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Spielberg Quits '08 Olympics Over Darfur

Filmmaker slams China for failing to pressure Sudan

By Matt Cantor, Newser Staff

Posted Feb 12, 2008 7:33 PM CST

(Newser) – Steven Spielberg stepped down today as a 2008 Beijing Olympics adviser over China’s links to the Darfur genocide, the BBC reports. “I find that my conscience will not allow me to continue business as usual,” the filmmaker said. China has been criticized... Read full story »

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