SAN FRANCISCO (AP) The Olympic torch arrived for its only North American stop amid heavy security Tuesday, one day after its visit to Paris descended into chaos and activists in San Francisco scaled the Golden Gate Bridge to protest China's human rights... ...full story at Japan Times
from Japan Times on Wed, Apr 09 2008
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