Tucson man rewarded with carrying Olympic torch
Arizona Republic (Free subscription) | yesterday
TUCSON- Tucson Doubletree Hotel employee Sean McDowell helped save a kid from drowning in the hotel pool.
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Raw Video: Olympic Torch Bearer Jumps for Joy
OTB News (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
July 23 - The Olympic flame arrived in Jinan, the capital of eastern Shandong province on Wednesday amidst colourful celebrations.
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Raw Video: Olympic Torch Bearer Jumps for Joy
USA Today (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
July 23 - The Olympic flame arrived in Jinan, the capital of eastern Shandong province on Wednesday amidst colourful celebrations.
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shedding light on China
Big Brass Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
That olympic torch... ********* http://www.cpbn.org/competing-demonstrations-regarding-olympics-china , Connecticut, CPTV Olympic Demonstrators Compete in New Haven BY: Derek Lartaud - Mon, 04/28/2008 10:00 Article Audio 1:28 minutes (0.71 MB) Download this Article On the Upper Green in New Haven this weekend, demonstrators gathered New Haven was one stop for the Human Rights Torch Relay , a multi-city,...
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Snapshot: Track record
British Journal of Pharmacology (Free subscription) | 23/07/2008
Chinese scientist takes turn with Olympic torch.
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Raw Video: 100 Torchbearers Carry Olympic Torch
USA Today (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
July 22 - The Olympic torch arrived in Qufu on Tuesday, the birthplace of the ancient philosopher Confucius. A total of 100 torchbearers participated in this leg of the Olympic torch relay. Opening ceremonies for the Olympic games are August 8th.
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Injury Crushes Wambach’s Olympic Soccer Aspirations
Beale Street Beat (Free subscription) | 22/07/2008
For an athlete whose passion lights the flame of an Olympic dream, the most crushing disappointment is not failing to make the team; rather it is to make the team and then suffer a devastating injury that douses the dream before the Olympic torch is even lit. For Abby Wambach, American soccer player par excellence, that devastating blow [...]
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The Impact of the Olympics on France and French Brands
PSFK Trend: PSFK (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
Since the incident in April, when the Olympic torch was extinguished by Pro-Tibet protestors in Paris, Chinese consumers have responded with boycotts of popular French brands like Carrefour and Dior. Adding to the anti-French sentiment… ... continue reading
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Raw Video: Olympic Torch Moves Through China
USA Today (Free subscription) | 21/07/2008
July 21 - The Olympic torch arrived at the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao on Monday, as part of the first leg of the relay through Shandong province.
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Raw Video: Gold Medalist Carries Olympic Torch
OTB News (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
July 19 - Chinese citizens greet and cheer the Olympic flame as torch bearers carry it across the country. Saturday a gold medal runner was among those running a leg of the relay in Liaoning province.
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Raw Video: Gold Medalist Carries Olympic Torch
USA Today (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
July 19 - Chinese citizens greet and cheer the Olympic flame as torch bearers carry it across the country. Saturday a gold medal runner was among those running a leg of the relay in Liaoning province.
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Yanji -> Dalian (via Changchun) :: Midwesterner in the Middle Kingdom
Chinalyst - China blogs in English (Free subscription) | 19/07/2008
After several days in Yanji, I am now on my way to Dalian.?? In Yanji I met two students who were on ???torch tour,??? traveling the country, following the Olympic torch, and selling T-shirts.?? They invited me to come along with them to Dalian and Shandong, but unfortunately I wasn'??t able to get a train ticket to Dalian in time.?? I took a bus to Changchun, and will take another bus to Dalian in...
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Olympic torch bearer disqualified: report
Business Times Asiaone (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
(BEIJING) A business executive who was scheduled to be an Olympic torch bearer in central China has been disqualified amid charges that he was involved in an illegal capital raising scam, state media reported yesterday.
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Raw Video: 11 Summer Olympic Champs Carry Torch
OTB News (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
July 17 - The Olympic torch relay kicked off in Shenyang, the biggest city of northeastern China. 11 summer Olympic champions carried the torch during the relay. Lights were also lit above the Olympic stadium in Beijing.
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Tibet, human rights, history and the 2008 Olympics
Larvatus Prodeo (Free subscription) | 17/07/2008
In contrast to the media coverage earlier in the year when the People’s Republic of China suffered such an overwhelming public relations disaster in the context of protests from human rights and Tibetan activists against the Olympic torch, very little has been heard of Tibet in the mainstream media of late. All that we’ve seen lately in the Australian press is the solemn warnings from the Australian...
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