, Wushu, Kayaking, Wind Surfing, Taekwondo, Equestrian, and Fencing. ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 18 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-18T13:02:00.000+01:00

Home for the Beijing Olympics
China Daily - China
But foreigners who plan on coming to Beijing for the Olympics in August will face a totally different situation. Visitors will now get more than 490000 ...
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Gymnast Kyle Shewfelt on road to recovery and Beijing Olympics
The Canadian Press - CALGARY
The Summer Olympics in Beijing are less than four months away. Shewfelt, Canada's Olympic gold medallist in gymnastics, needs to make up time lost to two ...
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Olympics-2008: Two of Singapore's top leaders to attend Beijing ...
Bangkok Post - Thailand
Singapore (dpa) - Singapore is sending President SR Nathan and Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew to the Beijing Olympic Games in August, the foreign ministry ...
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Atos Origin's Beijing Olympics IT Sprint
BusinessWeek - USA
by Tim Ferguson Preparations for the Beijing Olympics in August are nearly complete and for Atos Origin, it's the end of an IT project that has lasted ...
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Beijing Olympics 2008: Aqil appointed as chef-de-mission of ...
Daily Times - Lahore,Pakistan
“Our weightlifters and oarsmen are abroad to play qualifying tournaments for the Beijing Games. If they give acceptable results they will join the Pakistan ...
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Nakamura and 10 others qualify for Beijing Olympics
AFP -
I want to catch up with them before the Olympics." Nakamura said: "At least I earned a berth in the Olympics. It was a good preparation for my 200 metres. ...
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MSN China urges users to 'love' Beijing Olympics
AFP -
BEIJING (AFP) — MSN China has invited users of its messaging service to put a red love heart followed by 'China' in front of their names to support the ...
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POA chief: Beijing Olympics torch relay honor for Pakistan
Xinhua - China
ISLAMABAD, April 17 (Xinhua) -- The well-organized and trouble-free Beijing Olympics Torch Relay in Islamabad on Wednesday has yet again established ...
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Singapore confirms leaders' attendance at Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
... host the inaugural International Youth Olympic Games in 2010, Singapore has voiced its firm opposition against the idea to boycott the Beijing Olympics.
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US Sports Academy trustee Scharr voices full support for Beijing ...
Xinhua - China
Scharr voiced his support for the Beijing Olympics, saying, "This will be the best Olympics in the world. We are all delighted to see China to host the ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 17 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-17T13:20:00.001+01:00

Carrying a Torch for China
By MaKina(MaKina)
The problem is that, as a world leader, Hu has the prime directive of bringing off a successful Beijing Olympics--an event, by the way, that the Chinese people have put a lot of sweat into. And that's a problem for us too. (more) ...
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Beijing Olympics Fares
By Bo Borre
If you still got game and choose to put politics aside, it's not too late to get a decent deal to Beijing in time for the Olympics. By far the best fare we're finding these days is on China Southern Airlines from Los Angeles for $976 ...
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Beijing Olympics 2008: Winning Press Freedom
By Marco Polo(Mark Bench)
In the next few days, starting Friday, April 18, Interesting Times will offer a comprehensive coverage of the activities of the "Beijing Olympics 2008: Winning Press Freedom" conference taking place in Paris. We will feature speeches ...
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Podium Protests at 2008 Beijing Olympics?
By Jeanne Dupuis
US Olympians have started speaking out about the recent protests surrounding the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Some are even predicting that there will be podium protests. "There will be protests but I don’t think it will brand the Games ...
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Terror, Oil, and the Beijing Olympics
By Richard Fernandez
It's not just Tibetans who are mad at China and willing to disrupt the Olympics to highlight their political cause. It's a mix of Darfur activists, Burmese dissidents, Taiwanese nationalists, and the all too serious threat of Muslim ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 17 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-17T13:19:00.001+01:00

Coca-Cola, event sponsor, stands by torch relay for Summer ...
International Herald Tribune - France
The Beijing Olympics start Aug. 8. At Coke's annual meeting, Isdell was interrupted several times by several shareholders who questioned the company's ...
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Mia Farrow says Olympics committee fails Darfur
Reuters South Africa - Johannesburg,South Africa
The group formed last year to use the Beijing Olympics as leverage to influence China's policy on Darfur. China imports most of Sudan's oil. ...
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Not higher, faster, stronger
Hindustan Times - India
China has marshalled enormous economic resources to ensure the success of the Beijing Olympics. The Chinese used the tools of modern architecture and ...
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Democracy, Olympics share common values of fairness, justice: PM
Associated Press of Pakistan - Pakistan
... of Beijing and the Organizing Committee of the Beijing Olympics for allowing Pakistan to participate in and share with them this momentous occasion. ...
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Beijing a bad choice, but Olympics must go on
Eagle Tribune - North Andover,MA,USA
By Ray McNulty Because unless something changes drastically — and we're still four months from the Opening Ceremonies — this summer's Beijing Olympics won't ...
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The Bird's Nest, icon of the Beijing Olympics, hosts a modest opening
International Herald Tribune - France
The 91000-seat stadium may be the architectural jewel of the Beijing Olympics but for the 56-year-old Italian, it's just another venue. ...
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Most Swedes oppose boycott of Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
Lindberg raised questions about the motivations of some politicians who have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. Those who called for a boycott of ...
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Czech PM says will skip Beijing Olympics: report
Reuters - USA
PRAGUE (Reuters) - Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will skip the Beijing Olympics, daily Pravo said on Wednesday, adding to a chorus of Western leaders ...
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Czech PM will not attend opening ceremony of Beijing Olympics
Jerusalem Post - Israel
By AP Czech Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek will not attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games after Beijing's crackdown on Tibet, a government ...
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Beijing Olympics torch inspired by 'lucky' clouds
Chennai Online - Chennai,India
New Delhi, Apr 16 The environment-friendly Beijing Olympics torch, which arrives here tomorrow amid unprecedented security, is inspired by auspicious clouds ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 16 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-16T12:15:00.000+01:00

Tibetans try to storm Chinese embassy

NEW DELHI: Intensifying their protest ahead of the Olympic torch relay, scores of Tibetans on Wednesday attempted to storm the Chinese embassy here and clashed with security personnel. ( Watch )

Waving Tibetan flags and wearing 'Free Tibet' headbands, about 60 protesters, including women, emerged near the embassy located in high security Chanakyapuri area around 10:30 am and tried to break the security cordon.

The protesters then entered into a clash with police and paramilitary personnel, who were deployed in large numbers near the embassy building, a senior police official said.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tibetans_try_to_storm_Chinese_embassy/articleshow/2956044.cms

Bachchan slams Gill over remarks on torch relay

NEW DELHI: Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan on Wednesday took exception to Union Sports Minister M S Gill's remarks about participation of politicians and actors in the Olympic torch relay run on Thursday. ( Watch: Big B’s comments )

"He (Gill) is the Sports Minister. Who will dare to argue with him? They are the government," Bachchan said when asked about Gill's comment on the issue.

Gill had disfavoured invitation to politicians and filmstars for the April 17 relay, saying they have little right to hog the limelight in the event. He wanted former athletes with distinguished careers and budding sportspersons to be invited to carry the torch.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Big_B_slams_Gill_over_remarks_on_torch_relay/articleshow/2956158.cms

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 16 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-16T12:13:00.001+01:00

Tendulkar not to carry Olympic torch
MUMBAI: Sachin Tendulkar on Wednesday became the latest celebrity to pull out of the Olympic torch relay run in New Delhi, just a day before the event.

The master batsman has been advised by his IPL team physio not to take part in the event in view of his groin injury.

Sources close to Mumbai Indians team said physio A Ijaz has told Tendulkar to skip the event.

Indian Olympic Association president Suresh Kalmadi, however, said he has not received any information in this regard.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Tendulkar_not_to_carry_Olympic_torch_Sources/articleshow/2955956.cms

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 15 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-15T06:22:00.001+01:00

Rabbis asks Clinton about the Beijing Olympics
By Ami Eden
And that’s why last week I called on our president to decide he would not attend the opening ceremonies of the Olympics because that is a public and very obvious ratification of our government’s approval of the Beijing government’s ...
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BEIJING OLYMPICS: City to close factories, ban cars for games
China's plan to improve air quality for the Olympics will last for two months beginning in July and will include factory and construction shutdowns, the Beijing environmental bureau said today.…
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Beijing Olympics Not A Good Ad Buy Domestically
But despite the criticism, it appears that most sponsors have made the decision to refrain from criticizing Beijing rather than risk angering the Chinese government, gateway to the voracious consumers in the world's fastest-growing ...
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Beijing Olympics makes its mark on eve of NAB2008
By Phil Kurz
The Beijing Olympic Games this summer are on the minds of some vendors here in Las Vegas on the eve of NAB208. Omneon Video Networks revealed during its NAB press conference April 12 in Las Vegas that it is putting a system in place for ...
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The Beijing Olympics
By Steve Sailer
A half dozen or so years ago, during the debate over which city should host the 2008 Olympics, I was against China getting it, for all the reasons being bandied about today–lack of free speech, lack of democracy, oppression of Tibet, ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 15 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-15T06:21:00.001+01:00

