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Small data points on the "are we ready?" Olympic front

No one will know whether Beijing is fully "ready" for the Olympics until the games begin in 36 days. As previously discussed, you can reel off your list of possible concerns -- environment, political climate, etc. And your comparable lists of reasons to... ...full story at James Fallows

from James Fallows on Thu, Jul 03 2008

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