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China deploys surface-to-air missiles to protect Olympics - Times Online

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China has deployed surface-to-air missile launchers to protect the main venues for the Beijing Olympics from terrorist attack as part of one of the biggest – and most expensive – ...
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China announces Olympics drugs crackdown - Boston Globe

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BEIJING— China plans to crack down on illegal drugs in Beijing and other cities that will host Olympic events, a top police official said Wednesday. Authorities will target drug use ...
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China to crack down on drugs in Beijing, other Olympic cities - USA Today

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BEIJING (AP) — China plans to crack down on illegal drugs in Beijing and other cities that will host Olympic events, a top police official said Wednesday. Authorities will target ...
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International torch relay for Beijing Paralympic Games cancelled - Xinhua News Agency

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BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- The planned international route of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic torch relay was cancelled, announced the Beijing 2008 Organizing Committee for the Olympic Games (BOCOG) here ...
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Beijing government to provincial, ethnic groups: Support the Olympic ... - San Francisco Gate

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Chinese soldiers walked in front of the Idkhar Mosque in the city of Kashgar, in Xinjiang, before the opening ceremony of the Olympic torch relay on June 18; this was ...
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Chinese president test rides Beijing metro system for Olympics - Xinhua News Agency

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BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Chinese President Hu Jintao rode the Beijing metro system Wednesday to test the capital's transport preparations for the upcoming Olympic Games. Wearing a white sleeved ...
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Hotels in Beijing hurting as some foreigners seem to pass on Beijing ... - International Herald Tribune

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The 17-day games were supposed to generate a buzz throughout the summer, leading to a tourism windfall with fully booked hotels, flush customers and a jubilant atmosphere. Instead Beijing's summer ...
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Dry lightning ignites 800 California wildfires - Xinhua News Agency

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BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhuanet) -- A rare "dry lightning" electrical storm on Tuesday generated nearly 8,000 lightning strikes that set more than 800 wildfires across Northern California. The weekend storm ...
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Bryant, James to lead U.S. team - San Diego Union-Tribune

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They will lead a U.S. Olympic basketball team that was announced Monday and hopes to capture the gold medal in Beijing in August after a third-place showing in Athens four ...
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China announces Olympics drugs crackdown - USA Today

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BEIJING (AP) — China plans to crack down on illegal drugs in Beijing and other cities that will host Olympic events, a top police official said Wednesday. Authorities will target ...
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