Olympics 2008

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All Aboard the Olympic Chaos?

Today’s news: The Olympic Torch had to be extinguished five times by authorities during chaotic protests in Paris. The Torch Relay in the city was stopped early because of the anti-China protestors. Don’t worry, all you Olympic Flame Fans… the real flame was “kept alive” in a bus while the Torch kept suffering in the screaming crowds.

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Climbing the Cables on the Golden Gate Bridge

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Today, there were people climbig the cables on the Golden Gate bridge. I was just admiring the vast beauty of this bridge on Friday and now, there are people risking their lives on the cables holding it up. I think it is great!

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China, Tibet, Olympics, and Honoring Humanity

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2008 is special for two reasons:

1) The Summer Olympics will be held in August in Beijing.

2) It's the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

And there seems to be an issue because:

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