Inzzi off to Iten to start build-up to Beijing Olympics
New Vision - Kampala,Uganda
By Michael Nsubuga and Norman Katende COMMONWEALTH 3000m steeplechase champion Dorcus Inzikuru has entered camp to train for the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Student trio pedal their way to Beijing Olympics
GulfNews - Dubai,United Arab Emirates
Nino Jonsson, Erik Tornblom and Tim Bogdanov left Gothenburg, Sweden, last October and are cycling round the world with their last stop at the 2008 Beijing ...
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World politicians express support for Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
The secretary-general of the Switzerland-China Committee of the Swiss Federal Assembly, Pierre Kohler, said Sunday that he believes the Beijing Olympics ...
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Tension Over the Beijing Olympics Heats Up on Capitol Hill
The Epoch Times Ireland - Dublin,Ireland
"To ignore the plight of the Falun Gong practitioners in China," said Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Colorado), and in awarding the Olympics to Beijing was ...
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Olympics: US athletes will make statements by winning Beijing gold
AFP -
More than 125 US hopefuls for the Beijing Olympics gathered here for a three-day summit even as protests during the global Olympic torch tour last week have ...
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Wrong Then on the Hitler Olympics; Wrong Now on the Beijing Olympics
The Cutting Edge - Washington,DC,USA
On September 6, 2007, President Bush said the following in response to Chinese President Hu Jintao’s personal invitation to attend the Beijing Olympics, ...
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Beijing Olympics Torch Relay to be held within Pakistan Sports Complex
Associated Press of Pakistan - Pakistan
14, APP---The Islamabad leg of the Torch Relay for this year’s Beijing Olympics will be held in a grand manner within the Pakistan Sports Complex on ...
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Building ban for Beijing Olympics
BBC News - UK
All building sites in Beijing will be shut three weeks before the start of the Olympic Games, as the city tries to clear its skies of pollution. ...
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Journalists group appeals to China to allow unrestricted coverage ...
International Herald Tribune - France
... Belgium: An international journalists group appealed to Chinese authorities Monday to stop interfering with coverage leading up to the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Pakistani President Musharraf voices firm support for Beijing Olympics
Trading Markets (press release) - Los Angeles,CA,USA
BEIJING, Apr 14, 2008 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- -- Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf on Monday voiced firm support for the Beijing Olympics, ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 14 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-14T07:36:00.003+01:00

IS IT TOO LATE TO BOYCOTT THE BEIJING OLYMPICS?
There were strong arguments against awarding the 2008 Olympics to Beijing in the first place. China practises internal autocracy and external aggression. Not only has it refused to recant its crushing of the 1989 protests; ...
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Local Beijing Olympic games protesters met with a counter protest
By Amanda Waldroupe
Protesters calling attention to the human rights abuses in China in the South Park Blocks in the run up to the 2008 Beijing Olympic games today were met with an unexpected counter-protest. The Human Rights Torch Relay, ...
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Will human rights have a sporting chance at the Beijing Olympics?
By dmliu@princeton.edu
With Mark Leonard, Executive Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations and author of What Does China Think? (4th Estate); Jonathan Fenby, former editor of the Observer and the South China Morning Post and author of ...
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Celine Dion voices support for Beijing Olympics
Celine Dion voiced her support for Beijing Olympics, saying she was against boycotting the games.
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Beijing Olympics Watch XIV - Olympic Torch Relay Route
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March 24 Lighting Ceremony at Olympia March 24–29 Torch Relay in Greece March 30 Greece Hand-over Ceremony March 31 Beijing April 1 Heading to Almaty April 2 Almaty April 3 Istanbul April 5 St. Petersburg April 6 London April 7 Paris ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 14 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-14T07:36:00.001+01:00

Why Bush will attend Olympics in Beijing
Jackson Clarion Ledger - Jackson,MS,USA
The White House has steadfastly reiterated its opposition to boycotting the Beijing Olympics, but has admitted that foreign and domestic protests didn't ...
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Using Olympics to pressure China is wrong
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
However, I really don't understand why some western people and medias make use of the Tibet unrest and Beijing Olympics as tools to pressure China. ...
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Wiggins ruled out of fourth Olympics
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
If Wiggins made the Beijing Olympics she would have joined Jenny Donnet as the only other Australian diver to make four Olympic teams. ...
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Oman expects to win medals in Beijing Olympics, sports minister
Xinhua - China
MUSCAT, April 12 (Xinhua) -- Oman is expecting to end its Olympic medal drought in the Beijing Games this summer, the country's top sports official Ali ...
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Paramilitary Olympics: Beijing: At least 94000 security staff ...
Independent - London,England,UK
Chinese President Hu Jintao said he was ready to meet the Dalai Lama but accused him of trying to "ruin the Beijing Olympics". He said talks could open only ...
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Foolishness Over the Olympics and Tibet
Pravda - Moscow,Russia
The corporate elitist media and some in-the-pocket politicians now suggest that boycotts be organized against the Beijing Olympics or the opening ceremonies ...
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NOC delegation leaves for China Beijing Olympics accreditation
The Tide - Port Harcourt,Niger Delta,Nigeria
Meanwhile, NOC has reaffirmed that Nigeria will not boycott the Beijing Olympics Games. “Nigeria will not boycott the Olympic Games, because we have an ...
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An Olympics promise?
Bangkok Post - Thailand
China's story on Saturday claimed that Mr Noppadon had "voiced his government's support for the Beijing Olympics and condemned attempts and activities to ...
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Beijing Olympics
The Post - Lahore,Punjab,Pakistan
The Olympics is the grandest of sports gathering held every four years, where almost every nation on earth is represented and participates in various ...
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China expects more than 580 athletes in its team for Beijing Olympics
The Canadian Press - BEIJING
BEIJING — China has 538 athletes qualified for this summer's Beijing Olympics and plans to field about 50 more to make up its largest-ever team, ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 11 April, 2008 - 6

2008-04-11T05:30:00.000+01:00

Should we boycott the Beijing Olympic Games?
By Jacques Meon
Of course, one regularly hears of social upheavals in various parts of the country and the recent condemnation in Beijing of the human rights advocate Hu Jia to three years and half imprisonment shows that the situation is still far ...
Cross-Culture - http://blog.crossculture.com/crossculture/

IOC Member Anita L. DeFrantz Available for Interviews on Beijing ...
AScribe (press release) - USA
... member of the International Olympic Committee WHY: Ms. DeFrantz is a proponent of holding the Olympics in Beijing and opposes calls for a boycott. ...
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Olympic Torch Arrives in Buenos Aires
FOXNews - USA
AP April 9: An unidentified Olympic torch runner waves during opening ceremonies for the Beijing Olympic torch run in San Francisco. ...
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SF State professor appointed to film 'Olympic Spirit'
Golden Gate [X]Press - San Francisco,CA,USA
Zhang was appointed by China Central Television to be the director and cinematographer of the US unit for the official Beijing Olympics film. ...
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Olympic torch relay cut short due to protests
Washington Times - Washington,DC,USA
The International Olympic Committee's decision to hold the 2008 Olympics in Beijing has been vehemently criticized by human rights groups, ...
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Moscow Sees Attempts to Boycott the Beijing Olympics as Unacceptable
By 01varvara
Russia sees attempts to boycott the Beijing Olympics as unacceptable. A statement made by Vice-Premier Aleksandr Zhukov, in an address to a session of International Olympic Committee executives in Beijing, came out against the attempts ...
Voices from Russia - http://02varvara.wordpress.com

Olympics in Crisis
By memoryofmoving
A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman responded that IOC officials support adhering to the Olympic Charter and “not bringing any irrelevant political factors into the Beijing Olympics.” “I hope the IOC officials will continue to ...
Memories Of Movement - http://memoriesofmoving.wordpress.com

Beijing Olympics & The Moral Low Ground
By Shaun Mullen
This brings us to the Beijing Olympics. As I noted here, my bottom line is that the whole thing sucks to high heaven: The Chinese government sucks. The US government sucks. The Olympics suck. And while I hugely admire the Dalai Lama and ...
KIKO'S HOUSE - http://kikoshouse.blogspot.com/

Olympic Torch Protests - Who Says What?
By Bob
There is no avoiding the Olympic Torch Protests - Bob is beginning to feel like this is the Beijing Olympics Protests Blog - so anyone wanting to read about something else check out the recent stories about Paula Radcliffe, ...
Beijing Olympics Blog - http://beijingolympicsblog.wordpress.com

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 11 April, 2008 - 5

2008-04-11T05:29:00.002+01:00

EU Sets Beijing Dialogue With Dalai Lama Condition For Olympics ...
Allheadlines - USA
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman told media, quoted by Deutsche Welle, "I believe IOC officials support the Beijing Olympics," while calling on them "to ...
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UN chief may miss Beijing Olympic ceremony
Reuters - USA
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has informed China that he may not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in August ...
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China Says Terrorist Plot Aimed at Beijing Olympics Disrupted
HULIQ (press release) - Hickory,NC,USA
China's public security bureau says it has cracked two terrorist cells plotting attacks and abductions to wreck the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Security for the Beijing Olympics Orange is not the only protest
Economist - UK
As the Beijing games approach, saving face is becoming an ever bigger priority. Western security experts say that following the recent unrest in Tibet, ...
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World Leaders Called to Boycott Olympics
Christian Broadcasting Network - Virginia Beach,VA,USA
Click play to watch Pat Robertson's analysis of the Beijing Olympics controversy following CBN News Correspondent John Jessup's report. ...
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No Disruptions For Olympic Torch Relay – IOC
GamesBids.com - USA
Rogge said the IOC had discussed the Beijing Olympics torch relay with Chinese authorities and organizers who had assured that necessary measures would be ...
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Olympics head tells China to respect human rights
Radio Australia - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
But he urged IOC delegates to go back to their countries and reassure their athletes that the Beijing Olympics would rebound from this crisis. ...
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Letter: Time to boycott Beijing Olympics
Norton Mirror - Raynham,MA,USA
The Olympic torch is traversing the globe calling nations to gather for the Beijing Olympics. While the torch was carried through London, Chinese ambassador ...
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Beijing Olympics terror plot
LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
There's more security concerns surrounding the Beijing Olympics after police in China smashed a suspected terror ring plotting an attack on the games. ...
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The Olympics are coming...
By captainplanet(captainplanet)
There are a number of blogs already covering the progress of the Olympics including Beijing Olympics Fan, Reuters' Countdown to Beijing blog, Beijing Olympics Blog on FanNation and this now defunct blog on the architecture of Olympic ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 11 April, 2008 - 4

