Torch

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

David Flumenbaum | Posted 04.28.2008 | 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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The Olympics in a Lower Key: The Torch Relay as Dress Rehearsal

Monroe Price | Posted 04.20.2008 | Media

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Monroe Price

If, as appears to be the case, the torch proceedings are truncated and adjusted, perhaps we will see a lower-key, more somber Opening Ceremony.

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One Image, One Moment: On the Road to the Beijing Olympics

Michelle Kraus | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Michelle Kraus

Step back and take a moment and to consider the Dalai Lama carrying the torch or stepping onto the podium at the Opening Ceremony - perhaps that would be a chance for peace.

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India Puts Children On The Front Line

Dipayan Gupta | Posted 04.16.2008 | Politics

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Dipayan Gupta

Who is the government going to allow to cheer on the torch bearers as they pass through New Delhi? According to The New York Times, "selected schoolchildren."

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The Olympic Torch Relay's Nazi Origin

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.14.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Don't pretend that the torch protests sully some pure tradition in a way it has never before been sullied. This particular tradition began in shame, not in purity.

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Friday Talking Points [27] -- Petraeus Week

Chris Weigant | Posted 04.11.2008 | Politics

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Chris Weigant

Thus endeth another Petraeus week on Capitol Hill. I have to say, I was impressed at the caliber of the questions asked, but severely disappointed at ...

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Olympic Torch-ure

Monroe Price | Posted 04.11.2008 | Media

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Monroe Price

The Olympics is beginning to emerge as a dramatic narrative that hovers between triumph and power and a public relations nightmare.

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Activism You Can Do: Send The Dalai Lama To The Olympics

M.S. Bellows, Jr. | Posted 04.10.2008 | Home

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M.S. Bellows, Jr.

The world's leaders should pressure China to recognize the legitimacy of the Dalai Lama by saying they'll only attend the Olympic Ceremonies if China lets him attend as well.

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San Francisco Olympic Torch Run[ning] from Protesters

The Uptake | Posted 04.09.2008 | Home

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The Uptake

The UpTake's Schlomo Rabinowitz searches for the elusive Olympic Torch in San Francisco. He Interviews a supporter of the Torch run, and questions others about if or when it actually ran.

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Liveblogging the Torch of Shame

Christine Pelosi | Posted 04.09.2008 | Politics

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Christine Pelosi

The protesters did not extinguish the Olympic flame today -- the authorities did.

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