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Beijing Becomes Obsessed With Rain

Chinese people want some, but not too much, for Olympics

By Kevin Spak, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 31, 2008 1:33 PM CDT

(Newser) – Talking about the weather isn’t just idle conversation in Beijing these days—it’s a national obsession, the Washington Post reports. The country is so anxious for a sunny Olympics—with just enough rain to clear the smog, of course—that changes in the... Read full story »

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