2008-04-11T05:29:00.001+01:00

China struggles with its own image
By Mia(AES)
Beijing's image was seriously battered by widely publicized raucous protests especially in London, Paris and San Francisco, disrupting the Beijing Olympic torch relay. The traditional flame had to be doused several times in the French ...
Mia Farrow - http://www.miafarrow.org/

Dalai Lama voices support for Beijing Olympics
But, he says, protesters have a right to continue using the international Olympic torch relay as a stage for demonstrations against Chinese rule in Tibet as long as they do not resort to violence. Read the New York Times story here.
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Beijing Olympics - Nike Air Flight 89
By wmsone
Here is another Nike model inspired by the Beijing Olympics: Beijing Olympics - Nike Air Flight 89. They feature a white / black - pine green and metallic gold color-way along with the use of leather and white patent leather. ...
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The dubious politics behind the Beijing Olympics protests
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
... to disrupt the Olympic torch relay as it makes its way through cities on five continents preliminary to the summer games in Beijing in August. ...
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Sen. Menendez on Beijing Olympics
FOXNews - USA
NEIL CAVUTO, HOST: Well, word today that British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not be attending the opening ceremony of those Beijing Summer Games. ...
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Freedom of expression sure to be difficult topic at Beijing Olympics
International Herald Tribune - France
AP BEIJING: Imagine the scene: A winning athlete takes a victory lap at the Beijing Olympics and proudly unfurls his national flag. ...
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Language skills win more coverage than
The Australian - Sydney,Australia
The report had the headline: "Lu Kewen makes speech at Beijing and opposes boycott of Beijing Olympics." Xinhua reduced his words about Tibet to: "While ...
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DALAI LAMA EXPRESSES SUPPORT FOR BEIJING OLYMPICS
By The San Francisco Sentinel
The Dalai Lama said Thursday that he supported Beijing’s hosting of the Summer Olympics, but he insisted that pro-Tibet demonstrators had the right to voice their opinions during the international torch relay as long as they refrained ...
San Francisco Sentinel - http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 11 April, 2008 - 3

2008-04-11T05:28:00.001+01:00

Dalai Lama reiterates support for Beijing Olympics
The Dalai Lama reiterated Thursday that he backed China's right to host the Olympic Games and said he personally sought to calm pro-Tibet protests during the torch relay.
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Kosovo unlikely to compete as separate Olympic team in Beijing: IOC
By admin
LONDON - Kosovo’s chances of fielding a separate team at the Beijing Olympics are “unlikely” despite the province’s declaration of independence from Serbia, the IOC said Monday. International Olympic Committee spokeswoman Emmanuelle ...
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The Dalai Lama says he supports Beijing Olympics
Radio Taiwan International - Taipei,Taiwan
Tibet's spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, says he is supportive of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Speaking in Japan, the Dalai Lama said that it's worth to ...
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China Says Terrorist Plot Aimed at Beijing Olympics Disrupted
Voice of America - USA
By VOA News Chinese authorities say they have broken up two terrorist groups planning to carry out attacks against the upcoming Beijing Olympic games. ...
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Hungary expects five or six Olympic gold medals in Beijing
Budapest Times - Hungary
Budapest, April 9 (MTI) - Hungary expects to win 18 medals, including five or six golds, in the Beijing Olympic Games, Zoltan Molnar, Managing Director of ...
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The Politics of the Beijing Olympics
By Henning Laptop
This is acutely apparent now in regards to the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games, six months before events begin. China was a controversial selection to host these Olympics, and what they thought would be their coming out party as an ...
Social Europe Blog - http://blog.social-europe.eu

BOYCOTTING THE BEIJING OLYMPICS
BOYCOTTING THE BEIJING OLYMPICS – A GOOD IDEA? I just read a very interesting article by Chinese actress and director, Joan Chen in The Washington Post. The thrust of the article is that the current clamor for boycotting the Beijing ...
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IOC President Pledges Free Speech for Beijing Olympics Athletes ...
Voice of America - USA
By Stephanie Ho International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge is reaffirming that athletes at the Beijing Olympics will have free speech. ...
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Schwarzenberg warns Beijing Olympics could be repeat of 1936 Nazi ...
Radio Prague - Prague,Czech Republic
After a meeting in Paris with his French counterpart Bernard Kouchner, Mr Schwarzenberg went so far as to compare this year’s Beijing Olympics with the ...
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Jacques Rogge on the Beijing Olympics, press freedom and human rights
Vancouver Sun - British Columbia, Canada
They can speak absolutely freely also in the city, and one of these many Olympic houses." Rogge was asked if he regretted awarding the Games to Beijing. ...
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Bush Presence at Olympic Gala Uncertain
The Associated Press -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush has said he plans to attend the Beijing Olympics, but the White House has not ruled out the possibility that he may miss ...
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Olympic Torch Organizers Play Cat-and-Mouse Game with Protesters
The Epoch Times Ireland - Dublin,Ireland
"We should not mix politics with Olympics," said Kenneth Kay, a retired, pro-Beijing Olympics supporter from Brentwood, in the East Bay. ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 11 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-11T05:27:00.001+01:00

Dalai Lama reiterates support for Beijing Olympics
AFP -
China's clampdown has triggered international outrage, with major protests on the relay of the Beijing Olympic torch in London, Paris and San Francisco. ...
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Dalai Lama backs Beijing Olympics
The West Australian - Perth,Western Australia,Australia
The Dalai Lama today reiterated that he backed China’s right to host the Olympic Games, as he started his first foreign trip since unrest broke out in Tibet ...
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China pays the price for Beijing Olympics
Edmonton Journal - Edmonton,Alberta,Canada
... for example, it has become fashionable to question the International Olympic Committee's decision to award the 2008 Summer Games to Beijing. ...
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Opening comments - Gordon Brown and the Beijing Olympics
Guardian - UK
... the opening ceremony at the Olympics. "Should the leaders of major democracies like Britain and France now boycott the opening ceremony in Beijing as a ...
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SF protests force Olympic torch to dodge controversy
Denver Post - Denver,CO,USA
(Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post) Olympic torch runner Ed Lee exchanges the flame during the Beijing Olympic torch relay, Wednesday, April 9, 2008, ...
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China 'breaks Olympic athlete kidnap ring'
Guardian - UK
Photograph: Peter Parks/AFP China says it has uncovered a criminal ring planning to kidnap athletes and others at the Beijing Olympic games, ...
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China tells Olympic boss to stay out of politics
AFP -
"I believe IOC officials support the Beijing Olympics and adherence to the Olympic charter of not bringing in any irrelevant political factors," she said. ...
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Beijing Summer Olympics not about political boycotts
Whitman Pioneer - Walla Walla,WA,USA
Now the political pouting has recommenced in the 21st century with the Beijing Olympics this summer. It all started when Steven Spielberg backed out as ...
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Sophie Zavaglia: Olympic games present opportunity
The George Washington University The GW Hatchet - Washington,DC,USA
This uproar has raised a huge question in my mind: should I, as a decent human being, watch the Beijing Olympics? It is an undeniable truth that the Chinese ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 11 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-11T05:26:00.001+01:00

Beijing Olympics - Nike Air Flight 89
By Admin
Here is another Nike model inspired by the Beijing Olympics: Beijing Olympics - Nike Air Flight 89. They feature a white / black - pine green and metallic gold color-way along with the use of leather and white patent leather. ...
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08 Beijing Olympic Torch Relay; yeah, I Love SF
By keithecho
In spite of large crowds, the Olympic torch relay in San Francisco completes without incident. The SF PD should be commended for using restraint and good judgment. Gavin Newsom coordinated with relay officials to manage the route on the ...
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“Green” Beijing Olympics Already Spewing More Gas Than Rush Limbaugh
By The Oversneer
The Beijing Olympics Organizing Committee says the journey will cover more than 85000 miles. So when the torch isn’t being marched through city streets and/or extinguished by protesters, how is it getting around? ...
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The dubious politics behind the Beijing Olympics protests
World Socialist Web Site - Oak Park,MI,USA
An effort is under way to organize a campaign against the Beijing Olympics along the same general lines as the boycott of the Moscow games in 1980 ...
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Britain PM won't attend opening of Beijing Olympics
Times of India - India
LONDON: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will skip the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, a spokeswoman said. The confirmation from Brown's ...
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Australian Prime Minister launches Olympic transport technology
Antara - Antara,Indonesia
... non-Chinese speaking guests and VIPsvisiting Beijing's Olympics will encounter unprecedented difficulties in navigating the host city. ...
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US Women's National Team Qualifies For 2008 Beijing Olympics With ...
US Soccer.com - Chicago,IL,USA
... Kai – and clinch a spot in the 2008 Beijing Olympics with a 3-0 victory over Costa Rica in the semifinal of 2008 CONCACAF Olympic Women’s Qualifying. ...
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China faces uphill task polishing image ahead of Olympics
AFP -
The new agency would take on a greater role for the Beijing Olympics public relations campaign than the existing contract between American public relations ...
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205 countries and regions will participate in Beijing Olympic Games
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
This means that the most countries and regions will be participating in the Beijing Olympic Games than in any other Olympic Games in history of the Olympiad ...
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UMass Chinese community speaks out against violence in Tibet
The Massachusetts Daily Collegian - Amherst,MA,USA
Liu criticized western activists for using the run-up to the 2008 Beijing Olympics as a way to protest the Chinese government. "Connecting the Beijing ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 10 April, 2008 - 7

2008-04-10T06:00:00.000+01:00

Daley: no boycott of Beijing Olympics
By Newsdesk
Mayor Richard Daley voiced his opposition Wednesday to the notion of boycotting any part of this year’s Summer Olympics in Beijing, including the opening ceremony. Some politicians have suggested a boycott of the opening ceremony due to ...
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BRITISH PRIME MINISTER WILL NOT ATTEND BEIJING OLYMPICS OPENING ...
By The San Francisco Sentinel
the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics in August, his office said Wednesday. “He’s never been going to the Olympic opening ceremony. ...
San Francisco Sentinel - http://www.sanfranciscosentinel.com

