THE central government yesterday rebuked reports it would ban foreign athletes from bringing Bibles into the Olympic Village during the Olympic Games next year in Beijing, dismissing them as "sheer rumors." "We have taken note of the reports and checked... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Nov 08 2007
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