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Girl Mimed At Olympics Ceremony

The little girl who sang at the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony was miming - the third time China has become embroiled in a fakery scandal in as many days. ...full story at Sky News

from Sky News on Wed, Aug 13 2008

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