What About the Beijing Olympics?
By Scott Kraus
Olympics Sen. Hillary Clinton called on President Bush Monday to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, China. to protest the government's violent crackdown on the democracy movement in Tibet. ...
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OIC: No Boycott, Support Beijing Olympics
Beijing, Apr 9 (Prensa Latina) The 16th General Assembly of the National Olympic Committees Association firmly kept its position against a possible boycott to the 2008 Olympic Games in this capital.
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Obama's statement on the Beijing Olympics
By MBNYC
Regarding the Beijing Olympics this summer, a boycott of the opening ceremonies should be firmly on the table, but this decision should be made closer to the Games." It appears that the Republic is in dire danger of having a President ...
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2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
France24 - Paris,France
But Obama qualified that by saying that any decision should be made closer to the date of the Olympic Games in Beijing in August. His remarks came shortly ...
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Defend Tibet! Boycott Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Bay Area Indymedia - San Francisco,CA,USA
The leaders of EveryOne, the authorities, and people of goodwill who sign the petition below, are promoting the Boycott Campaign of the Beijing 2008 Olympic ...
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Britain's Brown won't attend opening of Beijing Olympics
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
AP LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will skip the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, a spokeswoman said. ...
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WADA chief: Testing for HGH will be ready for Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 10 (Xinhua) -- An effective test for human growth hormone (HGH) would be ready in time for this summer's Beijing Olympics, World Anti-Doping ...
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US Qualifies for Beijing Olympics
The Associated Press -
CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico (AP) — The US women's soccer team qualified for the Beijing Olympics on Wednesday night, beating Costa Rica 3-0 in the CONCACAF ...
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Olympic torch route changed to avoid protests
Sports Network - USA
This was the only stop in the United States for the torch on its way to the Beijing Olympics in August, and protests were raised from several groups mostly ...
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Daley: no boycott of Beijing Olympics
Chicago Tribune - United States
Mayor Richard Daley voiced his opposition Wednesday to the notion of boycotting any part of this year’s Summer Olympics in Beijing, including the opening ...
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Kevin Rudd delivers speech on human rights at Beijing university
TV3 News - Auckland,New Zealand
"Some have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics because of the recent problems in Tibet. As I said in London on Sunday, I do not agree," Rudd told ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 10 April, 2008 - 6

2008-04-10T05:59:00.001+01:00

British Olympic chief calls for support to Beijing Olympics
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
"I believe Beijing will host a great game." The 16th ANOC assembly, which focuses on the preparation of Beijing Olympics, started on Monday and run through ...
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Gordon Brown will not attend Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Christopher Hope, Home Affairs Correspondent Gordon Brown has been dragged into the row over the Beijing Olympics after he said that he would not be ...
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Protesters want Olympic torch to stay out of Tibet
PR-Inside.com (Pressemitteilung) - Wien,Austria
... expected to approve a resolution appealing for a joint position of the 27 EU nations on whether to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Torch shines light on human rights ahead of Beijing Olympics
Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
The torch is being used to raise awareness about human rights abuses in China ahead of the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. (Dayin Chen/The Epoch Times) NEW ...
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Beijing Olympics Boycott?
By papa_rod
How many more reasons does one need to boycott the Olympics in Beijing? Enough is enough yet again. I for one will not be watching nor contributing to these Olympics. I feel sorry for the athletes but it is quite unavoidable and ...
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Olympics of shame, Ramin Jahanbegloo
By opendemocracy
It is time now for nations planning to attend the Beijing Olympics to address the Tibetan problem and encourage the Chinese government to honour its Olympic pledges to improve human rights in China. The Olympic games may be a sporting ...
openDemocracy - - http://www.opendemocracy.net

Gordon Brown will not attend opening of Beijing Olympics
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
Olympics chiefs meeting in China bowed to their hosts by removing any mention of Tibet from a statement setting out its support for the Beijing Games. ...
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Britain's Brown won't attend opening of Beijing Olympics, will go ...
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
Canadian Press: Bryan Mitchell, AP LONDON - British Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Olympic chiefs remove mention of Tibet in statement supporting ...
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Richard Spencer in Beijing Olympics chiefs meeting in China have bowed to their hosts by removing any mention of Tibet from a statement setting out its ...
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Olympic leverage should be used to get China to change
LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
He said he came to China as a "true friend", but rightly warned that the Beijing Olympics were under threat of being overshadowed by Tibet. ...
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Olympic Torch Tech: How Flame Survives Weather & Worse
National Geographic - Washington,DC,USA
According to Chinese press and the Beijing Olympics Web site, this year's torch boasts a flame that can withstand winds of up to 40 miles an hour (65 ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 10 April, 2008 - 5

2008-04-10T05:58:00.002+01:00

Menendez: Bush should boycott Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies
By Juan Melli
We are writing to express our concerns about the Chinese government's continued human rights violations and urge you not to attend the opening ceremonies at the Olympic Games in Beijing this summer. Menendez obviously regrets his vote ...
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Beijing Olympic torch to proceed as planned: IOC
Hindu - Chennai,India
San Francisco is the Olympic torch's only North American stop on its journey to Beijing. The Olympic flame was whisked to a secret location shortly after ...
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New event for Beijing Olympics: rioting
Tiger Weekly - Baton Rouge,LA,USA
If your answer was Beijing, you are correct. Amid growing excitement for the August 8 opening of the 2008 Summer Olympics, the Chinese government has ...
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Russia opposes boycott of Beijing Olympics
Granma International - La Habana,Cuba
... speaking to reporters in Beijing on Wednesday, reaffirmed his country’s opposition to the boycott of the 2008 Olympic Games, a measure called for by a ...
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Tibet freedom rally draws hundreds to protest Olympics
Golden Gate [X]Press - San Francisco,CA,USA
Peskin was joined by Supervisor Chris Daly and other Tibetan leaders to denounce the 2008 Beijing Olympics. “The eyes of the world are watching us. ...
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Lewis: Boycott Olympics opening ceremonies
Atlanta Journal Constitution - GA, USA
Asked if he would favor a total boycott of the Beijing Olympics, should progress not be made in China, Lewis said: "I don't know. ...
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Baseball, softball make pitch for reinstatement to Olympic officials
The Canadian Press - BEIJING
Porter said 90 per cent of the tickets for softball in the Beijing Olympics had been sold, and there were no tickets left for the medal-deciding games. ...
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Beijing, IOC Steadfast To Carry On The Olympic Torch Relay []
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
4/9/2008 11:10:42 AM Setting aside rumors and concerns over the successful completion of the protest-plagued Beijing Olympics torch relay, the host country ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 10 April, 2008 - 4

2008-04-10T05:58:00.001+01:00

2008 Beijing Games - Confidential IOC memo on Olympic torch relay ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
It shows that the issues of human rights and Tibet are at the heart of the Beijing Olympic Games despites the Chinese government's denials. ...
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Australian PM rejects Olympics boycott, calls for sincere ...
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said here Wednesday he opposed a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games and suggested ...
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San Francisco protest may douse torch run
San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA
The flame was to be delivered to Beijing's Tiananmen Square for an official welcome ceremony. (AP Photo/Greg Baker) Beijing Olympic Games officials chose ...
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Venezuela voices support for Beijing Olympics
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Venezuela believes the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in August will be successful, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement Tuesday. ...
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Tibetans end Dharamsala-Delhi march - and begin protest plans
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Declaring that they would somehow bypass security and demonstrate against the Beijing Olympics torch relay in the Indian capital, ...
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Six DPRK athletes to run Beijing Olympic marathon
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Another DPRK marathoner won the qualification for the Beijing Olympic Games, to increase the DPRK marathon qualifiers to six. Kim Il Nam, a man marathoner ...
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White House does not rule out Bush missing Olympics opening
AFP -
WASHINGTON (AFP) — The White House did not rule out Tuesday President George W. Bush missing the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, noting that it ...
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L0cal Bloggers and the Beijing Olympics
By Heather
And no one was surprised: Companies that have invested millions in sponsorship deals and Olympic bureaucrats who have invested years trying to justify their controversial decision to award the 2008 Olympics to Beijing are naturally ...
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Beijing Olympics Boycott
By J. Christoph Amberger
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 10 April, 2008 - 3

2008-04-10T05:57:00.001+01:00

SF protest hears an appeal to boycott Beijing Olympics
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
Earlier Tuesday, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said the committee's executive board will discuss whether to cut short the Beijing ...
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Russian parliament speaker opposes boycotting Beijing Olympic Games
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Chairman of Russia's Federation Council, upper house of the parliament, Sergei Mironov on Wednesday expressed objection to boycotting the Beijing Olympic ...
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Over 100 countries and regions issue stamps for Beijing Olympics
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
More than 100 countries and regions have issued stamps in celebration of the Olympic movement and the Beijing Olympic Games. This was announced at "the 29th ...
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Australia's PM calls Tibet human rights issues 'significant,' but ...
TMCnet - USA
"Some have called for a boycott of the Beijing Olympics Games ... I do not agree," Rudd, a former Australian diplomat based in Beijing, said in a speech in ...
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Olympic torch relay not being cancelled: Kalmadi
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Delhi leg of the Beijing Olympics torch relay will go ahead April 17 as scheduled and there is no change in any part of the ...
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SAN FRANCISCO OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY - HISTORY AWAITS ONE CITY’S CHOICE
SanFranciscoSentinel.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
BY PAT MURPHY A single flame could sear Western credulity today as the 2008 Beijing Olympics Torch is relayed through San Francisco, bearing divergent ...
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Local prof off to Beijing Olympics
Sudbury Star - Sudbury,Ontario,Canada
Norm O'Reilly, director of the school of sports administration at Laurentian University, has been named to the Beijing 2008 Olympics Mission Team. ...
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Olympic Tech Sponsors Face Heat as Torch Comes to US
PC World - USA
Some protesters say it's not a love for the games, rather shrewd business interests that are behind corporate sponsorship of the Beijing Olympics. ...
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BEIJING OLYMPIC GAMES: 21600 JOURNALISTS ACCREDITED
By Juan Antonio Giner
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is generally satisfied with the preparatory work for the press done by the organizers of the Beijing Games, head of the IOC press commission Kevan Gosper said yesterday. ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 10 April, 2008 - 2

