Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in the news

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Wall Street Journal
Rambler Launches Special Website Dedicated to the Beijing 2008 ...
MarketWatch - 6 hours ago
... today announces the launch of 'Rambler Beijing 2008', a unique
site dedicated to the 2008 Summer Olympic Games which will commence
today in Beijing. ...
Video: 101 East - China and the Olympics - 7 July 08 - Part 1
AlJazeeraEnglish
2008 Beijing Olympics: Let the Games begin Telegraph.co.uk
TV highlights of the Beijing Olympic Games Los Angeles Times
Mangalorean.com - The Statesman
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Reuters UK
Extravagant Ceremony Opens 2008 Olympic Games
Washington Post, United States - 1 hour ago
By Ariana Eunjung Cha BEIJING, Aug. 8--A triumphant China kicked off
the 2008 Olympic Games Friday evening with extravagant performances
that chronicled its ...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games open formally Breaking News
Olympics: Let the Games begin Salt Lake Tribune
Opening Ceremonies Under Way In Beijing NPR
Telegraph.co.uk - Beijing 2008 (press release)
all 1,131 news articles »

Hydrapinion
Beijing 2008: Olympic Games live streaming and on-demand highlights
Idealo Product News, UK - 4 hours ago
Air pollution in Beijing will be a subject of course. Last but not
least, the fan of the Olympic Games will find event schedules, latest
results, ...
Chyron's HyperX(2) to enable NBC to generate state-of-the-art ...
MarketWatch
Beijing Games offer plenty of choice viewing Los Angeles Times
Prepare Your Feed Reader for The Olympic Games – Places To Track ...
Profy
Houston Chronicle - MarketWatch
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Times Online
In photos: 'Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Pre-opening Show'
Monsters and Critics.com - 2 hours ago
By James Wray Aug 8, 2008, 11:34 GMT Performers participating during
the Preopening Show of the Opening Ceremony of the Beijing 2008
Olympic Games at the ...
BEIJING SUMMER OLYMPIC GAMES OPEN Xinhua
Countdown begins for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games Times of India
2008 Olympics open in Beijing NetworkWorld.com
Glasgow Daily Record - 3 News NZ
all 1,165 news articles »

Washington Post
Green technologies ensure Volkswagen's Olympic commitment
China Daily, China - 11 hours ago
As the official automobile partner of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games,
Volkswagen has been trying its utmost to realize the commitment of
becoming the most ...
Factbox: Routes and time of third-day Olympic torch relay in Beijing
Xinhua
What China wants from the Games BBC News
Let The Games Begin! WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
NPR - China Daily
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NEWS.com.au
BEIJING 2008: TIBETAN MONKS ATTACK EMBASSY IN INDIA
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - 44 minutes ago
(AGI) - New Delhi, 8 August - Coinciding with the start of the opening
ceremony of the Olympic Games in Beijing, a group of Tibetan monks
have attempted to ...
8-8-2008: A "normal" day of arrests in Nepal and China AsiaNews.it
'Stability in Tibet will promote growth of China-Nepal relations'
Telegraphnepal.com
Newsflash: First red candle lit for Freedom! K2climb.net
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BBCSlovak.com
BEIJING 2008: OLYMPIC TORCH ON GREAT WALL
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - Aug 7, 2008
(AGI) - Beijing, Aug 7 - On the eve of the opening of the Olympic
Games 2008, the Olympic torch has completed the second last stage of
its 140000km voyage, ...
Video: Olympic Torch Paraded Over the Great Wall AssociatedPress
Olympic torch takes historic run on Great Wall The Associated Press
The 2008 Olympics - The Battle of Beijing VeloNews
Bangkok Post - The Herald
all 466 news articles »

