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Olympic Torch Protests

International Olympic Torch Relay Barred By I.O.C.

New York Times | Lynn Zinser | Posted 04.27.2009 | World

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After a protest-marred torch relay preceding the Beijing Games last summer, the International Olympic Committee has decided to bar future organizing c...

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Why Were Chinese People So Angry About the Attempts to Seize the Torch in the International Torch Relay?

Susan Brownell | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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Susan Brownell

At least part of the anger that many Chinese people felt at the disruptions of the international torch relay was the result of the (to them) appalling and uncivilized lack of respect for a nearly-sacred object.

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Olympic Torch Run: Not a 'Bright and Colorful Day' in Both Koreas

David Flumenbaum | Posted 05.19.2008 | Politics

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David Flumenbaum

In North Korea, where political dissent is as rare as an Internet connection, the world got a taste of how China had envisioned the torch procession at all of its stops -- quiet, calm and Communist.

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McCain's Stand On The Olympics: Bush Should 'Keep His Options Open'

Posted 04.17.2008 | Politics

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CNN Reports: The McCain campaign has weighed in on Hillary Clinton's call for President Bush to boycott the opening ceremonies of this year's Olympic...

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San Francisco's Olympic Torch Relay Draws Major Protests

Huffington Post | Posted 04.17.2008 | Home

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MSNBC reports: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that while she does not advocate a boycott of the Beijing Olympics, she does think that the attendance...

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