A double decker red bus carrying British soccer legend David Beckham rolled into the closing ceremonies of the Beijing Olympics Sunday night and transformed an electrifying Chinese farewell into a proper British garden party. ...full story at USA Today
from USA Today on Sun, Aug 24 2008
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