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<description>Next up: Beijing 2008. But the competition for the competition has become almost as big as the games themselves</description>
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        <title><![CDATA[ China Weighs Olympic Invitation for Dalai Lama]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Battered by backlash over the Tibet crackdown, China has proposed inviting the Dalai Lama to the Beijing Olympics. An unnamed top Chinese official called a legislator in Tibet's exiled government to discuss the possibility, Reuters reports. The spiritual leader would consider attending, said the Tibetan lawmaker.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Mon, 12 May 2008 09:41:47 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ China Won't Stop Censoring Web for Olympics]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[China apparently will continue to censor the Internet during August's Olympics, but says the international press will have the access it needs to function, Jacqui Cheng writes on Ars Technica. Officials said they would guarantee as much access &ldquo;as possible,&rdquo; but &ldquo;controls on some unhealthy websites&rdquo; would continue. In defense, they said, &ldquo;every country limits access to some websites.&rdquo;]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Thu, 08 May 2008 14:37:00 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Sky-High Internet Caf&eacute; Opens  ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Olympic torch is bringing more than controversy on its round-the-world trek&mdash;it&rsquo;s also responsible for the world&rsquo;s highest Internet caf&eacute;, the People's Daily reports. China Mobile built the communications center at Mount Everest's 17,000-foot-high  base camp to ensure communications for relay teams as the torch scales the mountain.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Tue, 06 May 2008 16:36:54 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ In Olympics, Puerto Rico Fights Like a Nation]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Puerto Rico has its own Olympic team, and many residents don't want to give it up, reports&nbsp; the Wall Street Journal. But if and when the island commonwealth finally makes the transition to US statehood, Puerto Ricans will likely have no option but to compete on the US team. &quot;What will become of our recognition?&quot; asks one resident.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Tue, 06 May 2008 10:07:41 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ Deadly China Virus Not Seen as Olympic Threat]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The outbreak of a deadly virus in China hasn&rsquo;t peaked yet&mdash;but it won&rsquo;t affect the Beijing Games, a World Health Organization rep said. &ldquo;I don't see it at all as a threat to the Olympics or any upcoming events,&rdquo; he noted. Enterovirus 71 has killed 24 children and infected thousands, the Guardian reports. But the highest volume of cases is usually seen in June and July, WHO said.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Mon, 05 May 2008 07:10:18 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Torch Embarks on   Calmer China Tour ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Olympic torch flickered in mainland China today in what will likely be a respite from its troubled worldwide tour. Security measures are in place for the relay, but Chinese citizens aren't in a protesting mood, the AP reports. &ldquo;Even if no police were here, we would protect the torch with our bodies!&rdquo; said one 18-year-old selling Chinese flags.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Sat, 03 May 2008 15:30:00 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Torch Back in China    After Tumultuous Tour ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[There were no protests in Hong Kong today as the Olympic torch returned to Chinese soil. But reports were rampant of advocates and would-be protesters being deported or barred from entering the country, the New York Times reports. China says it&rsquo;s dedicated to allowing peaceful demonstrations, but yesterday deported three pro-Tibetan advocates, and over the weekend denied entry to four more.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:03 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Nepal Boots    Pro-Tibet US Climber ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Nepal deported an American climber yesterday, the Times of India reports, after police at a Mount Everest base camp found a pro-Tibetan banner in his backpack. Nepal, staunchly pro-China, has enacted restrictions&mdash;and authorized security forces to use guns&mdash;to prevent protests when the Olympic torch ascends the world's tallest mountain in May.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:45:08 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Thousands Cheer   Torch in N. Korea ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of North Koreans took to the streets to herald the arrival of the Olympic torch today, marking a radically different greeting for the often-harried flame, Reuters reports. People waved North Korean and Chinese flags, danced, cheered, and sang military songs. The welcome contrasted sharply with waves of protests at other global relays that have driven the torch inside vehicles and behind walls of security guards.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Mon, 28 Apr 2008 05:28:30 CDT  </pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[  Torch Protests   Continue in S. Korea ]]></title>
        <description><![CDATA[The Olympic torch again met with a clash of protesters today as it arrived in South Korea, Reuters reports. Some South Koreans are angered by Beijing&rsquo;s human rights record, but the majority are pro-Chinese, wearing their country&rsquo;s flag and chanting, &ldquo;No politics, only Olympics.&rdquo; Despite 8,000 police officers, the rallies turned briefly violent when Chinese students kicked a South Korean protester and threw stones at anti-China demonstrators.]]></description>
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        <pubDate> Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:30:55 CDT  </pubDate>
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