Archive for August 3rd, 2008

Carrying the hopes of 1.3 billion - The Age

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

USA TodayCarrying the hopes of 1.3 billionThe Age, Australia - 4 hours agoBut the state is stretched taut with insecurity and seems more interested in defending China's Olympics from the world. "I think we just have to hope, …Cuban Clark Kent to run rings round China's pin-up boy IndependentJeff Jacobs Hartford CourantChina's darling Liu prepares to "fly" guardian.co.ukTelegraph.co.uk - New York Timesall 59 news articles

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Korean TV Leaks Top Secret Footage of China Olympics Opening Show - Cleveland Leader

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Cleveland LeaderKorean TV Leaks Top Secret Footage of China Olympics Opening ShowCleveland Leader, OH - 11 hours agoThe opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games have been surrounded by layer of security and secrecy, until now. Somehow a South Korean television …Chinese Games to start with a big, big bang ReutersBeijing Olympics 2008: In the name of game Economic TimesLighting Up the Beijing Sky New York TimesXinhua - Irish Timesall 899 news articles

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Will the China Olympics Be a PR Debacle? - AlterNet

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Telegraph.co.ukWill the China Olympics Be a PR Debacle?AlterNet, CA - Aug 1, 2008The US is ready for the Olympic Games to be a major boon for capitalism, but political protest could end up being the real story. "Go Red for China! …Chinese Olympians pass strict doping tests XinhuaWhen all roads led to Rome Globe and MailSF Chronicle Submissions San Francisco ChronicleHindustan Times - The Olympianall 258 news articles

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China's Olympic ambitions falter with protests - The Associated Press

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

CBS NewsChina's Olympic ambitions falter with protestsThe Associated Press - 11 hours agoChina's hopes that the Olympics starting Friday will be a pivotal moment in national glory and global acceptance have been battered by unforeseen events. …As Olympics arrive, Americans still in love with romance of … Knoxville News SentinelSaturday Readers' Forum: Olympic message betrayed Contra Costa TimesAmericans Attending Beijing Olympics Should Plan Ahead for Medical … MarketWatchSocialist Partyall 115 news articles

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China's Olympic challenge - Independent

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

China DailyChina's Olympic challengeIndependent, UK - 5 hours ago… as last-ditch measures took effect, but activists said China was being allowed to sidestep the pledges it made in 2001 to be awarded the Olympics. …Video: IOC: the 'magic of the Games' Will Prevail AssociatedPressIOC Won't Investigate "Underage" Chinese International GYMNAST Magazine OnlineYour Daily Dose of Depressing Olympics News SportingNews.comUSA Today - International Herald Tribuneall 4,251 news articles

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Eclipse darkens NW China, a week before Olympics (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Darkness fell over the last outpost of the Great Wall of China on Friday, where a rare total solar eclipse ended its journey across the earth, delighting skywatchers one week before the Olympics open in Beijing.

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Hope of China’s Stock Market “Olympics Boom” Fading (The Epoch Times)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

As the Olympics approaches, there is still no sign of an expected rise on the bearish stock market in China.

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China to put in its best in Olympics basketball (IANS via Yahoo! India News)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

Nanjing (China), Aug 2 (Xinhua) China is gearing up to put in its best performance in the men’s basketball event at the Beijing Olympics..

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China bid to top Olympics medal table takes place against extraordinary social change (Guardian Unlimited)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

China’s bid to top the Olympics medal table is taking place against extraordinary economic and social change

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Protesters Dampen China’s Hope For Smooth Olympics (CBS 2 Chicago)

Sunday, August 3rd, 2008

China’s hopes that the Olympics starting Friday will be a pivotal moment in national glory and global acceptance have been battered by unforeseen events. The disappointment has left some in China hurt and feeling unjustly treated.

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