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• Analysts question $7B China-Guinea mining deal - AOL

  
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  Analysts question $7B China-Guinea mining deal - AOL A receptionist at the company’s Beijing office said she had no information about the reported Guinea mining contract and no one else was available to comment. A woman who answered the phone at the company’s Homg Kong office declined comment and asked Source: ...
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• Chen, Hypolito Back on Top in Osijek - International GYMNAST

  
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  In preliminaries at the 2009 World Championships, held Oct. 13-18 in London, Hypolito placed ninth, missing out on the eight-gymnast final. In Osijek, he was back in familiar Chen, the 2008 Olympic champion, claimed another victory for the Continue .. “Those of us on this side of the dais are as complicit in ...
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• Olympic torch relay moves from the North to communities in Alberta - The Canadian Press

  
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  New York Times Olympic torch relay moves from the North to communities in Alberta The Canadian Press YELLOWKNIFE — After being carried through extreme Arctic temperatures in recent days, the Olympic flame is making its way to a slightly warmer climate. … Greece bans dopers from ...
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• Obama Draws Criticism for Sitting Out Berlin Wall Anniversary

  
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  The president does not plan to travel to Germany to attend the 20th anniversary celebration Monday of the fall of the Berlin Wall, drawing heated criticism from those who say hes ignoring a shining triumph of American-inspired democracy. In this July 24, 2008, photo, then-Sen. Barack Obama is seen greeting the crowd ...
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• Hamlin’s road to the Olympics - Utica Observer Dispatch

  
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  Hamlins road to the Olympics Utica Observer Dispatch The level-headed Hamlin is not going to change how she approaches early races because of Olympic qualifying . “Its still another season,” she said last … Continue….. CTV Olympics Ben Kilner edging closer to ...
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• Olympic looks mix patriotism and the Polo pony - The Ledger

  
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  Olympic looks mix patriotism and the Polo pony - The Ledger NEW YORK - Ralph Lauren’s affinity for Americana will be on full display on athletes at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia - complete with red, white and blue, stars-and-stripes flags and, of course, polo ponies. Click to enlarge This ...
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• Day in pictures - BBC News

  
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  Day in pictures - BBC News Washington Post Day in pictures BBC News A model poses on the catwalk during a Fashion Week show in the Chinese capital , Beijing. Thousands of Opel workers who fear job losses protest in … Dalai Lama Free To Go Anywhere: US RTT News Beyond India vs. ...
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• Dirty air - KTKA

  
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  The word smog originally came from the combination of fog and smoke. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has a great article on the history of smog. The link to this page will not work, but if you search for London’s Historic “Pea-Soupers” you Continue .. swelling and my lungs gasping for clear blue ...
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• India has a seat at table of global influence: US official

  
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  By Arun KumarWashington, Nov 7 (IANS) With new players like India and Brazil taking a seat at the table of global influence, the international system that emerged at the end of World War-II is being transformed, according to the top US intelligence official.“We have some new players - Brazil and India - that now ...
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• Kelowna rinks hot on the Olympic trail - Abbotsford News

  
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  Kelowna rinks hot on the Olympic trail - Abbotsford News Kelly Scott came within a hair of representing Canada at the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin, Italy. Four years later, the Kelowna rink is back for another crack at the world’s biggest curling spectacle. Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, and Source: ...
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• Want to buy 5,000 leftover 2008 Beijing Olympics condoms? Look no further!

  
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  The words “leftover” and “condoms” are not typically combined to start a sales stampede, but one Chinese collector of Olympic memorabilia is hoping he will be able to unload his 5,000 condoms from the 2008 Olympics at an auction. 100,000 condoms were distributed during the games, with this guy somehow ending ...
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• Brazil crime wars: Spiderman’s story of drugs and Jesus in Rio’s slums - The Guardian

  
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  “If you add them all up I control 15 communities,” boasted Spiderman as his shiny 4×4 hurtled through the narrow backstreets of western Rio de Janeiro. Behind the wheel was Juarez Mendes da Silva, 28, one of the Brazilian capital’s most wanted drug Continue .. VANCOUVER, British Columbia — With 100 days ...
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• Rower has sights on 2012 Games - SLAM! Sports

  
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  Rower has sights on 2012 Games - SLAM! Sports The one she’s on now is the Olympic ladder. After being one of the last cuts from the 2008 Olympic rowing team for Beijing, Devos is gearing toward 2012 in London. She’s also looking in the next while to climbing some firefighting ladders. The London Source: ...
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• Schumacher undoes Button in Race of Champions - RT

  
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  Schumacher joined this season’s runner-up Sebastian Vettel and rally star Mikko Hirvonen, among plenty of other top flight drivers, at the main site of the 2008 Summer Olympics – the Bird’s Nest stadium. And the German legend showed he’s got Continue .. Rio and Brazil stand to benefit even more from ...
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• One bite at a time: Koch uses analogy to finish triathlons - Grand Junction Sentinel

  
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  One bite at a time: Koch uses analogy to finish triathlons - Grand Junction Sentinel One bite at a time: Koch uses analogy to finish triathlons Grand Junction Sentinel Ever up for a challenge, Koch competed in (and completed) his fourth Kona Hawaii Ironman Triathlon on Oct. 10. Yeah, ...
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• Ryan Hall confident heading into New York debut - USA Today

  
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  Telegraph.co.uk Ryan Hall confident heading into New York debut USA Today In 2007 Hall won a marathon in New York, where the Olympic trials were held in Central Park rather than the traditional NYC Marathon course. … Race within a race for Americans in NY Universal Sports Americans ...
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• Irmo gymnast is at the TOP of her class - The State

  
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  Irmo gymnast is at the TOP of her class The State Under the Karolyis guidance, Comaneci won five gold medals and made history in the 1976 Olympics by becoming the first gymnast to receive a perfect score … and more » Continue….. Olympic Gymnast Shannon Miller ...
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• Fiba South Americans Championship for Women 2009 – Qualifying Tournament for the 2010 Winter Olympics

  
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  Peri Witny asked: They are played between the national teams of the continents which consist of Africa, Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceania, and serves as the qualifying tournament for the FIBA World Championship for Women’s and the Olympic Games. This is why these basketball championships are called ...
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• Visa Extends Olympics Sponsorship through 2020 Games - Media Buyer Planner

  
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  Visa Extends Olympics Sponsorship through 2020 Games - Media Buyer Planner Reuters South Africa Visa Extends Olympics Sponsorship through 2020 Games Media Buyer Planner Visa has renewed its sponsorship of the Olympic Games . The credit card will now be the only credit card accepted at ...
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• Speed skater, triathlete, carry Olympic flame into Canada

  
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  Victoria (Canada), Oct 31 (DPA) Olympic gold medal winners Catriona Le May-Doan and Simon Whitfield have led off the longest domestic Olympic torch relay in history which will end in Vancouver before the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games.The flame arrived from Greece later than expected in the capital of British Columbia on ...
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