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Washington to surprise Beijing

Posted on 11 January 2013. Tags: Beijing, surprise, Washington

Washington to surprise Beijing Resources on the planet are being exhausted. Consequently, the fight for them and markets is toughening. This means the confrontation between the main players on the world chessboard will significantly escalate, forecasts International Grandmaster … Full News here – Read more on The Voice of Russia

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According to What? The Ai Weiwei Retrospective in Washington DC

Posted on 09 October 2012. Tags: According, Retrospective, Washington, Weiwei

According to What? The Ai Weiwei Retrospective in Washington DC Ai Weiwei helped inspire the geometrical design of the celebrated "Bird's Nest" that helped symbolize the 2008 Beijing Olympics. In background and bottom: images of the Olympic Stadium, 2005-08; from left to right, Divina Proportione, 2006; F-Size, 2011. Full News here – Read more on [...]

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After Beijing, Dawn Harper has her own shoes _ and high expectations for another gold – Washington Post

Posted on 02 August 2012. Tags: after, another, Beijing, Dawn, expectations, gold, Harper, high, Post, shoes, Washington

LONDON — Dawn Harper raced to the finish line in a pair of borrowed spikes at the Olympics four years ago. The 100-meter hurdler wound up wearing those shoes to climb to the top of the winner’s podium as well. A raw 24-year-old from the … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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NBC Olympics coverage on Monday down from Beijing – Washington Post

Posted on 31 July 2012. Tags: Beijing, Coverage, down, From, Monday, Olympics, Post, Washington

NEW YORK — NBC has seen its first stumble in Olympics television ratings. The Nielsen company said Tuesday that overnight ratings from the nation’s largest cities for Monday’s prime-time broadcast were off 5 percent from the corresponding … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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U.S. women’s volleyball avenges gold medal loss to Brazil in Beijing Olympics – Washington Post

Posted on 31 July 2012. Tags: avenges, Beijing, Brazil, gold, loss, medal, Olympics, Post, U.S., volleyball, Washington, women’s

LONDON — To the outside, the U.S. women’s volleyball team should have looked across the net Monday evening, seen the green-and-yellow kits — that’s what they call uniforms here — of their opponents, and thought of nothing but 2008. Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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2012 Olympics: Dana Vollmer, after missing Beijing, returns with world record in London – Washington Post

Posted on 30 July 2012. Tags: 2012, after, Beijing, Dana, London, missing, Olympics, Post, record, returns, Vollmer, Washington, World

LONDON — Dana Vollmer spent the last Summer Olympics in Fiji, swimming in the warm open waters of the Pacific Ocean. She did not feel good about herself. She did not feel good about her body. She did not feel good about her life’s pursuit, competitive … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Beijing silver medalist Shane Rose withdraws from London Olympics due to horse’s leg injury – Washington Post

Posted on 23 July 2012. Tags: Beijing, From, horse’s, injury, London, medalist, Olympics, Post, Rose, Shane, silver, Washington, withdraws

LONDON — Australian rider Shane Rose withdrew from the Olympic equestrian competition on Sunday because his horse, Taurus, was ruled out with a leg injury. Rose, a silver medalist in three-day eventing at the 2008 Beijing Games, will be replaced by … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Reid Priddy believes lessons from Beijing can help US volleyball in London – Washington Post

Posted on 21 July 2012. Tags: Beijing, believes, From, help, lessons, London, Post, Priddy, Reid, volleyball, Washington

What outside hitter Reid Priddy remembers most about the U.S. march to volleyball gold at the Beijing Olympics isn’t any one play or any particular match. It’s what was happening when the world wasn’t watching, hanging out during the break … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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Beijing court rejects artist Ai Weiwei’s appeal of more than $2M fine in tax evasion case – Washington Post

Posted on 20 July 2012. Tags: appeal, artist, Beijing, case, court, evasion, fine, more, Post, rejects, than, Washington, Weiwei’s

BEIJING — A Beijing court on Friday rejected artist Ai Weiwei’s appeal of a more than $ 2 million fine for tax evasion, a case he says is part of an intimidation campaign to stop him from criticizing the government. Ai, an internationally renowned … Full News here – Beijing – Bing News

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