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Games tickets to be sold by lottery

The second stage of Olympic ticket sales will revert to a lottery draw, the Games organizers said yesterday. The announcement comes days after sales - meant to be on a first-come, first-served basis - were suspended last Tuesday when the ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Nov 06 2007

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