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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: 2008 Beijing Olympics

2008 Beijing Olympics stories: 376 news summaries

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Athletes Urged to Tackle China

New Republic wants sportsmen to condemn Olympic hosts

Oct 18, 07 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - US athletes have a moral imperative to take a stand at the Beijing Olympics, the New Republic’s editors assert: The American delegation should follow Lee Bollinger’s example of “spectacular rudeness” next summer, condemning the Chinese for their brutal human rights record. It’s unethical to be hosted... More »

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China • human rights • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • Black Power

Taiwan Sits Out Olympic Torch Relay Over China Tiff

Stop in Taipei canceled thanks to disagreement with China

Sep 21, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Add the Olympic torch route to the list of things China and Taiwan can’t agree on. After a month of debate, officials have canceled a stop in Taipei because the sides could not agree on the route, or the use of Taiwan’s national anthem and flag. Beijing said... More »

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China • Taiwan • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Taipei • Olympic torch

A Few Words of Mandarin Go Far in Sydney

Opposition leader upstages hosts, score huge points with Chinese at summit

Sep 7, 07 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - The man tipped to be Australia's next prime minister has scored a major diplomatic coup at this week's APEC summit in Sydney, upstaging PM John Howard. Opposition leader Kevin Rudd spoke to delegates in fluent Mandarin and so impressed Hu Jintao that the Chinese president issued a personal invitation to... More »

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Australia • 2008 Beijing Olympics • John Howard • Hu Jintao • Kevin Rudd • Olympic Games

8-Year-Old Marathoner's Father Denies Abuse

Chinese girl ran 2,212 miles to honor Olympics

Aug 29, 07 3:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - The father of the Chinese girl who ran more than 2,000 miles in honor of the Beijing Olympics is being accused of child abuse. Experts say her grueling schedule--more than 40 miles a day--was dangerous even for an adult, but the girl's father is defiant. "She is always... More »

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parenting • 2008 Beijing Olympics • child abuse • Zhang Huimin • runner

In This Corner,
a Boxer Jabbing at a Dream

Having won citizenship, champ aims for spot on US Olympic team

Aug 20, 07 3:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - As a Dominican native, Fernando Guerrero had to fight for US citizenship. This week, the middleweight boxer is saving his jabs for the ring, where he hopes to earn a spot on the US Olympic squad headed for Beijing. The 20-year-old champ, whose career detoured because he wasn’t a... More »

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boxing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • citizenship • Dominican Republic • Muhammad Ali • Joe Louis • Rocky Marciano • Fernando Guerrero • Olympic Games

Rookie Gymnast Vaults Her Rep

Shawn Johnson steals the spotlight

Aug 18, 07 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The USA Gymnastics team is rolling out a new megastar for Beijiing 2008: Shawn Johnson, a 4'10" 15-year-old who's been racking up gold medals at national and international championships even while finishing high school. But Johnson has only been on the national team for 10 months, and she's still getting... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • gymnastics • gymnast • Shawn Johnson • Olympic Games

Beijing Smog May Postpone Olympic Events

With exactly 1 year
to go, China scrambles to reduce pollution

Aug 8, 07 12:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The air pollution in Beijing is so bad that some 2008 Olympic events may have to be postponed. IOC president Jacques Rogge is worried about participants in endurance events like cycling because air quality remains dismal despite government efforts, such as shutting down factories, to improve it. Construction for the... More »

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China • pollution • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • smog • Jacques Rogge • Olympic Games • air pollution

In Countdown to 2008 Olympics, Beijing Besieged

Pollution, human
rights, food safety issues all draw fire

Aug 7, 07 6:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - As the one-year countdown to the Beijing Olympics begins tomorrow, activists and Olympic organizers alike have been vocal in their concerns about the host city. The government is under fire for press harassment: journalists were detained for several hours yesterday after a Reporters Without Borders conference, and six Free Tibet... More »

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China • human rights • pollution • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • athlete • food safety • Hu Jintao • Tibet • journalist • Olympic Games • air pollution

