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China: (Not) welcoming George Bush to the Olympics

You've probably already heard that American president George W. Bush will be attending next month's Olympic Games in Beijing, but have you checked to see if you'll be sitting next to him? You might want to check again after you've seen... ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Thu, Jul 24 2008

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