The Age
Beijing Olympics in the spotlight 08.08.2008 Olympic Games kick ...
Polish Radio External Service, Poland - 35 minutes ago
Since the beginning of the week, Polish weeklies have been setting the
scene for the Olympic Games in China. Many appeared with special
supplements about ...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Winnipeg Free Press
Interesting facts from Olympics Hindustan Times
The same roses Peter Beales has sent to Beijing Olympics 2008. Norwich
Evening News
Jerusalem Post - Platinum News Online
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CTV.ca
Beijing 2008 opens with a bang
Canada.com, Canada - 1 hour ago
Fireworks explode during the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008
Olympic Games at the National Stadium, August 8, 2008. It did not seem
a place for a crowd ...
Video: Olympics '08: Music in Tiananmen Square AssociatedPress
For China, It's Showtime Washington Post
BEIJING 2008: THE SCENE Excitement and smog are in the air as ... San
Francisco Chronicle
Detroit Free Press - NJ.com
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TVNZ
For China, Olympics may be transforming moment
Houston Chronicle, United States - 3 hours ago
... outside the Bird's Nest, China's $423 million tangled thatch of
steel and concrete, for today's Opening Ceremony of the 2008 Olympic
Games of Beijing. ...
Brunei excluded from 2008 Games BBC Sport
Staging The Green Olympics InformationWeek
Nigeria: As 2008 Olympics Begin AllAfrica.com
Sofia Echo - USA Today
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BusinessWeek
Tibet or no Tibet, sports' biggest stars support Beijing 2008 ...
Breaking News, Trinidad and Tobago - Aug 7, 2008
Brazil's U-23 selection is attending the Beijing Olympic Games and
Ronaldinho says he has come for Olympic Gold. AFP PHOTO/HOANG DINH
Nam] International ...
US-China rivalry just beginning MSNBC
Beijing gets gold for preparation Minneapolis Star Tribune
Beijing 2008 - Gardener's insight into the Games Yahoo! Eurosport
FanIQ - Beijing 2008
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China Daily
ABCs of Beijing Olympic Games
Xinhua, China - 3 hours ago
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Here are some interesting figures and
facts about the 2008 Olympic Games being held in Beijing from Aug. 8
to 24. ...
Video: Bush told Olympics is no place for politics RussiaToday
Beijing Olympics Open with Lavish Ceremony Voice of America
Beijing bound: Holland resident will attend Summer Olympics for ...
HollandSentinel.com
Xinhua - Xinhua
all 310 news articles »
42 Israeli athletes gear up as 2008 Olympic Games set to begin
Ha'aretz, Israel - 3 hours ago
The big day has arrived for 1.3 billion Chinese, thousands of athletes
and fans around the world - the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. ...
The Last Word: Israel should boycott the Olympics opening ceremony
Jerusalem Post
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BBC News
2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony begins in Beijing
RIA Novosti, Russia - 1 hour ago
BEIJING, August 8 (RIA Novosti) - The official opening ceremony of the
2008 Summer Olympic Games has begun in the Chinese capital of Beijing
and will last ...
Olympics in brief Times Online
Olympics opening ceremony to celebrate sport, Chinese culture Xinhua
Olympic opening ceremony well prepared CCTV
Shanghai Daily - LiveDaily.com
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Celltick and China Unicom Come Together for the Beijing 2008 ...
FOXBusiness - Aug 7, 2008
Celltick today announced the launch of a new and unique mobile media
service over China Unicom's network, starting with the 2008 Olympic
Games. ...PINK:CUNCF - CHU

Washington Post
Olympic Games 2008
Radio France Internationale, France - 3 hours ago
French President Nicolas Sarkozy landed in Beijing on Friday, hours
before the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games. He told French
athletes he ...
BEIJING 2008: DALAI LAMA REITERATES SUPPORT FOR OLYMPICS Agenzia
Giornalistica Italia
French president: Beijing Olympics to achieve success of world renown
Xinhua
Sarkozy Backpedals in Beijing TIME
AFP - Daily News & Analysis
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News 14 Carolina
Time Warner Cable North Texas to Deliver NBC Universal's 2008 ...
MarketWatch - 21 hours ago
"We are pleased to be offering our customers NBC Universal's coverage
of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games which showcases the power of Time
Warner Cable's ...
Get your ringside seats ready for Games' high-definition spectacle
Denver Post
NBC seeks to make Olympics must-see TV San Jose Mercury News
Nye: NBC offers most Olympic coverage ever The State
HD-Report - Philadelphia Daily News
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Times Online
Andy Murray speaks out in defence of Olympic tennis – Beijing 2008
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 29 minutes ago
Murray was almost as unequivocal in his positive view of the Games,
saying: "To be involved in the Olympics is awesome. "To win any grand
slam would be huge ...
Andy Murray happy to bunk down in the village Times Online
all 23 news articles »
Beijing 2008, ready to compete
Seattle Times, United States - 7 hours ago
The XXIX Summer Olympic Games are every bit the extravagant coming-out
party envisioned by the Chinese when they competed so intensely
in. ...
Lessno.com Offers Tourist Survival Guide for 2008 Olympics PR Web
(press release)
all 3 news articles »

Ninemsn
BEIJING 2008: RAIN AND SMOG THREATEN OPENING CEREMONY
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - 7 hours ago
(AGI) - Beijing, Aug 8 - Smog and rain threaten today's opening
ceremony of the Olympic Games of Beijing 2008. Chinese authorities
have done much to fight ...
Video: Olympics '08: Beijing Gets Ready AssociatedPress
Regional weather patterns are the real cause of Beijing's pollution
CNN
Beijing: a sky of two colors Los Angeles Times
AFP - Bild.de
all 126 news articles »

