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Spielberg Olympic Protest
In a statement released to trade magazine Variety, Spielberg said: "At this point, my time and energy must be spent not on Olympic ceremonies but doing all I can to help bring an end to the unspeakable crimes against humanity that continue to be ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Spielberg_Olympic_Protest-5225-4-12281.htm
"More Countries" Oppose Attempts to Politicize Olympics - Chinese Agency
Text of report in English by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Xinhua "Roundup": "More Countries Oppose Attempts To Politicize Beijing Olympics"] Beijing, March 18 (Xinhua) - More countries and foreign media on ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/More_Countries_Oppose_Attempts-5225-1-17022.htm
EDITORIAL: Crisis in Tibet: China Risks Sullying Olympics
An actual boycott of the games is a remote possibility -- President Bush said last week the Olympics should be about athletes, not politics -- but some have suggested world leaders might show their unhappiness over Tibet by staying away from the ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/EDITORIAL_Crisis_in_Tibet_Chin-5225-2-18091.htm
Athens Police Scuffle With Pro-Tibet Protesters Before Olympic Flame Handover
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS ATHENS, Greece - Greek officials have handed over the Olympic flame to organizers of the Beijing Olympics ... They failed to disrupt the final leg of the weeklong Greek leg of the torch relay from Ancient Olympia to the ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Athens_Police_Scuffle_With_ProT-5225-2-18802.htm
Olympics War Escalates As China Hits Back at US
By PAUL WAUGH THE row over the Beijing Olympics threatened to turn into a full- scale diplomatic crisis today as China denounced American critics of the games ... The Chinese embassy in Washington said it was "irresponsible and unfair" to ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Olympics_War_Escalates_As_China_-5225-4-12490.htm
India: Dalai Lama Rejects Charges of Trying to "Sabotage" Beijing Olympics
Text of report by Indian news agency PTI New Delhi, 23 March: The Dalai Lama Sunday [23 March] firmly backed the Beijing Olympics despite the Chinese crackdown on Tibetan protesters that prompted demands for boycott of the games ... China is ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/India_Dalai_Lama_Rejects_Charge-5225-1-17886.htm
Canadian Olympic Committee Not Interested in Boycotting Beijing
By THE CANADIAN PRESS China's hosting of the Olympics has become a flashpoint in the aftermath of protests in Tibet, but it's business as usual for the Canadian team ... The awarding of the Olympics to Beijing heightened scrutiny of China's ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Canadian_Olympic_Committee_Not_I-5225-2-16944.htm
Spielberg's Muddled Thinking
THE celebrities-save-Africa bandwagon has surely reached its apogee with Steven Spielberg's withdrawal from his Beijing Olympics role ... Just about every Olympics has been politicised, the most obvious examples being the 1980 boycott of Moscow and the ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Spielbergs_Muddled_Thinking-5225-2-12632.htm
Linking Darfur, Olympics "Unacceptable" to China - Spokesman
Text of report by official Chinese news agency Xinhua (New China News Agency) [Reporters Bai Jie and Ma Wenbo: "Foreign Ministry Spokesman: Linking Darfur Issue With Olympics Violates Olympic Spirit"] Beijing, 13 Feb (Xinhua) - Foreign ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Linking_Darfur_Olympics_Unacce-5225-4-12412.htm
GYMNASTICS; Returning to Form; Paul Hamm Continues Tuneup for Olympics
men's gymnastics team is getting its swagger back as the countdown starts in earnest to the Beijing Olympics this summer ... 5" for his performance thus far, knowing he has time to improve before the Olympics in ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/GYMNASTICS__Returning_to_Form_-5225-2-14726.htm
Hundreds in March for Tibet Action
At a mass rally in Trafalgar Square Labour MP Kate Hoey urged Gordon Brown to refuse to meet Chinese officials at this summer's Beijing Olympics. Last night, President of European Parliament Hans-Gert Poettering said "boycott measures" of ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Hundreds_in_March_for_Tibet_Acti-5225-1-17834.htm
Bush Directly Addresses Tibet With Chinese Leader Bush Confronts Chinese Leader Over Tibet Crackdown, Says Taiwan Missile Fuse Shipment Mistake
" Olympics French President Nicolas Sarkozy has suggested a boycott of the Olympics opening ceremony in Beijing in August. The United States and Britain have ruled out a boycott, and President Bush has said he will attend and that the ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Bush_Directly_Addresses_Tibet_Wi-5225-1-18327.htm
Alain Bernard of France Breaks Men's 100-Metre Freestyle World Record
84, set by Pieter Van den Hoogenband of the Netherlands at the Sydney Olympics in 2000 ... Bernard sat on his lane marker and punched the water in delight as he looked up at his time on the ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Alain_Bernard_of_France_Breaks_M-5225-2-17536.htm
Sarkozy Hints at Possibility of Boycott French President Raises Pressure on China With Hint of Boycott Olympic Opening Ceremony
By JENNY BARCHFIELD By Jenny Barchfield The Associated Press PARIS French President Nicolas Sarkozy suggested Tuesday that a boycott of the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics was a possibility - the first world leader to raise ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Sarkozy_Hints_at_Possibility_of_-5225-1-18179.htm
IOC President Rogge Declines Comment on Tibet Violence While Visiting Barbados
On Tuesday, China Premier Wen Jiabao blamed the violent clashes on supporters of the Dalai Lama, accusing them of trying to sabotage the Beijing Olympics and bolster their campaign for independence ... Moves to punish China for its handling ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/IOC_President_Rogge_Declines_Com-5225-2-17105.htm