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OPINION: Money Takes the Gold at the Beijing Olympics
Spring Grove Herald - MN, USA
Corporations have already spent millions of consumer dollars to be named sponsors of the Beijing Olympics. They include some of the best-known brands in the ...
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Australian PM says significant rights problems in Tibet
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
However Rudd repeated his position that there should be no boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, as some groups and international leaders have suggested to ...
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Beijing Olympics 2008 - Should they be boycotted!?
By Nova
While I was trying to understand the logic behind wanting to boycott the 29th Summer Olympics, I read how the Olympics Logo had come into being. Here is my take on the issue. Aamir Khan refused to boycott the Beijing Olympics 2008 and ...
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Skip Beijing Olympics, urges Tutu
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
Mr Rudd repeated his position that there should be no boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games. "I believe the Olympics are important for China's continuing ...
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Rudd urged to boycott Olympics due to 'genocide'
Ninemsn - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
By ninemsn staff Pressure is mounting on Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to boycott the Beijing Olympics, as politicians and high-profile sport figures voice ...
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Olympic culture to be reviewed in Shenyang
CCTV - Beijing,China
Hand in hand with the upcoming Beijing Olympics, the culture of the world's greatest sports event will be reviewed at an exhibition in northeast China's ...
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Olympic Torch Greeted by Tibet Protests in London
Indymedia UK - UK
... in Greece and is to make its way through twenty countries before arriving in China in time for the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics on August 8. ...
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Former Oz Olympic champion Fraser to boycott Beijing Olympics
By Rajiv Dhoot
9: Australian Olympic legend Dawn Fraser has said that she will not attend the Beijing Games in August. It will be only the second Olympic Games the four-times gold medallist has not attended since making her Olympic debut in Melbourne, ...
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Beijing Olympics Riddled With Smooth Running
You know, I’m starting to suspect that some people don’t like the Olympic Torch. The Olympic Torch passed through London and Paris on Sunday and earlier today, and was only snuffed out a few times by protesters: Once with a fire ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 10 April, 2008 - 1

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Off topic: Beijing Olympic Torch Relay
By csalomonlee
Beijing Olympics Icon I don’t include my political leanings on this blog. That’s not the purpose. With that said, the recent uproar over the torch relay hits home a bit. I majored in East Asian Studies with a heavy dose of Chinese ...
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Please boycott Beijing Olympics
Washington: US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton urged President George W Bush on Monday to boycott the Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies this summer unless China improves human rights. Clinton, in a statement, ...
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Madrid 2016 Olympic Bid
SFCPressPoint (press release) - Tampa,FL,USA
"The Beijing Olympics have raised the bar when it comes to developing sporting facilities and venues. Having met the technical requirements for the 2012 ...
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Olympic Games May Have Run Their Course
NPR - USA
The torch for the Beijing Olympics is to arrive in the city Wednesday. AP “The Olympics is a symphony orchestra without the violins and brass. ...
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Russian lawmakers against politicizing Beijing Olympics
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
... harshly criticized the call made by US presidential candidate Hilary Clinton on President George W. Bush to boycott the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony.
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Top Chinese Cops Protect Olympic Flame
The Associated Press -
BEIJING (AP) — They wear bright blue tracksuits and Beijing Olympic organizers call them "flame attendants." But a military bearing hints at their true ...
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Beijing Olympics Qualifier / Hockey: Malaysia go down fighting
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
By : Jugjet Singh Though the Malaysians oozed confidence and played their best match to date, they found the brilliance of the Germans too much to handle. ...
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Olympic Protests Mount in San Francisco
New York Sun - New York,NY,USA
Speaking to a foreign policy forum in San Francisco, he joined the call for world leaders to boycott the Beijing Olympics. "None of the heads of state ought ...
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Canada Won't Boycott Beijing Olympics
AHN - USA
Ottawa, Canada (AHN) - Canada does not support a boycott of the Beijing Olympics, Prime Minister Stephan Harper said Tuesday. Harper said that resorting to ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 9 April, 2008 - 4

2008-04-09T02:51:00.002+01:00

China restricts tourist visas for Beijing Olympics
By Thomas Steinmetz
China has imposed a series of entry restrictions on foreign passport holders in the build-up to the Beijing Olympics, which is likely to impact on tourists visiting the country. Slower visa processing times, no multiple-entry visas and ...
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Clinton urges Bush to boycott Beijing Olympics
By AhVa
Bush on Monday to boycott the Beijing Olympics opening ceremonies this summer unless China improves human rights. Clinton, in a statement, cited violent clashes in Tibet and the lack of pressure by China on Sudan to stop “the genocide ...
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IOC may scrap Olympic torch relay
Times of India - India
Nearly a third of San Francisco is Asian-American, with Chinese, many of whom support the Beijing Olympics, constituting around 20 per cent. ...
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Boycott the Beijing Games
Manitoban - Winnipeg,Manitoba,Canada
The big question on everyone’s mind lately is whether or not Canada should boycott the Beijing Olympic Games. The answer is clear — yes — but with certain ...
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PUTRAJAYA: A Malaysian medal winner in the Beijing Olympics this ...
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
There is also a RM5,000 incentive for any Malaysian athlete who qualifies for the Beijing Olympics. “The NSC have been allocated a budget of RM9mil towards ...
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China's Blood-Splattered Olympics
Village Voice - New York,NY,USA
The day before, in Greece, at the start of the 85000-mile torch-relay route to the Beijing Olympics ("Light the Passion, Share the Dream"is its slogan), ...
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China: Don't threaten us with Olympics
PRESS TV - Tehran,Iran
The protests have spread to other areas of China with Tibetan populations casting a shadow on preparations for the Beijing Olympics.
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Security High for Olympic Torch's US Leg
The Associated Press -
In Beijing, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge said the body's executive board would discuss Friday whether to end the international ...
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Richard Vaughan on China's Olympic crisis
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By John Inverdale If, following the occurrences of the past few days, you're starting to get some bad vibes about events surrounding the Beijing Olympics, ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 9 April, 2008 - 3

2008-04-09T02:51:00.001+01:00

Harper Says Canada Not Considering Boycott of Beijing Olympics
Bloomberg - USA
By Alexandre Deslongchamps April 8 (Bloomberg) -- Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said the country won't boycott the Beijing Olympics, set to start ...
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Our view on the Beijing Olympics: World weighs apt response as ...
USA Today - USA
For the Chinese government, the Beijing Olympics are one big coming out party, a signal to its people and the world that it is an accepted international ...
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Boycott the Beijing Olympics, Equestrian is Ridiculous
By Jason Brough
The 2008 Summer Olympics officially open Aug. 8 in Beijing, China. At least, they're supposed to. Many individuals and organizations are calling for a boycott of the games as a way to pressure the host country to improve its spotty ...
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The Beijing Olympics: To Boycott Or Not ?
By Doug Mataconis
I’m not one of those who think that President Bush should forbid American athletes from attending the Beijing Olympics. Frankly, I don’t think that any President has the authority to do such a thing. At the same time, though, ...
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Polling on Boycotting the Beijing Olympics
By John Sides
As a quick follow-up to Henry’s post, here is some polling data on whether various nations should boycott the Beijing Olympics. Denmark: 50% favor the boycott, 39% oppose it, 11% don’t know. France: 41% favor; 55% oppose; 4% don’t know. ...
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Venezuela backs Beijing, denounces Olympics manipulation campaign
Earthtimes - London,UK
Venezuelan authorities called the Beijing Olympics as "the best-organized in modern history." Following troubled laps in London and Paris, the Olympic torch ...
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Zhang leads official Olympic documentary crew
SF State Campus Headlines - San Francisco,CA,USA
April 8, 2008 -- When the Olympic Torch began its global journey to Beijing on March 25, Weimin Zhang began hers behind the camera. ...
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Rudd heads into storm over Tibet
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The developments came as China revealed it would set up special protest areas during the Beijing Olympics. Media director Li Zhanjun confirmed that secure ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 9 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-09T02:49:00.001+01:00

Cuban Olympic Committee Condemns Attempts to Boycott Beijing ...
Cuba News - Cuba
... Committee (COC) has condemned an international campaign to boycott the upcoming Olympic Games that will take place next summer in Beijing, China. ...
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Protesters warming up as Olympic flame arrives in US
CNN International - USA
A visit to the official Beijing Olympics Web site, controlled by the Chinese organizers, gives little indication of any torch relay disruption. ...
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IOC may scrap Beijing Olympic torch relay
Times Online - UK
The International Olympic Committee may scrap the international leg of the Beijing Olympic torch relay as a result of the protests over China’s military ...
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Qatar opposes boycotting Olympics, crown prince says
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- Crown Prince of Qatar Sheikh TamimBin Hamad Al Thani said Qatar disagreed to boycott Beijing Olympics and would strongly ...
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The Ka-Ching! Dynasty - the 2008 Beijing Olympics
Musings on the Beijing Olympics, NYPD treatment of protesters, and Tibet.
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Tom Rust to Sing at Beijing Olympics 2008
Londonlaunch - London,UK
About 3 weeks ago he contacted me with an offer l couldn’t refuse and that was to perform at the next Beijing Olympics in a corporate hospitality suite for ...
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News Source: Politics and the Beijing Olympics
By silverthorn@alma.edu
Recent violence against the Olympic torch relay participants and has turned into a global nightmare for the nation of China, host of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in August, says Alma College Professor Derick Hulme.
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France urges Tibetan talks after Olympic chaos
Guardian - UK
CAHORS, France, April 8 (Reuters) - Chinese authorities must talk to Tibetan dissidents if they want the Beijing Olympics to be a success, French President ...
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Lopez makes Olympic team, wins USA TODAY award
USA Today - USA
By Dan Friedell, USA TODAY When it comes to taekwondo, it will be Lopez, Lopez and Lopez at the Beijing Olympics. Steven Lopez has been waiting for his ...
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Anti-China protest spreads to Paris,Olympic torch relay hit
Chennai Online - Chennai,India
Beijing/Paris, Apr 7 The Beijing Olympics flame was extinguished four times today in Paris as anti-China protesters disrupted its relay run chanting 'Tibet' ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 9 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-09T02:47:00.001+01:00