Times Online
BEIJING 2008: TWO KOREAS DIVIDED OVER INAUGURATION
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - Aug 7, 2008
(AGI) - Beijing, 7 Aug. - North and South Korea will walk separately
at the inauguration ceremony for the Olympic Games Beijing 2008, set
for tomorrow. ...
IOC press conference at the Main Press Center in Beijing People's
Daily Online
IOC President to meet with world leaders (français à suivre)
Olympic.org
Koreas Won't March Consecutively Washington Post
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ABC News
Olympic Games Bringing More Abuses, China Expert Says
MarketWatch - 17 hours ago
FRONT ROYAL, Va., Aug 07, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire via COMTEX/ --
As China's human rights record worsens, the Beijing Olympics are
becoming a byword for ...
'Mr Rogge . . . come just once to Beijing No 2 Prison to see what ...
Irish Times
Bulgarian activists join international protests over Olympics Sofia
Echo
Great ball of China Hindustan Times
Voice of America - Salt Lake Tribune
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Examiner.com
Boulder's Connection to the Beijing 2008 Olympics Games
Examiner.com - 2 hours ago
As all eyes turn to China for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, Boulder
Wave, Inc. will be paying extra special attention to the nine athletes
who the firm ...
Don’t Sue, Just Get Beijing Olympic Tickets Lawyers and Settlements
all 2 news articles »

Reuters South Africa
Opening ceremony of Beijing Olympic Games begins
Xinhua, China - 2 hours ago
BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- The opening ceremony of the Beijing
Olympic Games began in the National Stadium, also known as the Bird's
Nest, in north Beijing ...
Beijing Games Begin With Ceremony Viewed by Billions (Update1)
Bloomberg
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ABC News
Beijing Olympics: A green model for New Delhi
Economic Times, India - 4 hours ago
"The 2008 Olympic Games will leave a lasting legacy for the world,"
Steiner said in a statement here. "Beijing's efforts can quickly
become a model for ...
Video: Olympics '08: Is Pollution Returning? AssociatedPress
Smog thins - but air remains nowhere near ideal Globe and Mail
Concerns, Questions Hang in The Air Washington Post
The Tennessean - Shanghai Daily
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Voice of America
5 Things: 2008 Summer Olympic Games
AskMen - 12 hours ago
By Malcolm MacMillan When the 2008 Summer Olympic Games kick off on
August 8th, the eyes of the world will be on Beijing, where more than
10000 athletes ...
Expect a Summer Games unlike any other Los Angeles Times
2008 Olympic host does an about-face to prepare for Games USA Today
The Winchester Star The Winchester Star
Voice of America - Caledon Citizen
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The Smart Set
Crackers: The Official Mascots of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
Malta Independent Online, Malta - Aug 7, 2008
Like the five Olympic Rings from which they draw their colour and
inspiration, Fuwa will serve as the Official Mascots of Beijing 2008
Olympic Games, ...
Video: Little fan's Olympic obsession -- 07 August 2008
AlJazeeraEnglish
Yeah, but could they take the Phillie Phanatic? Los Angeles Times
Meet the mascots MSNBC
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One Israeli was served part of the security pie at Beijing
Ha'aretz, Israel - 14 hours ago
By Yossi Melman A day before the Olympic Games opened, Leo Gleser,
owner and managing director of International Security and Defense
Systems can observe the ...
BEIJING 2008: CHINA GUARANTEES: "GAMES WILL BE SAFE" Agenzia
Giornalistica Italia
Group Says Video Warns of Olympic Attack New York Times
Beijing Olympics Open Amid Tough Security Measures Middle East Times
Times of India - Thaindian.com
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E Canada Now
All hail the Beijing Olympics 2008!
Merinews, India - 3 hours ago
A global multi-sports event, Olympic games were inaugurated in Athens
in the year 1896. Olympic games were started with the main motto –
Citius Altius ...
ED GRANEY: CHANGING CHINA Las Vegas Review - Journal
Excitement Soars Across China for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games TAXI
Design Network
Olympic torch song Salon
CNN - The Plain Dealer - cleveland.com
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New York Times
Compelling storylines set stage for much-anticipated Games
USA Today - 8 hours ago
In the Beijing Olympic pool, he might not lose at all. Entered in five
individual events and likely to swim in three relays, Phelps could win
enough medals ...
Olympic games begin Paso Robles Press
Swimming World 2008 Olympics Landing Page Open For Business
SwimmingWorldMagazine.com
Seven gold medals on opening day International Herald Tribune
Восток Медиа - Arizona Republic
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Lenovo Shares its Biggest "Ideas" with Millions of Olympics 2008 ...
Centre Daily Times, PA - 1 hour ago
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC — Lenovo will combine the excitement of the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games with Lenovo's most innovative technology in
a series of ...OTC:LNVGY