LeBron Will
Host SNL Premier

King James will be
live from New York

Jul 19, 07 5:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - NBA superstar LeBron James will host this September's premier of Saturday Night Live, NBC said yesterday. The 22-year-old, who took the Cleveland Cavaliers to a franchise-first NBA Finals last season, got good reviews recently for co-hosting the ESPYs with comedian Jimmy Kimmel. More »

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Saturday Night Live • NBA • Indianapolis Colts • basketball • LeBron James • Cleveland Cavaliers • Super Bowl • 2008 Beijing Olympics • ESPY awards • Jimmy Kimmel • US National Basketball Team • Peyton Manning

Runner Blasts Olympics for Indecision

Amputee sprinter
says IAAF should help, not hassle him

Jul 16, 07 8:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Oscar Pistorius, the South African double amputee fighting to run in the 2008 Olympics, finished seventh in a British 400m trial yesterday, and was then disqualified for running out of his lane. But his performance, substantially off his best, wasn't what was bothering him afterwards. Pistorius lashed out at the... More »

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disabled • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Oscar Pistorius

China Shoots Down Bad Weather

High-tech program controls climate, plays rainmaker.

Jul 13, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - China has a solution for its unpredictable weather: create its own. The county is toying with the world's largest weather modification program in terms of size, budget and equipment. The original idea was to ease droughts and improve harvests with man-made rain, but the program has evolved uses in fighting... More »

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China • weather • 2008 Beijing Olympics • rain • anti aircraft guns • rocket launchers • Weather Modification Program • clouds • farmer

Olympic Schedule Caters to US

International broadcasters fume over odd times

Jun 15, 07 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some marquee events at the 2008 Beijing Olympics will air live during US prime time, and the schedule is giving international TV execs a scorching case of jet lag. But complaints from outside North America are falling on deaf ears, the Wall Street Journal reports, because money talks: NBC paid... More »

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China • television • NBC • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Olympic Games • International Olympic Committee

China Curbs Executions as Olympics Loom

Executions down 40% in runup to 2008

Jun 9, 07 10:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - Capital punishment is on the decline in China, a country responsible for more than half of the world's executions. Beijing doesn't release figures, but human rights watchers say death penalty cases are down as much as 40% over the last six years. Sinologists reckon much of that drop represents an... More »

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China • death penalty • human rights • execution • 2008 Beijing Olympics • capital punishment • Olympic Games

China Eases Up Slightly
on Tiananmen Anniversary

Government allows memorials for the first time

Jun 5, 07 9:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - As part of its campaign to attract Western visitors to the 2008 Beijing Olympics, China allowed Tiananmen Square memorials this year for the first time since the protests of June 4, 1989. The government maintains that the uprising was a counterrevolutionary riot and refuses to release details; a security crackdown... More »

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China • Hong Kong • Beijing • Tiananmen Square • 2008 Beijing Olympics • protests • political reform • Olympic Games

Hollywood Shapes China's Darfur Policy

Stars use Olympics as leverage to get China to protest genocide

Apr 13, 07 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - China is finally joining the international outcry over genocide in Darfur—and it’s down to Hollywood clout, not Washington’s. Long one of Sudan’s closest protectors, China is suddenly calling on the government to accept UN peacekeepers. The reason, reports the Times: Mia Farrow and Steven Spielberg are... More »

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China • Darfur • Hollywood • Steven Spielberg • Sudan • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Mia Farrow • Olympic Games

LeBron Tepid
On Team USA

He's been studying Mandarin, but may not be heading to Beijing

Apr 3, 07 10:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - In Beijing next year, basketball's Team USA may be missing one of the sport's most familiar faces.  For flaky-sounding reasons, LeBron James has let it be known that he is "50-50" for the upcoming Tournament of the Americas, an Olympic qualifier, and Jerry Colangelo, the man putting the... More »

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sports • NBA • basketball • LeBron James • Team USA • Cleveland Cavaliers • Jerry Colangelo • 2008 Beijing Olympics • Tournament of the Americas • Olympic Games

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