Archive for May, 2009

German equestrain federation disbands Olympic team - The Associated Press

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

CBC.caGerman equestrain federation disbands Olympic teamThe Associated PressThe FN also said that another horse may have been treated illegally in China, where German riders won three gold, one silver and one bronze medal. Beerbaum, who was part of the Olympic show-jumping team, was suspended after admitting to illegal …German equestrian federations disbands national teams - Summary Earthtimes (press release)all 109 news articles

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Tiananmen protests hold little interest for China's youth - Reuters

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Telegraph.co.ukTiananmen protests hold little interest for China's youthReutersToday, after years of breakneck economic growth, the young are more pro-government, more suspicious of the West, and genuinely proud of China's achievements, such as the Beijing Olympics, making a repeat of June 4 unlikely. The China of 20 years ago, …Tiananmen anniversary: China's democracy deferred National PostJeffrey Wasserstrom: Tiananmen at Twenty History News NetworkCHINA - HONG KONG Hong Kong trade unionist: China risks another … AsiaNews.itNew Statesman - Reutersall 205 news articles

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China's Supremacy Can Hamper M'sian Gold Quest At 2012 Olympics: Razif - Bernama

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

China's Supremacy Can Hamper M'sian Gold Quest At 2012 Olympics: RazifBernama, MalaysiaPETALING JAYA, May 29 (Bernama) — Former national doubles ace Razif Sidek feels the huge gap between China and Malaysia may turn out to be a major hurdle for our shuttlers to win gold medals at the 2012 London Olympics. "In my opinion, when we compare …

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Pelosi Recruiting China in Climate Fight - FOXNews

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Boston GlobePelosi Recruiting China in Climate FightFOXNewsInterestingly, Speaker Pelosi cared so much about actual human rights in China that she was urging President Bush to boycott the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. How quickly things change when you're a California Democrat. …Hu Jintao meets Pelosi United Press InternationalUS House Speaker targets green co-op in China China DailyNancy Pelosi disappoints: dialogue on climate, not human rights AsiaNews.itall 227 news articles

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » Register Now for The Burton New

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Cardrona Alpine Resort is the home to the only 22′ superpipe in New Zealand, which is the same size halfpipe that will be featured at the 2010 Winter Olympics. Olympic hopefuls can use this opportunity to fine-tune their runs for …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » Now that Chuck is saved, how about

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Obviously, new episodes won’t start airing until after the Winter Olympics, so fans and those associated with the show and NBC have a few months before they need to begin obsessively tracking the ratings. But that doesn’t mean that fans …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » Comparing Chinese real estate and

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Published on May 29, 2009 by Technorati Search for: olympics. Chinese and Dubai real estate markets have many things in common. They both kick started at almost the same time, the amount of construction work seen in Dubai and China at …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » Olympics Here We Come

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

The great 2012 Olympics debate has finally been settled. Or at least very nearly. You may recall that the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish FAs weren’t keen on the idea of a Great Britain football team playing at the 2012 Olympics, …

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Beijing China - 2008 Olympics » China's past revealed on film

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

China’s past revealed on film. Published on May 29, 2009 by Technorati Search for: olympics. Cal Poly dedicates Saturday to Chinese history and culture No doubt about it — the future will be shaped by the People’s Republic of China. …

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Tiananmen protests hold little interest for China’s youth (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

Saturday, May 30th, 2009

Final year Chinese university student Li Teng knows finding a job during the global economic crisis will be tough. Yet he shakes his head at the thought of taking to the streets to protest.

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