BBC Sport
USOC projects China as Games’ dominant team
Houston Chronicle, United States - Aug 6, 2008
(Photo by Jonathan Ferrey/Getty Images) BEIJING — As he prepares for
his final Olympics as chairman of the US Olympic Committee, Peter
Ueberroth proved once ...
US team sets up home away from home at Beijing university USA Today
Man tattoos 'Beijing 2008' on forehead Ninemsn
Try Not To Breathe FITSNews
Florida Courier - New York Times
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Video: United Airlines to Debut New Commercials During the 2008 ...
NewsBlaze, CA - 1 hour ago
8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- As America tunes into the 2008 Beijing
Olympic Games, United will debut five commercials that capture the
spirit of how relaxing ...
Beijing 2008 (Multi)
RTE.ie, Ireland - 2 hours ago
Much like the Olympic Games themselves, the licensed videogame of the
events arrives like clock-work every four years and aside from the
standard graphical ...
Beijing 2008 Part Four: Stars Different Countries Are Watching
International Herald Tribune, France - 2 hours ago
CHRISTOPHER CLAREY, IHT: Welcome to the final installment of this
Olympic edition of the sports forum, our regular gathering place for
sports reporters from ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Olympics 2008: India more hooked to Games than China
Economic Times, India - 14 hours ago
NEW DELHI: As the Olympic torch sparks the giant flame at Bird’s Nest
stadium in Beijing on Friday, guess where is the maximum (cyber) buzz
in the world for ...
Curtain Opens on the Equestrian Events of the 2008 Olympic Games
United States Equestrian Federation (press release)
Natives say Games are a milestone for China Norwich Bulletin
Security scare as suspicious object found at Causeway Bay MTR South
China Morning Post (subscription)
United States Eventing Association (press release) - TheHorse.com
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Times Online
2008 and Beyond -- Olympic Volunteer: My part in the Games
CCTV, China - Aug 6, 2008
Our festival at Tsinghua is held with Olympic theme. We support the
Beijing Games and we are glad to play a part to help our country stage
a successful ...
HK people watch spectacular Beijing Olympic opening ceremony South
China Morning Post (subscription)
Hong Kong prepares for events Canada.com
Anxious Chinese hope rain won't stop play Times Online
Xinhua - Xinhua
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Yahoo! Eurosport
Beijing 2008 - Team GB: Boxing
Yahoo! Eurosport, UK - 3 hours ago
The 64-year-old has been in the national set-up for 27 years and will
be going to his third Olympic Games as full-time national coach in
August. ...

Wall Street Journal
US medal chances get dimmer
Arizona Republic, AZ - 6 hours ago
8, 2008 12:00 AM AP BEIJING - The reigning Olympic champion is gone,
and so is the only other guy who has competed under the glare of the
Olympic spotlight. ...
Video: Olympics '08: Hamm Out With Ankle Injury AssociatedPress
BRING ON BEIJING Detroit Free Press
Troubles for the US Gymnastics Team TIME
NBC13.com - Washington Post
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Bleacher Report
Conference USA To Be Well Represented at Beijing Olympic Games
HNN Huntingtonnews.net, USA - Aug 7, 2008
8, 2008, the world will turn its eyes towards Beijing, China to watch
the best athletes on the planet compete in the Games of the XXIX
Olympiad. ...
Beijing 2008 Preview: Basketball Washington Times
Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty Images NBA.com
Olympics: Locals Rittenhouse, Abbott taking it all in Register
Pajaronian
USA Track and Field - Ventura County Star
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ABC News
One world, many dreams
Ha'aretz, Israel - 14 hours ago
By Haaretz Editorial The 29th Olympic Games open in Beijing today -
the biggest event in our little global village and the oldest ceremony
in the history of ...
Video: Olympics '08: Torch Enters Beijing AssociatedPress
What If China's Orwellian Olympics Succeeds? InternetNews.com
CHINA'S GAMES 'The Olympics Have Destroyed Our Lives' Spiegel Online
Newsweek - Polish Radio External Service
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China Daily
08.08.08 - today is the day to get hatched or matched in China
Times Online, UK - 52 minutes ago
Not only is today the start of the 2008 Olympic Games, the biggest
sporting event the nation has witnessed. It is also one of the most
auspicious dates in ...
Beijing couples rush to tie knot on lucky 08-08-08 The Associated
Press
Many Chinese couples plan weddings on lucky date of 8/8/08 CNN
China's fixation with 8 reflected in wedding, opening ceremony Press
Trust of India
New York Times - Los Angeles Times
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USA Today
No hurdle is too great
Boston Globe, United States - 7 hours ago
"Liu Xiang was coming into this Olympic Games as Olympic champion,
world champion, world record-holder, and world indoor champion. ...
2008 Beijing Olympics: Liu Xiang profile Telegraph.co.uk
Dayron Robles Happy to Be in China Prensa Latina
High-Profile Champion Keeps Low Profile New York Times
ESPN - Tehran Times
all 508 news articles »
McDonald's Honors World's Best Big Mac Builders With 'First Medals ...
FOXBusiness - Aug 7, 2008
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Games mark McDonald's sixth Olympic Games as
a Worldwide Partner and seventh as the Official Restaurant of the
Olympic Games. ...

