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It's Showtime: A Spectacle of China's Might -- and Redemption

10:08 AM, August 8, 2008 | Comments (0)

For up-to-date coverage of the 2008 Olympics please see our new blog on the Games, "Beijing Beat" . Here's our Web story on the stunning Beijing Olympics opening ceremony: ...Photo for NEWSWEEK by Mike Powell From inside the 91,000-seat Bird's Nest stadium,...

Torch Relay Enters Beijing: the Square, Circled

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Gimme Shelter: Relief Efforts Continue in Sichuan

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Moneyed Games: Olympics for the Super-Rich

Melinda Liu | Jul 4, 2008 08:23 AM

Security clampdowns and traffic restrictions make Beijing's Games sound like a hassle, but you don't really have to sweat the small stuff. If you thought "Green Olympics" meant the color of money, we have a $20,000-dollar-a-day, August-only deal just... More

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