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Court in session for Olympic cases

THE Olympic Games Village People's Local Court, the only law facility bearing the Olympic title in the country, opened yesterday. Located in the Olympic Village in Beijing's northeast, the court is named in accordance... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Wed, Jul 16 2008

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