2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS
France24 - Paris,France
The Paris demonstrations were “blasphemy,” Beijing Olympics spokesman Sun Weide told reporters on Tuesday. After Monday’s mayhem in Paris, the Olympic flame ...
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More foreign officials object to boycott of Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 8 (Xinhua) -- More foreign officials have voiced their objection to using the Tibet issue to boycott the Beijing Olympic Games. ...
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Human Rights Torch Relay Arrives in Los Angeles
Epoch Times - New York,NY,USA
Los Angeles resident, Dana Churchill, presided over the event, comparing the up coming Beijing Olympics to 1937 games in Nazi Germany, adding "when ...
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Andy Murray will represent Great Britain at Beijing Olympics
InTheNews.co.uk - London,UK
Scotland's Andy Murray has confirmed he will travel to Beijing to represent Great Britain in the tennis tournament at the Olympic Games this summer. ...
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Performances from over 80 countries to mark Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
... and it would build a artistic platform for countries to better understand each other, and convey to all the Beijing Olympics' message of "one world, ...
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WHO pleased with preparations for public health during Beijing ...
Xinhua - China
... said here Tuesday that WHO is pleased with China's preparations for potential public health threats during the upcoming Beijing Olympic Games. ...
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RALPH AT THE OLYMPICS
Vogue.com - UK
ICONIC American fashion label Polo Ralph Lauren is to be the official outfitter for the US team at this summer's 2008 Beijing Olympics. ...
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Olympic torch's trip to SF has protesters, supporters fired up
Sacramento Bee - CA, USA
The torch – intended to circle the globe as a symbol of peace and unity ahead of the Beijing Olympic Games this summer – is expected to run into another ...
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David Wallechinsky: How to Protest Against the Beijing Olympics
By David Wallechinsky(webmaster@huffingtonpost.com)
Protests and demonstrations surrounding the Beijing Olympics are not enough to bring independence to Tibet, democracy to China or allow the Chinese people to finally practice freedom of speech and freedom of religion. ...
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Beijing Olympics Boycott: TFN Amberger’s Smackdown Video
By Today's Financial News
Baltimore — (TFN): 19 years after Tiananmen Square and the Fall of the Berlin Wall, don’t expect a boycott of the Beijing Olympics due to the events in Tibet. Only a few politicians remember the blessings of Communism and the reality of ...
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Hillary Clinton: Bush Should Boycott Beijing Olympics Opening
US Senator Hillary Clinton called on President Bush Monday to boycott the opening ceremonies of the summer Olympic Games in Beijing, China. In a statement released by her campaign, Clinton pointed to recent protests in Tibet and to the ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 8 April, 2008 - 4

2008-04-08T06:53:00.000+01:00

Top Mongolian officials to be present at Beijing Olympics
Mongolia Web News - Ulaanbaatar,Mongolia
Both Mongolian President N. Enkhbayar and Prime Minister S. Bayar will travel to Beijing for the event. This is seen as a welcome decision by China, ...
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Growing anti-China protests underscore clout of Tibet lobby
AFP -
WASHINGTON (AFP) — Spontaneous anti-China protests disrupting the Beijing Olympic torch relay underscore the growing clout of the Tibetan exile lobby, ...
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SYMPOSIUM: China
Whitworthian - Spokane,WA,USA
Some, like Reporters without Borders, encourage countries to boycott the Beijing Olympics. While an understandable suggestion, Chinese freedom won't come ...
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Records set to tumble at Beijing Olympic pool
Radio New Zealand - Wellington,New Zealand
Olympic swimming records are set to tumble at the Beijing Olympics with swimming's international body, FINA, insisting there's no evidence Speedo's LZR ...
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ARTICLE Beijing Olympics 2008
... JUST SOMETHING FOR ME TO DO ON LONG TRIPS AND IM PUBLISHING THEM IN CASE YOU FANCY READING THEM. CHEERS RICH.The Chinese really are trying hard. With four months to go until the curtain goes up on the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.
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Olympics: Beijing goes for gold on food safety
Peninsula On-line - Qatar
Confronted with reports that the US delegation was bringing at least part of its own food to the August 8-24 Beijing Olympics, local officials sent a clear ...
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On The Beijing Olympics
By leftback92
Senator Hillary Clinton has recently called on President Bush to skip the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics. As I’m sure you know (if you have read any of the political posts on this site) I’m not a fan of Mrs. Clinton. ...
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Hillary's Call to Boycott Olympic Ceremonies is Way Wrong-Headed
By Steve Clemons
Hillary Clinton is making a wrong-headed play in her call to President Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies of the Beijing Olympic Games. After the collision of an American EP-3 spy plane and a Chinese jet fighter in April 2001, ...
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Part II: Trouble Ahead for the Beijing Olympics
By Josh
It only took 10 hours from my last post to find something potentially much more explosive than yesterday’s problems: Hillary Clinton is now calling for a boycott of the Beijing Games’ opening ceremony. It is fairly easy political fodder ...
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What the Beijing Olympics need?
By yp2m
It is not just in the rural parts of China, but also in tourist locations such as the Forbidden City in Beijing, Summer Palace or on the cruise ships sailing on the Yangtze River. If you are headed to the Olympics, you might want to ...
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Johann Hari: Boycotting the Beijing Olympics won't work, but
By MaKina(MaKina)
Johann Hari: Boycotting the Beijing Olympics won't work, but here's a proposal that just might Independent, UK - Monday, 7 April 2008 On the streets of London, the Chinese dictatorship has just learned with a painful jab that their ...
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Dominic Lawson: Beijing is the right place for the Olympics
Independent - London,England,UK
Most Londoners would be better off if Beijing kept the Games for good. They're welcome to it China and the Olympics are made for each other. ...
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>>Protesters Almost Douse Olympic Torch In London
LeadershipNigeria - Abuja,FCT,Nigeria
An advice to those who threaten to boycott Beijing Olympics: I challenge you do what you say and say what you mean, please. To your knowledge, the most ...
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SF mayor promises security for Olympic torch relay
Xinhua - China
Newsom said he expected the Beijing Olympics to be "a very successful event that can be examples for the world". "I am very confident that the Beijing ...
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Olympic torch extinguished a third time in Paris
Economic Times - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
PARIS: The Beijing Olympics torch was extinguished for a third time on Monday as hundreds of pro-Tibetan demonstrators disrupted its progress through Paris. ...
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Local Reaction to Olympic Torch Protests
KSDK - St. Louis,MO,USA
Mertha believes the Beijing Olympics could help advance human rights in China. Peng Su left China when she was 20-years-old. Su, a follower of Falun Gong ...
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Beijing Olympics Qualifier / Hockey: Malaysia must show up today
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
S. Kuhan will miss today's match as he is nursing a groin injury but the rest have to play the match of their lives if the Beijing dream is to remain alive.
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 8 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-08T06:51:00.001+01:00

Beijing Olympics - Reporters Without Borders stages major protests ...
Canada NewsWire (press release) - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
The press freedom organisation managed to unfurl gigantic flags with its Beijing 2008 campaign motif of the Olympic rings turned handcuffs in seven ...
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Hillary Clinton urges George Bush to boycott Beijing Olympics ...
Telegraph.co.uk - United Kingdom
By Our Foreign Staff US presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton has called on George W Bush to boycott the opening of the Beijing Olympic Games in August. ...
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Clinton calls on Bush to boycott opening ceremony of Beijing ...
Guardian - UK
Clinton urged Bush to reconsider his Olympics plans in the wake of new clashes between Chinese troops and Tibetan demonstrators as well as Beijing's ...
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SA swimmers ready for Beijing Olympics
SABC News - Johannesburg,South Africa
South African swimmers are looking to splash their way to glory at the Beijing Olympics in August. A total of 22 names have been put forward to the South ...
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WAG NY THE USA SHOULD BOYCOTT the BEIJING OLYMPICS
By wagny
There is something wrong with the intellect and the moral values of any world leader who is not willing to boycott the 2008 Beijing Olympics, or at least the opening ceremony. Kudos to the "humanitarians" attempting to extinguish the ...
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Chinese Man Builds 'Good Luck Electric Vehicle' for Beijing Olympics
By David Yang
The old man in his eighties made an electric vehicle himself recently and has painted "Fuwa," the name of the official Olympic mascots (aka the Good-luck dolls), on the car's back to express his best wishes to the Beijing Olympics. ...
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The Beijing Olympics and protests
By SaulK
A very topical issue at the moment is that of the protests related to the Beijing Olympics. On Sunday the torch bearing the Olympic flame was involved in various incidents in London involving people attempting to extinguish the flame. ...
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Ralph Lauren to outfit US team at Beijing Olympic Games
By frillr
Polo Ralph Lauren Corp. will outfit the US team at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, Fashion Week Daily reports. The American label will outfit approximately 1500 American athletes at both opening and closing ceremonies, ...
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MacKay won't rule out boycott of Beijing Olympics
CBC.ca - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
OTTAWA - The Conservative government has not ruled out a boycott of the Olympic Games in Beijing, says Defence Minister Peter MacKay. ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 8 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-08T06:49:00.000+01:00

