Daily Archives: August 9th, 2008

China was ready for its close-up - Kansas City Star


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China was ready for its close-up
Kansas City Star -2 hours ago
By GIL LEBRETON Some dazzle you with history. Some try to wow you with fireworks. Some assume that the only thing that matters is the way they light the caldron.
Video: Olympic Torch Shows Chinese Culture, Spiritwbal
In Living Room, a Window Into the GamesNew York Times
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Holmes (68) stands up to Oakland Hills - Boston Globe


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Holmes (68) stands up to Oakland Hills
Boston Globe -4 hours ago
Long-hitting JB Holmes is the only player under par after 36 holes at the 90th PGA. (Associated Press) BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. - With pulsating sunshine and warm breezes providing soothing accompaniments yesterday, the festivities at Oakland Hills
The Course Proves ‘Nasty’ at the PGANew York Times
PGA: Stars aligned - or sidelined - for Garcia winSan Francisco Chronicle
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Fearing turmoil, China clamps down on beliefs - Honolulu Star-Bulletin


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Fearing turmoil, China clamps down on beliefs
Honolulu Star-Bulletin -1 hour ago
The world has jumped on board the sleek high-speed bullet train to the 2008 Olympics in Beijing as for the next two weeks international Olympic coverage takes over our TV sets.
China Cracks Down For "Feel Good" ShowCBS News
Dissonance Strikes A ChordWashington Post
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US Olympian Lopez Lomong's great escape - Los Angeles Times


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US Olympian Lopez Lomong's great escape
Los Angeles Times -4 hours ago
Ricardo Mazalan / AP Lopez Lomong carries the United States flag as the Americans parade into the National Stadium during the Summer Olympics opening ceremony on Friday in Beijing.
Video: First Person: US Flag Bearers' Long JourneyAssociatedPress
US flag bearer a rebuke to China's foreign policyDetroit Free Press
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From Go-Karts to Nascar, and Now Heading to College - New York Times


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From Go-Karts to Nascar, and Now Heading to College
New York Times -7 hours ago
By DAVE CALDWELL PAULIE HARRAKA was 7 when he first settled into the seat of a go-kart and took several spins around a parking lot next to an abandoned building in Glen Rock.
NASCAR drivers talk about upcoming Chase for the CupLos Angeles Times
Franchitti back in stock cars for seven-race Nationwide dealUSA Today
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Favre Receives a Big City Welcome - New York Times

Favre Receives a Big City Welcome
New York Times -6 hours ago
By JUDY BATTISTA At the beginning of his career, after the Jets whiffed on drafting him, after he partied his way into Jerry Glanville’s doghouse and out of Atlanta, after he was sent packing to the moribund Green Bay Packers, it seemed unlikely that
Jets cashing in alreadyNewsday
Jets sold out, bought a headacheFOXSports.com
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Phelps opens Olympic swimming in 400 IM prelims - The Associated Press


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Phelps opens Olympic swimming in 400 IM prelims
The Associated Press -49 minutes ago
BEIJING (AP) - Michael Phelps lowered his own Olympic record as the fastest qualifier in the 400-meter individual medley preliminaries.
Video: Olympic Minute: Let the Games BeginAssociatedPress
Phelps starts with Olympic recordWashington Times
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Relative of US volleyball coach killed - Washington Post


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Relative of US volleyball coach killed
Washington Post -29 minutes ago
By Deborah Charles BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese man killed a relative of a US men's volleyball coach and injured another family member in a stabbing at a popular tourist spot in Beijing on Saturday.
Video: Attacker Kills US Tourist in BeijingAssociatedPress
American is murdered at popular Beijing tourist siteLos Angeles Times
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Chen Wins China’s First Gold of Games - New York Times


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Chen Wins China’s First Gold of Games
New York Times -3 hours ago
By CHRISTOPHER CLAREY BEIJING - It was the morning after a spectacular opening ceremony, and Chinese spectators were in a buoyant mood as they converged on the Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics Gymnasium with their women’s
Chen Xiexia wins 1st gold for Chinese delegationChina Daily
Women's weightlifter claims China's first goldSports Network
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Yao: 'We are not afraid' of Olympic basketball challenge - Houston Chronicle


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Yao: 'We are not afraid' of Olympic basketball challenge
Houston Chronicle -45 minutes ago
By FRAN BLINEBURY Chronicle Olympic Bureau BEIJING - Yao Ming understands the long history of basketball in China and the passion that his countrymen have for the game.
For China, It's An Olympic-Size OpeningHartford Courant
An Olympics, at least, for the people, about the peopleLos Angeles Times
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