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Olympics 2008

U.S.-China Similarities: An Olympic Perspective

Jeffrey Wasserstrom | Posted 09.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Olympics 2008, NBC Olympics, President Bush, China, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Hu Jintao, Politics News
Jeffrey Wasserstrom

China and America, according to much U.S. Olympic commentary, offer a study in contrasts. Though to international audiences, recent events reveal how much, not little, China and the U.S. have in common.

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Why Schoolgirls Wouldn't Giggle at the AP's Softball Story

Marta Lawrence | Posted 09.18.2008 | Media

Read More: Olympics 2008, Jennie Finch, Billie Jean King, Battle of the Sexes, Ncaa, USA Softball, Bobby Riggs, Marta Lawrence, Media News
Marta Lawrence

Maybe the AP's version of overt gender stereotyping is actually preferable to the more insidious undercutting that happens in papers across the country every day -- not just in athletics.

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Beijing Authorities Distribute 400,000 Condoms

AFP | Posted 09.15.2008 | Style

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Beijing's health authorities distributed 400,000 free condoms in over 400 hotels in the Olympic city in a bid to raise awareness of safe sex and AIDS ...

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Olympics 2008 International Fashion: Who Wore It Best?

The New York Times | Jeff Z. Klein | Posted 09.11.2008 | Style

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If you thought Americans were talking a lot about the size of the Ralph Lauren logo on the U.S. Olympians' outfits as they entered the Bird's Nest dur...

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Ready, Set, Shop: A 72-Hour Shopping Marathon In Honor Of The Olympics

New York Times | Eric Wilson | Posted 09.07.2008 | Style

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Humberto Leon and Carol Lim, the owners of the designer store Opening Ceremony (so named after their love of the events), are attempting this weekend ...

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Experiencing the Beijing Olympics on a Daily Basis

Hongmei Li | Posted 09.06.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Olympics, 2008 Beijing Olympics, Olympics 2008, Olympics Journalism, Volleyball, Entertainment News
Hongmei Li

For many people who do not have the opportunity to come to China personally, mere exposure to negative news about human rights and pollution will only produce biased people with incomplete knowledge regarding China.

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In Last Ditch Effort for Clean Olympic Air, Beijing May Ban 90 Percent of Cars

Alex Pasternack | Posted 08.05.2008 | Green

Read More: Olympics 2008, Beijing, Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Environment, China Enviromental Record, Beijing Environmental Protection Bureau, Green News
Alex Pasternack

Beijing is inside a "bowl" formed by mountains to the north that help to trap pollution over the city. And because athletes will be ingesting more air than an average person, the hazard for them is even greater.

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Bush Goes to China and We Get Crappy T-shirts

James P. Hoffa | Posted 07.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Olympics 2008, George W. Bush, Free Trade, China, Labor Unions, Olympics Boycott, Fair Trade, Politics News
James P. Hoffa

The truth is Bush doesn't have a choice: He has to be nice to the Chinese by going to the Olympic ceremonies. His policies have made the President of the United States beholden to Chinese capital.

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China Pollution: Beijing Bans 1 Million Cars For 2008 Olympics

Treehugger | Alex Pasternack | Posted 06.28.2008 | Home

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Despite ruling it out earlier, Beijing will ban one million vehicles from its streets for three months in an attempt to clear the air and roads ahea...

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Chinese Cheerleaders Resemble "I Dream Of Jeannie" (PHOTOS)

Reuters | Posted 06.25.2008 | Living

Read More: Olympics 2008, China Olympics, Olympics Torch Relay, Chinese Cheerleaders Pictures, Chinese Cheerleaders Photos, I Dream of Jeannie, Chinese Cheerleaders, Living News

Chinese cheerleaders bear a close resemblance to "I Dream Of Jeannie" as they warm up before the start of the Xinjiang leg of the Olympic torch relay ...

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Olympic flame summits Mount Everest

AP | TINI TRAN | Posted 05.16.2008 | Home

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BEIJING — Cheering mountaineers raised the Olympic torch at the summit of the world's highest peak Thursday, producing the triumphant image that...

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Billionaire Funds Athletes To Boost India's Olympic Run

Wall Street Journal | Jackie Range | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business

Read More: Mittal Champions Trust, Olympics 2008, Olympic Athletes, Athletes, Nonprofits, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Lakshmi Mittal, Business News

At the Athens Olympics in 2004, steel magnate Lakshmi Mittal, like millions of other Indian sports fans, was distressed: There was hardly anyone to ch...

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