Using Olympics to pressure China won't work
Longview Daily News - Longview,WA,USA
It is in the news that movie director Steven Spielberg has resigned as artistic adviser to the Beijing Olympic Games to protest China's perceived ...
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Press release on the worldwide Beijing Olympic Torch Relay
第29届奥林匹克运动会网站 - 北京,China
With the theme of "Journey of Harmony," the Beijing Olympic Torch Relay started its worldwide journey on April 1, 2008. The sacred flame has so far passed ...
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2008 Beijing Olympics: This stock to get the gold
By Laura Cadden
With the 2008 Beijing Olympics approaching, many travel-related stocks have been predicted to benefit. One of the most promising is the leading Chinese online travel service provider, Ctrip. Like US-based Expedia, Ctrip allows online ...
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Feng Shui 2008 – Disturbance of Energy of Olympic Flame
By fengshui168
On Monday, French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner said all options remained open for Paris concerning a possible boycott of the opening of the Beijing Olympics, AP reported. In London Sunday, the Olympic torch was met with widespread ...
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Beijing Olympics protests continue in Europe
PRWeek - New York,NY,USA
The 2008 Beijing Olympic games continue to face protest throughout the world, this time because of the country's action involving Tibet. ...
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Thoughts on the Beijing Olympics debate
By Aaron S.
As a certified "ring-head,"* I've done a lot of thinking about whether it's good or bad for the Olympics to be going to China this Summer. I've finally settled it and it's becoming clearer and clearer that it is a bad thing for both the ...
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Getting to China for Beijing Olympics 2008
India PRwire (Press Release) - Gurgaon,Haryana,India
In August this year, Beijing, China, will welcome sportsmen, spectators and tourists from a variety of locations for the start of the 2008 Olympic Games. ...
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Clinton Says Bush Should Skip Beijing Olympics Opening Ceremony
Bloomberg - USA
The procession of the Olympic torch to Beijing has been disrupted by protests since it began in Greece on March 24. In Paris today authorities abandoned ...
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Timing the Olympic Dragon
ePluribus Media - USA
These nomads are shaping 21st century China, and have even made the 2008 Beijing Olympics questionable. We need to understand them, silenced for too long, ...
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SF prepares for Olympic torch run
abc7news.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
A spokesperson for the Beijing Olympics Organizing committee is calling the protestors, "a small group of people doomed for failure. ...
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Foster accepts Olympic Games spot
BBC Sport - UK
Mark Foster has confirmed that he will compete for Great Britain at the 2008 Beijing Olympics after his outstanding display at the British Championships. ...
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French athletes won't heed boycott
MWC News - Vancouver,Canada
Sarkozy is considering staying away from the launch of the Beijing Olympics to protest China's crackdown on unrest in Tibet, according to French officials. ...
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Beijing Olympic flame ends chaotic Paris journey
ABC Online - Australia
The Beijing Olympic flame ended its chaotic relay journey through Paris on Monday, marred by city-wide protests against China's crackdown in Tibet that ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 7 April, 2008 - 7

2008-04-07T11:21:00.001+01:00

Concerts salute to Beijing Olympics kick off
People's Daily Online - Beijing,China
Concerts under the theme of "Perform in Harmony—Salute to Beijing 2008 Olympic" kicked off in March in Beijing, Shanghai, and Xi'an. ...
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Olympics body chief nixes talk of Beijing Olympics boycott
The Cheers - Paikuse,Estonia
The head of the organization representing the 205 national and regional Olympic committees has dismissed calls for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, ...
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In Europe, many seek to rebuke China at Beijing Olympics
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
In Britain, which is to hold the 2012 Summer Olympics, Prime Minister Gordon Brown has stated unequivocally that he will be in Beijing on Aug. ...
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Olympics body chief nixes talk of Beijing Olympics boycott
By Rajiv Dhoot
7: The head of the organization representing the 205 national and regional Olympic committees has dismissed calls for a boycott of the Beijing Olympic Games, saying politicians who are pushing for it are making an error. ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 7 April, 2008 - 6

2008-04-07T11:20:00.001+01:00

More educational weblinks and resources available on Beijing Olympics
By leestepup
BEIJING OLYMPICS: olympics.com.au/portals/3/pdf/teacherguide_beijing_final.pdf The Beijing 2008 Olympic Resource is a national resource produced by the Australian Olympic Committee in consultation with teachers and educational advisors. ...
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Beijing Olympics: hopes swiftly extinguished by violence and farce
By admin
Monday April 7, 2008 Ashling O’Connor Times Online The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay was reduced to farce and ignominy yesterday as ugly scenes of protest disrupted the London leg of the tour that was billed as a journey of ...
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Beijing: torch relay disruption is ’sabotage’
By admin
Some protesters tried to sabotage the torch relay, by trying to grab the torch or extinguish it, stirring clashes with British police, an unnamed spokesman from the Beijing Olympics organizing committee torch relay center was quoted as ...
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Beijing Olympics: hopes swiftly extinguished
Times Online - UK
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games torch relay was reduced to farce and ignominy yesterday as ugly scenes of protest disrupted the London leg of the tour that ...
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Australian opposition leader supports PM in attending Beijing Olympics
Xinhua - China
Rudd has not yet confirmed if he will attend the Beijing Olympics, but has ruled out a boycott of the event. "I think that we shouldn't boycott the Games, ...
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Hoff's success putting her in Phelps' territory
DetNews.com - Detroit,MI,USA
There's another pool prodigy from Baltimore who's ready to make waves at this summer's Beijing Olympics. Katie Hoff offered further proof of that this ...
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Talks put focus on Beijing Olympics
Lawrence Journal World - Lawrence,KS,USA
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will be the focus of a symposium at Kansas University’s Hall Center for the Humanities this week. ...
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Disruptions along Olympic torch route in London are 'sabotage ...
China Post - Taipei,Taiwan
By ANITA CHANG, AP BEIJING -- Organizers of the Beijing Olympics criticized protesters who tried to disrupt the torch relay in London, saying Monday that ...
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Canada urges other nations not to boycott Beijing Games
Canada.com - Hamilton,Ontario,Canada
BEIJING - As protesters in London tried to douse the Beijing Olympic torch Sunday amid a growing backlash against China, the head of the Canadian Olympic ...
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Praxair Affiliate Gets Beijing Olympics Oxygen-Supply Pact
CNNMoney.com - USA
Praxair Inc. (PX) said an affiliate of its China subsidiary contracted to supply oxygen to Beijing No. 3 Water Works, which will provide fresh drinking ...
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Clashes Mar Beijing Olympic Torch's London Route []
RTT News - Williamsville,NY,USA
4/7/2008 2:59:41 AM Pro-Tibet protesters tried to snatch and extinguish the Beijing Olympic torch and clashed with police leading to the arrest of 37 people ...
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San Franciscans: China Must Clean Up its Act
The Epoch Times Ireland - Dublin,Ireland
San Francisco is the only appearance of the Beijing Olympic torch in North America, but China's poor human rights record sparked escalating protests and ...
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Polo to announce Beijing Olympics outfit contract -WSJ
Reuters - USA
N: Quote, Profile, Research) is set to announce that it will be the US team's official outfitter for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, the Wall Street ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 7 April, 2008 - 5

2008-04-07T06:16:00.001+01:00

Rudd should attend Olympics: Nelson
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson says he will support Prime Minister Kevin Rudd if he chooses to attend the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Swimming trials wrap up with 27 Canadian Olympians
National Post - Toronto,Ontario,Canada
... making it an even 10 national marks set over the six-day meet at the Olympic Pool that will send 27 Canadian swimmers to the Beijing Olympics. ...
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Disruptions along Olympic torch route in London are 'sabotage ...
International Herald Tribune - France
AP BEIJING: Organizers of the Beijing Olympics criticized protesters who tried to disrupt the torch relay in London, calling it an act of "sabotage. ...
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Beijing Olympic flame arrives in Paris
第29届奥林匹克运动会网站 - 北京,China
The Beijing Olympic flame left London and arrived at the Charles De Gaulle airport at 9:40 pm GMT on Sunday, preparing for its fifth stop of the world ...
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Olympic Council of Asia calls for support for Beijing Olympics
CCTV - Beijing,China
Sheikh Ahmad said it is important for Asian countries to stand behind China because a successful Beijing Olympics will mean success for the entire region. ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 7 April, 2008 - 4

2008-04-07T06:15:00.001+01:00

SAN FRANCISCO DISCERNS CLARITY ON BEIJING OLYMPICS 2008
SanFranciscoSentinel.com - San Francisco,CA,USA
BY PAT MURPHY San Franciscans walk a fine line of discernment April 9 as the 2008 Beijing Olympics Torch is relayed through this City with backdrop of ...
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OCA president calls for support for Beijing Games
Xinhua - China
"It is important for Asian countries to stand behind China ... as the success of the Beijing Olympics is the success of Asia," Sheikh Ahmad told Xinhua on ...
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Rudd faces Olympic hurdle
The Age - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd has been drawn into an international row over the Beijing Olympics as he prepares to visit China this week. ...
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London Olympic torch relay - In pictures
By Bob
What a busy day it has been in London; the Olympic torch ran the gauntlet of the city streets as has the Beijing Olympics Blog. For full coverage of the protests the BBC has been the most up-to-date and comprehensive news source today. ...
Beijing Olympics Blog - http://beijingolympicsblog.wordpress.com

Protests at London torch relay continue Beijing Olympics controversy
TV3 News - Auckland,New Zealand
The ugly scenes during the running of the Olympic torch through London's streets have continued the controversy surrounding China's holding of the ...
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Johann Hari: Boycotting the Beijing Olympics won't work, but ...
Independent - London,England,UK
Before being sent to his dungeon, Ha Jin wrote, "When you come to the Olympic Games in Beijing, you will see skyscrapers, modern stadiums and enthusiastic ...
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MAHENDRA VED: India's trapeze act over Tibet, China ties
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
He has also demanded a boycott of the Beijing Olympics. It is difficult to blame Fernandes when the Chinese envoy in New Delhi, Zhang Yan, ...
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The Human Rights Torch Relay vs. the Beijing Olympics Torch
By chuck
Matas asserts that hospitals run by the People's Liberation Army sell the organs of executed Falun Gong practitioners and other people the communist regime in Beijing labels as undesirables for $70000 to $150000. ...
Blog DeVore - http://www.chuckdevore.com/blog

