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- Protesters Outnumber Supporters at 2010 Olympic Ceremony
  Posted by RobBaxter from Now Public
  Protesters seemed to outnumber supporters at Olympic flag lighting ceremony in Vancouver. In the public viewing area the chants of the protesters drowned out the speakers for most of the ceremony. People chanted “Homes not Games,” “No Olympics on Stolen Native Lands,” and “No Justice, No Peace.”
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- Wilderness Protector Sentenced to 10 months – Law Courts Locked Down.
  Posted by RobBaxter from Rbaxter.blogspot
  Betty Krawczyk was sentenced to 10 months in prison today for her involvement in protests against highway expansion at Eagleridge Bluffs. When observers of the proceedings attempted to ask questions about the extraordinary security measures in place, the court security responded by locking down the courts for almost two hours.
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- Harriet Nahanee Dies
  Posted by RobBaxter from Rbaxter.blogspot
  CBC Radio is reporting that Harrie Hahanee has died. Perhaps she will be remembered as the first person to die as a result of protesting development around the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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- 2012 London Olympics: Police State Opening Ceremony
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  A combination of leaked documents and public policy debate has recently revealed that the British government is preparing to use the 2012 Olympic games in London as a showcase for multiple big brother police state operations and technologies.
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- Bad accountants executed as China cracks down on corruption
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  If accountants think the regulators here are tough, spare a thought for beancounter Liu Yibing who has been sentenced to death in China. All part of China's crackdown on rampant corruption with promises to clean out corruption ahead of the 2008 Olympics. But corruption will continue because Chinese laws don’t tackle multinational corporations.
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- Gunmen kidnap Iraqi Olympic chief
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  Gunmen kidnapped about 30 Iraqi sports officials, including the head of the national Olympic committee, as they met in Baghdad on Saturday, just hours after parliament voted to extend a state of emergency. Police and Interior Ministry sources said gunmen wearing blue camouflage Interior Ministry uniforms stormed a hall in central Baghdad at about 2 p.m. (1000 GMT) and killed a bodyguard of Olympic Committee chief Ahmed al-Hadjiya.
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- IOC clears Austrian athletes
  Posted by Billbar from Reuters
  The International Olympic Committee on Friday pledged to continue an investigation into the Austrian biathlon and cross-country skiing team despite negative drugs test on 10 of their athletes at the Turin Games.
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elizabethmcfarland comments on:
Amanda Beard Nude Olympic Anti-Fur Protest Shutdown
After watching an appalling video of stray cats and dogs being stuffed into wire cages like sardines, dropped off the side of trucks, and skinned for their fur, it's easy to see why Amanda Beard felt the need to shed light on the situation... hope it reduces the suffering and grim fate of future animals.
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9:05 pm 9/04/08
jsmersh comments on:
Rights groups bemoan lack of Beijing protests

Communist dictatorship suppresses dissent.
What’s the matter, you thought the Chinese government was nice?
Think of the most oppressive government action you can.
Then check to see if China has done it.
You’ll find it has.

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12:21 am 8/21/08
mynaffy comments on:
Rights groups bemoan lack of Beijing protests

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8:36 pm 8/20/08
amanda8595 comments on:
Part of Olympic display altered in broadcast

why you just choose this small part from the whole fantastic display? Actrually it was no true . All the wonderful show was from whole people’s hard work . So here I doubt your true motivation about this news.

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6:33 pm 8/11/08
amanda8595 comments on:
Part of Olympic display altered in broadcast

why you just choose this small part from the whole fantastic display? Actrually it was no true . All the wonderful show was from whole people’s hard work . So here I doubt your true motivation about this news.

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6:33 pm 8/11/08
theangryindian comments on:
IOC admits Internet censorship deal with China

Business is business.

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10:48 am 7/31/08
Jeff comments on:
IOC admits Internet censorship deal with China

Agree. Typing this on my likely Chinese-made MacBook Pro components

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10:44 am 7/31/08

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