ITV.com
Olympics: BBC promises 'cornucopia of content'
guardian.co.uk, UK - 8 hours ago
The 2008 Olympics are the BBC's biggest yet. Over the 17 days of the
games, the BBC will broadcast 2750 hours of coverage from 192 events
in 28 Olympic ...
Beijing 2008 - Britain's medal hopefuls Yahoo! Eurosport
Don leading British charge for glory at Ming Tomb Telegraph.co.uk
Beijing 2008 (PS3) Sunday Mercury
Honolulu Star-Bulletin - The West Australian
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Wall Street Journal
Aid Still Required Calls for Global Truce During Games
MarketWatch - 18 hours ago
Ceasefires are no strangers to the Olympic Games. They have been part
of Olympiads since Ancient Greece and are a fundamental of the modern
day Olympics' ...
Video: Riz Extra - Joey Cheek on Olympics and Darfur - 07 Aug 08
AlJazeeraEnglish
Politics aside, 2008 Olympics worth watching South Carolina Now
Olympics: Activists Barred From Games By Chinese Government Washington
Post
Chicago Tribune - Los Angeles Times
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China Daily
Olympic Uncle
China Daily, China - 4 hours ago
He is confident that he will surprise the world during the Beijing
2008 Olympic Games. Yamada believes it's best to keep the audience
quiet so as to support ...
Tokyo 2016 Olympic Bid SFCPressPoint (press release)
all 17 news articles »
Visit NBCOlympics.com on MSN and Watch the Summer Games You Want ...
MarketWatch - Aug 7, 2008
8, Zune Marketplace will kick off a series of daily 2008 Olympic Games
videos from NBC Sports, giving viewers special on-the-go access to the
2008 Beijing ...
Amino Vital(R) Helps Power Team USA to Beijing with Advanced ...
MarketWatch - 4 hours ago
She will participate in modern pentathlon during her fourth Olympic
Games in Beijing, and previously competed in triathlon and swimming,
in which she won an ...OTC:VTLP

Washington Post
Politics, pollution, pomp mark Games' beginning
Kansas City Star, MO - 21 hours ago
The festivities officially begin at precisely 8:08.08 pm (Beijing
time) on Aug. 8, 2008 because eight is considered a lucky number in
China. ...
Human rights issues take center stage as Olympics near Los Angeles
Times
An Olympic honor for a ‘Lost Boy’ Buffalo News
AFA Cross Country Coach To Carry USA Flag KKTV 11 News
CNN - Houston Chronicle
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3Com's H3C Provides IP Networking Infrastructure for Beijing ...
Hardware Zone, Singapore - 5 hours ago
To better host the Olympic Games, Beijing City has invested a lot into
the construction of infrastructures such as the spectacular stadiums
of 'Bird's Nest' ...COMS

Telegraph.co.uk
Let The Games Begin
Sports Journalists' Association, UK - 1 hour ago
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filed under BOA, Beijing 2008. You can follow any responses to this
entry through the ...
Video: Raw Video: Yao Ming Passes the Torch AssociatedPress
Worlds apart, it's still about the love of the game Dallas Morning
News
7:15 am - Olympic Opening Ceremonies KARK
China Daily - Deseret News
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Times Online
Medal prospect Gavin out of Beijing Olympics @ Friday 8 August ...
OddsPreview.com, UK - 5 hours ago
British gold medal prospect Frankie Gavin has pulled out of the
Olympic Games having failed to make his weight. The lightweight world
amateur champion is ...
Funtime over as Frankie's dream collapses Birmingham Post
Gavin's fails in Games bid Sky News
Frankie Gavin "devastated" after Olympic dream shattered
BirminghamMail.net
Yahoo! Eurosport - Mirror.co.uk
all 602 news articles »
See the Athletes Sweat in Hi-Def at Beijing Games
SatNews Publishers, CA - 7 hours ago
The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games will air on a number of NBCU channels,
including NBC, USA, CNBC and Universal HD. In addition, DISH Network
said it is ...
Ensequence Earns Gold With Dish’s ITV Olympics Fare Multichannel News
all 49 news articles » DISH

Telegraph.co.uk
Doping specter looms over world's best athletes
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - 1 hour ago
The 2008 Summer Olympics were to open this morning (Friday night in
Beijing), and the great unanswered question about these Games – more
than the effect of ...
Rogge predicts 30 to 40 doping infractions Globe and Mail
UK keen to tap Canada's anti-doping expertise Vancouver Sun
Could the Beijing Games be the First to Feature Genetically ...
Cleveland Leader
MSNBC - Lynnwood Enterprise
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NDTV.com
Will Beijing 2008 become a new Olympic dream for India?
Moneycontrol.com, India - 10 hours ago
The Olympic games begin in Beijing on August 8, 2008 and China has
left no stone unturned in its preparations. Beijing's 90000 seater
bird's nest stadium is ...
Indians hope for glory at Beijing Times Now.tv
all 56 news articles »
Beijing Olympic TV Transmission Tower Designed with ArchiCAD
MarketWatch - 13 minutes ago
BUDAPEST, Hungary, Aug 08, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- The Olympic
TV Transmission Tower that will broadcast the signal of the Olympic
Games to the ...

