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Opening Ceremonies at the Beijing Olympics
The opening ceremonies of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China's triumphal and spectacular statement to the rest of the world, are over. We talk to eyewitnesses and a TV producer of former Olympic events. Also, Russia sends planes, tanks and troops to Georgia, and the first war crimes sentence amounts to time served.
By Warren Olney • • 1h 0m ListenThe opening ceremonies of the 29th Olympiad in Beijing, China's triumphal and spectacular statement to the rest of the world, are over. We talk to eyewitnesses and a TV producer of former Olympic events. Also, Russia sends planes, tanks and troops to Georgia, and the first trial at Guantánamo Bay ends with a sentence that could be embarrassing to the Bush Administration.
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