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Halfway through the Olympics: #1 in a rapid-fire series

1) Never to be forgotten: It's good for the Chinese people and good for everyone else that the Olympics have overall gone as smoothly as they have -- air quality improving, no deal-breaking logistics problems -- and that so many Chinese athletes have done... ...full story at James Fallows

from James Fallows on Sun, Aug 17 2008

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