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IOC probes China censorship claims

Jul 29 - The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is looking into reports of internet censorship for journalists covering the Olympics. As the Olympic Games approach, there are still limits to the amount of internet access granted to reporters....

from YouTube on Wed, Jul 30 2008

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