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      Hong Kong bans Tibetan flags at Olympic event

      Posted by Jeff from MSNBC

      Tibetan flags will be banned from all Olympic equestrian events in Hong Kong under rules aimed at heading off political propaganda and protests inside competition venues, organizers said Friday. The crackdown guidelines apply to flags representing countries and regions without athletes in the events.

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      Phelps Wins Record 7th Gold at Worlds

      Posted by Jeff from Huffington Post

      The 21-year-old American joined countryman Spitz as the only swimmers to win seven golds at a major international meet. Of course, Spitz' achievement came on the sport's grandest stage _ the Olympics. Phelps will have to wait until next year. He hopes to equal or go one better at next year's Beijing Games, where he doesn't seem the least bit concerned about the switch to morning finals.

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    Jeff

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    Jeff is the founder of NewsCloud. He is also a freelance writer and blogs at Idealog.

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