Los Angeles Times
Buyers go to Olympic lengths for Beijing 2008 tickets
Ticket News, CT - 21 hours ago
By Allison Reitz As the 2008 Summer Olympic Games begin in Beijing
tomorrow, August 8, Chinese officials have worked hard to prevent the
resale of Olympics ...
Video: Fraudulent Website Offers Tickets to Olympics AssociatedPress
Fake Olympic tickets websites shut down by US CTV.ca
Here's your medal ... have a happy Xmas The Australian
Daily Mail - Sydney Morning Herald
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Ottawa Citizen
They carry the pride of our nation
Edmonton Sun, Canada - 5 hours ago
By NEIL WAUGH Of the 232 Canadians athletes who march into Beijing
Bird's Nest stadium today to officially kick off the 2008 Summer
Olympic Games, ...
COC's goal: Crack top 16 Winnipeg Sun
STEVE RUSSELL/TORONTO STAR Toronto Star
Canadian team prepared for weather: COC The Gazette (Montreal)
Fibre2fashion.com - Canada NewsWire (press release)
all 294 news articles »
Spain expects Olympic glory after Euro win
Xinhua, China - 35 minutes ago
However, against its glory of winning the soccer title in the 1992
Olympics and Euro 2008, Spain didn't qualify for the Beijing Olympic
soccer tournament as ...
China's happy people
Irish Times, Ireland - 6 hours ago
They're great, and it's really good they're in Beijing. It's my
biggest hope that we hold a successful Olympic games," he
enthuses. ...
Jackie Chan releases Olympic album
China Daily, China - 12 hours ago
The "Official Album for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games - Jackie Chan's
Version" is one of the two solo albums with authorization granted by
the Beijing ...

NEWS.com.au
Fearless predictions for Beijing 2008
Palm Beach Post, United States - 8 hours ago
By Hal Habib | Friday, August 8, 2008, 02:13 AM No need to wait for
NBC to find out what’s going to happen over these next 2 1/2 weeks in
Beijing. ...
Going for gold: how lawyers will claim their Olympic prizes Times
Online
Beijing Olympics: the greatest show on earth? Mirror.co.uk
Beyond a partnership mad.co.uk
British Red Cross - London Daily News
all 104 news articles »

The Australian
Australia complains about Olympic issues
International Herald Tribune, France - 5 hours ago
... had happened," Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates
told a news conference hours before the opening ceremony for the 2008
Beijing Games. ...
AOC president says China has fallen short on clearing the smog ...
NEWS.com.au
ANALYSIS: Australians squabble over precious medals Monsters and
Critics.com
Coates laments hazy days sportal.com.au
all 291 news articles »

Metro Canada - Vancouver
Vancouver's Chinese community gathers to celebrate Beijing Games
Vancouver Sun, Canada - 1 hour ago
More than a thousand people gathered at Richmond's Aberdeen Mall this
morning to watch the Opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic
Games - and eat ...
Olympic fever hits Richmond mall early News1130
Richmond mall celebrates Games Metro Canada - Vancouver
all 6 news articles »

Times Online
Chinese athletes have made up for lost Olympic time
Dallas Morning News, TX - 8 hours ago
International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge on Thursday
predicted the 2008 Games will allow viewers "to discover a country
that for most people ...
Walking a tightrope: Graphic design for Olympics Xinhua
China looks for help from above as Olympics are set to open Monsters
and Critics.com
Holding China to its pre-Olympics words Chicago Tribune
Xinhua
all 38 news articles »
Injured Memmel to compete on uneven bars at Olympics
Houston Chronicle, United States - 9 hours ago
BEIJING — It’s the Olympic Games, and there’s no time for crying. And
so Chellsie Memmel dried her eyes, hugged her father/coach and
prepared to soldier on ...

CCTV
Beijing Olympics organizers play host to political games too
Los Angeles Times, CA - Aug 7, 2008
Performers at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony, wait to
get inside Beijing's National Stadium for a rehearsal. Where to put
Taiwan, ...
BEIJING 2008 : No cash for losers as guidelines for Games are adjusted
Taipei Times
Our Views: The Olympics snub Taiwan 2TheAdvocate
Rising Chinese Taipei swim star looks beyond 2008 Xinhua
Canada Free Press
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The Langar Hall
Sikhs in the Olympics, Beijing 2008
The Langar Hall, CA - 7 hours ago
So today will mark the opening of the Olympic Games. Some will cheer
for their states; some will cheer for their heroes; some won’t
care. ...

Telegraph.co.uk
Beijing Olympics: British Boxing's 2008 class
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 23 hours ago
With eight boxers travelling to Beijing, Gareth A Davies casts his eye
over four hoping to be household names by the end of the Olympic
Games. ...