On Beijing Olympics
By Sunil(Ubermensch)
Lately a lot of noise has been made about the Beijing Olympics and how the event gives an opportunity to voice your protest against China. Not very surprising for a shallow mind that is out of perspective of human history. ...
d.é.j.à. vu - http://13th-deja-vu.blogspot.com/

The Human Rights Torch Relay vs. the Beijing Olympics Torch
Sadly, other than the people most directly affected by the brutal, totalitarian regime in Beijing, there were few other groups represented at the event. This stunning lack of apparent widespread concern will weigh heavy on my mind in a ...
NATIONAL - http://www.redcounty.com/national/

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 7 April, 2008 - 3

2008-04-07T06:13:00.000+01:00

Assoc. of Nat´l Olympic Committees condemns boycotting Beijing Games
CCTV - Beijing,China
There should not be any boycott of the Beijing Olympics. That was the message from the press briefing given by the Association of National Olympic ...
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In photos: 'Britain Olympic Torch Protests'
Monsters and Critics.com - USA
The torch for the 2008 Beijing Olympics is to be carried by respected athletes and celebrities from Wembley Arena to the O2 Dome, passing China Town, ...
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Yao Ming on Meds?
Informative Post - Toledo,OH,USA
With months to go before the Beijing Olympics, no one in China wants to see their most famous athlete on the sidelines for the country's biggest sporting ...
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Beijing Olympic torch receives grand welcome in City of London
Xinhua - China
LONDON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing Olympic torch met a warm welcome by the Lord Mayor of the City of London and the Dean of the St Paul's Cathedral at ...
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Policing the Olympic Torch: A Thoroughly Modern Contradiction
By SKJ
Temperatures in Lhasa are similar, with thundery hail showers blowing through their rooftop city. Beijing is chilly, but without the grace of snow. In all of these cities, thoughts of the impending Olympics heat the air. ...
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Beijing Olympic spokesman condemns attempts to sabotage torch ...
Xinhua - China
BEIJING, April 6 (Xinhua) -- A Beijing Olympic official on Sunday strongly criticized the attempt by some "pro-Tibet independence" activists to sabotage the ...
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PM leaves boycotts out in the cold
NEWS.com.au - Australia
The Australian Government's view is that any disruption of the Beijing Olympics would disappoint the Chinese people's hopes and strengthen the hand of ...
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PM 'practical' on Olympics
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
AS ALLEGATIONS of more killings filter out from Tibet, Kevin Rudd has yet to decide whether to go to the Beijing Olympics. But he says it will be practical ...
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Olympic Torch Ambushed in London
Gay Republic Daily - Cologne,Germany
Attempts to gently persuade the Beijing leaders to stop their human rights abuses have failed. They are manipulating the Olympics. ...
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Cyclist tells: I slid into alcoholic hell
Sydney Morning Herald - Sydney,New South Wales,Australia
Dajka can identify with D'Arcy, 20, who is fighting for the right to compete in the Beijing Olympics after being charged with assault occasioning grievous ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 7 April, 2008 - 2

2008-04-07T06:12:00.002+01:00

Rogge: Beijing Olympics to be one of the best in the world
CCTV - Beijing,China
Rogge noted that the IOC does not support the idea of boycotting the August Olympic Games, adding that the Beijing Olympic Games will be one of the best in ...
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Olympic regret
Boston Globe - United States
In the lobby of Beijing's Olympic Tower, a preserved newspaper commemorates the International Olympic Committee's 2001 decision to award the 2008 Games to ...
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2008 Beijing Olympics: Ctrip.com to Get the Gold
Seeking Alpha - New York,NY,USA
With the 2008 Beijing Olympics approaching, many travel-related stocks have been predicted to benefit. One of the most promising is the leading Chinese ...
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China Calls on Tibet to Protect Olympic Flame Relay (Update2)
Bloomberg - USA
Beijing-based Xinhua didn't say when the flame may travel to Tibet. The Dalai Lama said today he supports holding the Olympics in Beijing and called on ...
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London's Notting Hill Gate greets Olympic torch with mini carnival
Xinhua - China
LONDON, April 6 (Xinhua) -- The Notting Hill Gate in west London greeted the Beijing Olympic torch on Sunday morning with a mini carnival reminiscent of the ...
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Minh’s Olympic plans hit snag
Viet Nam News - Hanoi,Vietnam
HA NOI — Nguyen Tien Minh’s bid for more points to qualify for the Beijing Olympics received a setback on Thursday when he was defeated by Thailand’s world ...
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London Olympic torch relay marred by clashes
AFP -
But China's top official in Tibet, rejecting demands by activists around the world, insisted on Sunday that the Beijing Olympics torch relay would pass ...
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Tokyo 2016 Olympics bid committee chairman hails Beijing Games
Xinhua - China
"First of all, I believe that the Beijing Olympic and Paralympic Games are going to be very successful, and the Tokyo 2016 Bid Committee wishes all the best ...
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Beijing Olympics Latest News - 7 April, 2008 - 1

2008-04-07T06:12:00.001+01:00

Olympic controversy
Sky News Australia - Australia
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is leaving a decision on whether to attend the Beijing Olympics up in the air, but at the moment he says it will depend on ...
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Sarkozy uses Olympics to pressure China on Tibet
AFP -
Sarkozy will only attend the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony if China opens dialogue with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama and frees ...
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Dutch Lukewarm on Beijing Olympics Action
Angus Reid Global Monitor - Vancouver,BC,Canada
54 per cent of respondents want the government to take no action against the games in Beijing. Conversely, 23 per cent of respondents want the government to ...
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Protests expected at Olympics relay
The Press Association -
As this summer's Beijing Olympics moves closer, activists have stepped up their attacks on the Chinese government's human rights record and its recent ...
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SF Asians fret over insult to Olympic torch
San Francisco Chronicle - CA, USA
Thousands of Asian Americans will be rallying Wednesday to show their support for the Beijing Olympics. The Chinese American Association of Commerce, ...
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Hockey/Beijing Olympics Qualifier: Germany run riot over Italy
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
"We will not underestimate any team but we are the top team in the world and we have to qualify for the Beijing Olympics," said Weise. ...
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Lopez Siblings Make Olympics Family Affair
KITV.com - Honolulu,HI,USA
Team USA will be Team Lopez at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, as a trio of siblings earned three of the four spots on the US taekwondo team. ...
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The Beijing Olympics ... A Catalyst for Real Change or a just ...
By Tex's Missus(Tex's Missus)
China promised increased media freedoms ahead of the Beijing Olympics. However, major media watchdogs, including Reporters Without Borders and the World Association of Newspapers, have reported increased restrictions on foreign media, ...
TexsMissusDemeanours - http://texsmissusdemenours.blogspot.com/

Beijing Olympics Latest News - 6 April, 2008 - 4

2008-04-07T06:10:00.001+01:00

Rudd rejects idea of Beijing Olympics boycott
LIVENEWS.com.au - Sydney,NSW,Australia
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has rejected calls for a political boycott of the Beijing Olympics. French president Nicolas Sarkozy earlier threatened not to go, ...
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WAG NY BEIJING OLYMPICS SHAME ON CORPORATE SPONSORS
By wagny
BEIJING (AP) — McDonald’s, Coca-Cola and other sponsors paid tens of millions of dollars to link their names with the Beijing Olympics. Now they’re trying to mollify activists pressing for change on Tibet, Darfur and other issues, ...
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Olympic leader: A boycott of Beijing Olympic would be ’serious error’
By Jim O'Connell(David Sell)
BEIJING (AP) — The head of an organization that oversees 205 national Olympic committees said politicians who encourage a boycott or partial boycott of the Beijing Games are making “a serious error.” Mario Vazquez Rana, the president ...
Higher, Faster Stronger - http://gazetteolympics.blogspot.com/

links for 2008-04-05
By nolympics
The Beijing Olympics has engaged and inspired activists like never before, and made activists out of those who were only sideline sympathizers. It is simply the best thing to have happened to the Tibetan cause in 50 years. ...
NOlympia - http://nolympia.wordpress.com

France debates Beijing boycott as Olympic torch reaches London
Independent - London,England,UK
By John Lichfield in Paris The prospect of one of the world's leading political figures boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games over Chinese actions in Tibet ...
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It is appalling that the prime minister is to "greet" the Olympic ...
Times Online - UK
For that reason it is right, as the Dalai Lama has said, for athletes to participate in the Beijing Olympics, as in Hitler’s in 1936 and Moscow’s in 1980. ...
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No Athletes Planning to Boycott Beijing Olympics, ANOC Says
Bloomberg - USA
By Wing-Gar Cheng April 5 (Bloomberg) -- No athlete is considering boycotting the Beijing Olympic Games or skipping the opening ceremony, the Association of ...
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Prime minister will not boycott Beijing Olympics
Sunday Herald - Glasgow,Scotland,UK
By James Hamilton GORDON BROWN has insisted he will attend the Beijing Olympics, despite a warning by the French that President Nicolas Sarkozy will boycott ...
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Australia's PM not in favour of boycotting Beijing Olympics
Radio Australia - Melbourne,Victoria,Australia
The Olympic torch has arrived in London from Saint Petersburg amidst uncertainty among world leaders as to whether to boycott the opening ceremony of the ...
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On the protest bandwagon
Malaysia Star - Malaysia
By BUNN NAGARA The Beijing Olympics has become a windfall for China’s critics, despite and not because of what happened. NO sooner had protests imploded in ...
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Hockey/Beijing Olympics Qualifier: Tengku Ahmad to the rescue
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
THEY froze, when a resounding start was expected, and Malaysia had Tengku Ahmad Tajuddin to thank for the 2-1 win in their opening Olympic Qualifier tie ...
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