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Organizers aid appeal

INTERNATIONAL Olympic Committee (IOC) president Jacques Rogge yesterday handed over a US$4 million check to help China's earthquake-hit Sichuan Province. The Beijing Organizing Committee of the Olympic Games (BOCOG)... ...full story at Shanghai Daily

from Shanghai Daily on Sat, Aug 02 2008

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