TopNews
World Seeks a Label to Define the Beijing Games
Wall Street Journal - 9 hours ago
By IAN JOHNSON BEIJING -- Since at least 1936, almost every Olympic
Games has become known for a dominant story line: Hitler and Jesse
Owens in Berlin, ...
More harm than good The Gazette (Montreal)
Post Commentary From Olympics Past Washington Post
Mixed Feelings on the Olympics Progressive.org
Toronto Star - Bleacher Report
all 27 news articles »

Ghana Broadcasting Corporation
Beijing 2008 Women's Football : Champions make stumbling start
Ghana Broadcasting Corporation, Ghana - Aug 6, 2008
There are still two days to go before the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
officially open, but that did not stop the Women's Football Tournament
from getting ...
Fortune lies in the numbers News24
Lingor: More to come from us Fifa.com
Falcons Falter in Opener with Korea This Day
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CBC.ca
Late mail from the Fed express
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 16 hours ago
By JANE MARSHALL in Beijing - Fairfax Media | Friday, 08 August 2008
Debate rages on over whether tennis belongs at the Olympic Games but
there can be no ...
Federer gunning for top spot Canada.com
CHARLES KRUPA/AP PHOTO Toronto Star
Gold in Beijing could help save Federer's season International Herald
Tribune
FOXSports.com - Xinhua
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Seattle Post Intelligencer
Olympic Journalists Saved From Food Inflation
Reuters India, India - Aug 6, 2008
... by presumably caffeinated journalists as he walks through the
arrivals hall at Beijing airport to participate in the 2008 Olympic
Games August 3, 2008. ...
Thousands sign up for Great North Swim Westmorland Gazette
Moorhouse tips Davies for 10k win BBC News
Beijing 2008 - Superstars: Grant Hackett Yahoo! Eurosport
Adelaidenow - Redland Bayside Bulletin
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China strides onto Olympic stage
Los Angeles Times, CA - 11 minutes ago
"The Chinese government and the International Olympic Committee have
wasted a historic opportunity to use the Beijing Games to make real
progress on human ...
Olympic Daily News - Thursday, August 7
Sports Network - 23 hours ago
Artemev won the pommel horse in the weighted combined rankings from
the 2008 US Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics and Visa
Championships. ...

AFP
Beijing's Games kick off with spectacular opening ceremony
AFP - 5 minutes ago
BEIJING (AFP) — The 29th Olympic Games, costing an estimated 40
billion dollars and shrouded by political controversies, burst into
life Friday with a ...

National Post
Get set for a perfect storm of Olympic Games coverage
Ottawa Citizen, Canada - Aug 7, 2008
Tonight, CBC does some prep work for viewers, via its Beijing 2008
Preview. "CBC's coverage of the Beijing Games will allow Canadians to
have more access to ...
Chinese officials pull plug on CBC feed to Canada Olympic House
National Post
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The Irrawaddy News Magazine
THE 2008 BEIJING OLYMPICS Bush hurls a javelin at repression in China
San Francisco Chronicle, USA - Aug 6, 2008
... opposition" to the way the communist government represses its own
people, a rebuke delivered from the heart of Asia on the cusp of the
Olympic Games. ...
Video: Bush Criticizes Oppression Before Beijing Visit AssociatedPress
Bush criticizes China before visit to Beijing Olympics CBC.ca
Avoid ’blood jade’ olympic souvenirs Human Rights Tribune
Xinhua - ISRIA (subscription)
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Taurasi enjoying experience at her 2nd Olympic Games
Arizona Republic, AZ - 6 hours ago
8, 2008 12:00 AM BEIJING - You'll have to wait a few more minutes for
your introductory news conference, US women's basketball players were
told Thursday, ...
Catch Olympic fever with the whole family
Riverview ThisWeek, Canada - 5 hours ago
by Paul Merrigan 08/08/08 - August 8, 2008 is the day that all of the
world's eyes will be turned towards Beijing, and People's Republic of
China, ...
Another great leap forward? TheDay
Democracy Idealists Expect Too Much OhmyNews International
One world, China's dream The Canberra Times
New York Times
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Beijing Olympics 2008: The human spirit celebrated
Manila Bulletin, Philippines - 21 hours ago
The Beijing Games’ theme "One World One Dream" reflects the essence of
the Olympic spirit and its universal values of Unity, Friendship,
Progress, Harmony, ...
BEIJING 2008: Baseball's humble beginnings
Prescott Daily Courier, AZ - 9 hours ago
When the eight-team Olympic baseball tournament opens in Beijing on
Wednesday, it will be the fifth and final Games with the sport as an
official part of ...

euronews
BEIJING 2008: CHINA REPLIES TO BUSH 'NO INTERFERENCE'
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia, Italy - Aug 7, 2008
... who is about to leave Thailand for Beijing where he will attend
the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games tomorrow and who had
criticised the human ...
Couple marrying Friday to clinch luck of triple 8s San Francisco
Chronicle
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Telegraph.co.uk
Chinese fencers look to break European domination in Beijing
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 3 hours ago
"We are very upset and sorry this is happening," said Andrea Cipressa,
head of the Italian Olympic delegation. In April's "Good Luck Beijing"
2008 FIE World ...

