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	<title><![CDATA[The Olympics, Lenovo and the IOC Corporate "Social Compact"]]></title>
	<url>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/monroe-price/the-olympics-lenovo-and-t_b_108627.html</url>
	<abstract><![CDATA[<p>There's a really excellent <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/20/business/media/20adco.html?ex=1214884800&amp;en=e8d3e57356e16f25&amp;ei=5070&amp;emc=eta1">June 19 piece </a>in the <em>New York Times</em> on Lenovo -- the Chinese computer company that is the new incarnation of IBM laptops, having swallowed the Thinkpad. The informative essay by Stephanie Clifford explores how big Olympic corporate sponsors are navigating the opportunities (and vulnerabilities) connected to Beijing. </p>

<p>According to the article, Lenovo: </p>

<blockquote>won't exactly be highlighting its home-field advantage. Although Lenovo's largest shareholder is the Chinese government and its biggest operations are in Beijing,...</blockquote>]]></abstract>
	<taxonomy><![CDATA[Media]]></taxonomy>
	<date_published>2008-07-01T05:12:00-04:00</date_published>
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