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Iraqi Athletes Banned From Olympics
Iraqi athletes won't be allowed to compete in next month's Beijing Games.
KAKE.com – 10 hours, 11 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Iraqi athletes won't be allowed to compete in next month's Beijing Games.
KAKE.com – 10 hours, 11 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Kansas: Wichita
China clamps down on business visas
Business travel appears to be the latest victim of China's ever-tightening security crackdown before the Beijing Olympics.
USA Today – 10 hours, 20 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Business travel appears to be the latest victim of China's ever-tightening security crackdown before the Beijing Olympics.
USA Today – 10 hours, 20 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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The first event of the Beijing Olympics: a queueing marathon
As an endurance test, it would challenge many athletes: 12 hours in the sweltering heat, pitted against a vast crowd of rivals
The Guardian – 10 hours, 28 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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As an endurance test, it would challenge many athletes: 12 hours in the sweltering heat, pitted against a vast crowd of rivals
The Guardian – 10 hours, 28 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Queues for tickets for the Beijing Olympics
Chinese sports fans wait in long queues to buy tickets for the Beijing Olympic games in Beijing, China. The final batch of tickets will go on sale outside all the Olympic venues at 9.00am (local time) on July 25. Pictures by Dan Chung
The Guardian – 10 hours, 31 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Chinese sports fans wait in long queues to buy tickets for the Beijing Olympic games in Beijing, China. The final batch of tickets will go on sale outside all the Olympic venues at 9.00am (local time) on July 25. Pictures by Dan Chung
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Iraqi team barred from 2008 Olympics
LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 24 (UPI) -- Iraq's seven-member team has been barred from the Beijing Summer Games by the International Olympic Committee.
United Press International – 10 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 24 (UPI) -- Iraq's seven-member team has been barred from the Beijing Summer Games by the International Olympic Committee.
United Press International – 10 hours, 58 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Iraqi Teams Banned from Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference
Time.com – 11 hours, 1 minute ago ¦ comment?
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The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference
Time.com – 11 hours, 1 minute ago ¦ comment?
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Raw Video: Chellsie Memmell Leaves For China
We are just 15 days away from the summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and West Allis’s very own Chellsie Memmel is on her way to Olympic training.
Today's TMJ4 – 11 hours, 5 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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We are just 15 days away from the summer Olympics in Beijing, China, and West Allis’s very own Chellsie Memmel is on her way to Olympic training.
Today's TMJ4 – 11 hours, 5 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Iraqi Teams Banned From Beijing Olympics
The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference.
CBS News – 11 hours, 6 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference.
CBS News – 11 hours, 6 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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China to open protest sites during Games
BEIJING — China will allow a modicum of dissent at the Olympics, setting up special protest zones far from the main sports venues, in a shift that supporters and detractors said Wednesday is meant to safely channel criticism and avoid disrupting the games...
The Register-Guard – 11 hours, 7 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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BEIJING — China will allow a modicum of dissent at the Olympics, setting up special protest zones far from the main sports venues, in a shift that supporters and detractors said Wednesday is meant to safely channel criticism and avoid disrupting the games...
The Register-Guard – 11 hours, 7 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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Jones to match horsepower
DES MOINES, Iowa — The biggest race of Lolo Jones’ life will likely be the 100-meter hurdles she’ll compete in next month at the Beijing Olympics.Then she may compete in her strangest run: a race against a horse in her home state of Iowa.Jones apparentl...
The Register-Guard – 11 hours, 7 minutes ago ¦ comment?
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DES MOINES, Iowa — The biggest race of Lolo Jones’ life will likely be the 100-meter hurdles she’ll compete in next month at the Beijing Olympics.Then she may compete in her strangest run: a race against a horse in her home state of Iowa.Jones apparentl...
The Register-Guard – 11 hours, 7 minutes ago ¦ comment?
found in Local: Oregon: Eugene