Canada.com
Canadian protests over China's human-rights record continue prior ...
The Canadian Press, OTTAWA - 19 hours ago
"A betrayal of the Olympic Charter, the Olympic Games and China's
pledge to respect both." Former Liberal David Kilgour accused China of
killing Falon Gong ...
Canada should press China on human rights, says former minister
Canada.com
Protesters rally one day before opening ceremonies CTV.ca
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The Gazette (Montreal)
JASON REED/REUTERS
Toronto Star, Canada - Aug 7, 2008
Dara Torres of the US attends practice at the National Aquatics Centre
ahead of the swimming competition at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games
August 4, 2008. ...
Dara Torres In Beijing: ‘I Skype With (My Daughter) Every Day’ Access
Hollywood
Average fans will figure out games as we go News Sentinel
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Boston Globe
China Olympic Breaks: Beijing Hotel Prices Fall
Travel Connect, UK - 4 hours ago
... August 2008, compared to 420000 in August 2007 – despite the
influx of Olympic Games enthusiasts. “This drop in average prices paid
for rooms in Beijing ...
American protester paints Beijing hotel rooms The Associated Press
Chinese hotel industry looks for Olympic boost Boarding.no
Budget hotels' booking rate vacant during Olympics China Daily
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Canada.com
Nestor hoping for gold and cold
Canada.com, Canada - 7 hours ago
Daniel Nestor of Canada returns the ball at the net during morning
practice ahead of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, August 08, 2008 in
Beijing, China. ...
China strides onto Olympic stage as Beijing Games officially open
CJCL, Canada - 7 minutes ago
August 8, 2008 - 10:17 AP BEIJING - Once-reclusive China commandeered
the world stage Friday, celebrating its first-time role as Olympic
host with a ...

CBC.ca
Italian men's soccer team blanks Honduras at Beijing Games
CBC.ca, Canada - Aug 7, 2008
... opened the men's soccer tournament at the 2008 Beijing Games with
a 3-0 win over Honduras on Thursday at the Qinhuangdao Olympic Sports
Center Stadium. ...
China in a two-step: Rudd
The Age, Australia - 35 minutes ago
Speaking before the opening of the Olympic Games, Mr Rudd said China
deserved credit for moving beyond the horrors of the Cultural
Revolution and the ...
Low NZ turnout for opening ceremony Stuff.co.nz
'Intl community should push for political reforms in Myanmar' Economic
Times
PM 'to raise human rights' in Beijing The Australian
guardian.co.uk - Malaysia Star
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Telegraph.co.uk
Greek parliament speaker extends best wishes to Beijing Olympics
Xinhua, China - Aug 6, 2008
Sioufas expressed his belief that the 2008 Olympic Games will help
boost China's development. He also sent his best wishes to all Greek
athletes ...
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games Diary - Injury halves Tweddle hopes Daily
Mail
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TopNews
All eyes on Beijing today
Manila Bulletin, Philippines - 22 hours ago
By DING MARCELO BEIJING, China – All eyes will be on Beijing, China,
today as the XXIX Olympic Games begin with lavish opening ceremonies
at 8 pm on this ...
The road to RP gold and glory in Beijing ABS CBN News
RP finest work out; President off Thursday ABS CBN News
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TVNZ
Rowing Day 1 Preview: Tight races expected in Shunyi
Beijing 2008, China - 6 hours ago
Great Britain's eight-year stranglehold on the Olympic Men's Four will
be on the line at Beijing 2008.The notoriously fast-starting crew will
find their ...
Mahe convinced he can do both jobs Stuff.co.nz
Flagbearer Drysdale confident of Kiwi Olympic success 3 News NZ
Rowing for gold Limerick Leader
Stuff.co.nz - Stuff.co.nz
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Three Bulgarian medal pretenders to start competing on first day ...
Sofia Echo, Bulgaria - 16 minutes ago
... will start their participation at the Beijing 2008 Olympics as
early as the first day of the games, August 9 2008, Dnevnik daily
reported. ...

MSN India
Beijing 2008; Now or never for Paes, Bhupathi
NDTV.com, India - Aug 6, 2008
Not many may remember that Leander Paes came close to winning a bronze
in doubles in his 1992 debut Olympic Games in Barcelona before he won
a singles ...
The great Indian hope trick Hindustan Times
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AFP
Gary Russell Out of Games
Washington Post, United States - 10 hours ago
... two-time national champion, was to begin competition on Tuesday in
the 119-pound Class. By Tracee Hamilton | August 8, 2008; 12:00 AM ET
| Category: Boxing.
Russell withdraws after collapse Setanta Sports
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BEIJING 2008: No ceremony for Warrington pair
Warrington Guardian, UK - 1 hour ago
By Mike Parsons » WARRINGTON rowers Richard Egington and Olivia
Whitlam are not taking part in today's opening ceremony at the Olympic
Games in Beijing. ...
BEIJING 2008: Good luck in the Olympics, guys! Warrington Guardian
BEIJING 2008: Whitlam just wants to give her all Warrington Guardian
BEIJING 2008: Olympian makes history in China Warrington Guardian
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Goal.com
Combined Wire Services
Hartford Courant, United States - 7 hours ago
I've given everything I can to be ready to compete at this Olympic
Games," Hamm said. Paul Hamm, the reigning Olympic champion, and
Morgan's twin, ...
US Opens With Win Over Japan New York Times
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