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May 2008
- Chinese Hurdler Liu Xiang Will Carry Hopes of 1.3B
  
  newser | New York Times | May 29, 08 11:09 AM CDT
  
  Whether he likes it or not, Liu Xiang—China's biggest sports star—will be carrying the hopes of the world's most populous nation as he defends his title in the 110-meter hurdles at the Beijing Olympics. A recent race at the new Bird's Nest Stadium demonstrated the frenzy he inspires: the crowd, which soared to 48,000, "roared with excitement when he entered the stadium; cheered when he warmed up over the hurdles, and screamed when he stripped to his racing singlet," the Australian reports. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Liu Xiang
- Amnesty Again Demands Gitmo Closure
  
  newser | New York Times | May 28, 08 11:46 AM CDT
  
  The US has “distinguished itself in recent years through defiance of international law,” says human-rights advocate Amnesty International in its annual reports, released today. The group called for the closure of Guantanamo Bay and other secret detention centers , the New York Times reports, and the prosecution of "detainees under fair trial standards or release them." More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • Guantanamo Bay • Darfur • human rights • Amnesty International • Chechnya • human rights violations • human rights activists
- China's Olympic Wonders Dazzle—at First
  
  newser | New Yorker | May 26, 08 5:27 PM CDT
  
  Beijing's new Olympic buildings will impress the world at first glance, Paul Goldberger writes in the New Yorker . The National Stadium boasts a lattice of crisscrossing beams, and the blue-gray Aquatic Center seems underwater with its translucent plastic pillows. But peel back the paint, and see evidence of what enrages the world about China. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Beijing • architecture • stadium • migrant labor
- Quake May Have Saved Beijing Games
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 24, 08 6:10 PM CDT
  
  By pushing human rights and torch relay news off the front pages, China's massive earthquake may have revived an Olympics deemed "in crisis" only 2 weeks ago by the IOC chief, the AP reports. "I'm sorry to say it, but this has turned things around," said another IOC official. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • earthquake • China earthquake • Olympic protests • Sichuan province • International Olympic Committee
- Bladerunner Sets Sights on 2012 Olympics
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 20, 08 7:13 AM CDT
  
  Double-amputee sprinter Oscar Pistorius finally got the go-ahead to compete in the Olympics, but it took so long the 21-year-old Paralympic world record holder who runs on carbon fiber blades says he may not be able to make the cut for Beijing, and the London Olympics now appear more realistic. Pistorius says months of travel, tests, and "marathon conference calls" interfered with the training he'll need. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • 2012 London Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • Paralympics
- Bladerunner Wins Appeal, Sets Sights on Olympics
  
  newser | AFP | May 16, 08 2:50 PM CDT
  
  Oscar Pistorius, the double-amputee sprinter who wants the chance to compete in the Olympics on his carbon-fiber blades, has won his appeal. The Court of Arbitration for Sport revoked the IAAF's ban on the South African Paralympic champion, making Pistorius eligible to compete against able-bodied runners. The runner is eager to "pursue my dream of competing in the Olympic Games," AFP reports. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius • IAAF • Court of Arbitration for Sport • Paralympics • track and field • Blade Runner
- Swimsuit Battle Heads to Court
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 16, 08 12:24 PM CDT
  
  Swimwear maker TYR Sport has filed suit against rival Speedo, alleging that the maker of the much-touted LZR Racer has an inappropriately close relationship with the sport's governing body. "There's a big issue with a lot of the comments out there coming through USA Swimming and (coach) Mark Schubert about the relative merits of the LZR suit," a TYR attorney tells the AP. More »
  
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  lawsuit • 2008 Beijing Olympics • swimming • Speedo LZR Racer • Speedo • TYR Sport
- China Weighs Olympic Invitation for Dalai Lama
  
  newser | Reuters | May 12, 08 9:41 AM CDT
  
  Battered by backlash over the Tibet crackdown, China has proposed inviting the Dalai Lama to the Beijing Olympics. An unnamed top Chinese official called a legislator in Tibet's exiled government to discuss the possibility, Reuters reports. The spiritual leader would consider attending, said the Tibetan lawmaker. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Dalai Lama
- China Won't Stop Censoring Web for Olympics
  
  newser | Ars Technica | May 8, 08 2:37 PM CDT
  
  China apparently will continue to censor the Internet during August's Olympics, but says the international press will have the access it needs to function, Jacqui Cheng writes on Ars Technica. Officials said they would guarantee as much access “as possible,” but “controls on some unhealthy websites” would continue. In defense, they said, “every country limits access to some websites.” More »
  
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  China • Internet • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Internet censorship
- Olympic Flame Lit Atop Everest
  
  newser | BBC | May 7, 08 11:04 PM CDT
  
  Chinese and Tibetan climbers lit an OIympic torch at the top of Mount Everest today, the BBC reports. The climbers unfurled Chinese and Olympic flags and chanted slogans for TV cameras beaming their images live onto the nation's TVs. The Chinese hope the elaborate stunt will counter the damage from anti-China protests that greeted the torch as it traveled around the world. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Olympic torch • Tibetan independence • Tibetan protesters
- In Olympics, Puerto Rico Fights Like a Nation
  
  newser | Wall Street Journal | May 6, 08 10:07 AM CDT
  
  Puerto Rico has its own Olympic team, and many residents don't want to give it up, reports the Wall Street Journal. But if and when the island commonwealth finally makes the transition to US statehood, Puerto Ricans will likely have no option but to compete on the US team. "What will become of our recognition?" asks one resident. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • Puerto Rico
- Deadly China Virus Not Seen as Olympic Threat
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | May 5, 08 7:10 AM CDT
  
  The outbreak of a deadly virus in China hasn’t peaked yet—but it won’t affect the Beijing Games, a World Health Organization rep said. “I don't see it at all as a threat to the Olympics or any upcoming events,” he noted. Enterovirus 71 has killed 24 children and infected thousands, the Guardian reports. But the highest volume of cases is usually seen in June and July, WHO said. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • disease • outbreak • virus • World Health Organization • Enterovirus 71
- Torch Embarks on Calmer China Tour
  
  newser | Associated Press | May 3, 08 3:30 PM CDT
  
  The Olympic torch flickered in mainland China today in what will likely be a respite from its troubled worldwide tour. Security measures are in place for the relay, but Chinese citizens aren't in a protesting mood, the AP reports. “Even if no police were here, we would protect the torch with our bodies!” said one 18-year-old selling Chinese flags. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Olympic torch • Olympic protests • torch relay
- Capital Ambition Feeds Beijing's Building Boom
  
  newser | New York Times | May 2, 08 12:42 PM CDT
  
  The new Terminal 3 at Beijing airport—the largest building in the world—is not only the gateway for visitors streaming into the Chinese capital for this summer's Olympics. It's also the capstone for an unprecedented building program that has transformed Beijing into a world-scale architectural showcase. The New York Times looks at how China is translating its rapid growth and political ambition into such projects—and hoping the world notices. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Beijing • architecture • airport terminal • Rem Koolhaas • Beijing Capital International Airport • Norman Foster
- Torch Gets Huge Welcome in Hong Kong
  
  newser | BBC | May 2, 08 5:18 AM CDT
  
  Thousands of people waving the Chinese flag cheered the Olympic torch on its relay through Hong Kong, shouting down scattered Tibetan protesters in their midst, the BBC reports. There were a few scuffles as the torch wound its way through the streets in the first leg of the torch relay to take place on Chinese soil. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Olympic torch • Olympic protests • Hong Kong • torch relay
- Minority Kids Sink at Swimming
  
  newser | USA Today | May 2, 08 2:11 AM CDT
  
  More than half of black and Latino children never learn to swim, according to the governing body of US competitive swimming, which is trying to encourage more minority involvement in the sport. Nearly 60% of black and Latino children can't swim—compared to a third of white kids—and they're 2.6 times more likely than white kids to drown. They're also six times more likely than white children to have a parent who can't swim, according to the survey by USA Swimming. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • children • swimming • minorities • University of Memphis • USA Swimming
April 2008
- Thousands Cheer Torch in N. Korea
  
  newser | Reuters | Apr 28, 08 5:28 AM CDT
  
  Tens of thousands of North Koreans took to the streets to herald the arrival of the Olympic torch today, marking a radically different greeting for the often-harried flame, Reuters reports. People waved North Korean and Chinese flags, danced, cheered, and sang military songs. The welcome contrasted sharply with waves of protests at other global relays that have driven the torch inside vehicles and behind walls of security guards. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • North Korea • Olympic torch • torch relay • Pyongyang
- Torch Protests Continue in S. Korea
  
  newser | Reuters | Apr 27, 08 10:30 AM CDT
  
  The Olympic torch again met with a clash of protesters today as it arrived in South Korea, Reuters reports. Some South Koreans are angered by Beijing’s human rights record, but the majority are pro-Chinese, wearing their country’s flag and chanting, “No politics, only Olympics.” Despite 8,000 police officers, the rallies turned briefly violent when Chinese students kicked a South Korean protester and threw stones at anti-China demonstrators. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • South Korea • North Korea • Olympic torch • Olympic protests • torch relay
- Sarkozy: 'I Made Some Mistakes'
  
  newser | BBC | Apr 25, 08 7:22 AM CDT
  
  French President Nicolas Sarkozy defended his first year in office in a TV interview but admitted he made mistakes, reports the BBC. It's been a rough debut. His controversial policies—met by fierce opposition in certain sectors— have failed to reverse an economic downturn, and his flashy courtship of model Carla Bruni sparked complaints that he wasn't focusing on work. His private life is now "back under control," he assured listeners. More »
  
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  2008 Beijing Olympics • Nicolas Sarkozy • European Union • Carla Bruni • Ingrid Betancourt • subprime mortgage crisis • Olympic boycotts • French economy
- China Will Meet With Dalai Lama Aide
  
  newser | AFP | Apr 25, 08 4:43 AM CDT
  
  Beijing officials will meet in the next few days with a representative of the Dalai Lama, reports AFP, quoting Chinese media. The meeting would be the first encounter between the Tibetan leadership and members of the Chinese government since last month's unrest in Tibet. China has come under intense foreign pressure to open talks with the Dalai Lama, particularly in the wake of protests in the run up to the Beijing Olympics. More »
  
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  China • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tibet • Dalai Lama • Tibetan independence • Xinhua

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