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China in Hunt to Trace 'Criminal' Tibet Protesters
China's response to the riots has drawn worldwide attention to its human rights record, threatening to overshadow Beijing's bid to project an image of unity in the lead-up to the August Olympics. Chinese authorities intensified the manhunt ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/China_in_Hunt_to_Trace_Criminal-5225-1-17731.htm
Only the Beginning: Romney Hedges on Iowa but Says He'Ll Be Nominee
Jansen told an enthusiastic crowd of some 800 supporters filling a conference center hall that shortly after their meeting in 1999 that he could say without hesitation that Romney could save the scandal-ridden Salt Lake City Olympics ... , as the ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Only_the_Beginning_Romney_Hedge-5225-5-6388.htm
Parcells Will Tinker Later
Track LIU TO SKIP GOLDEN LEAGUE MEETS: Liu Xiang, China's top medal hope in track for the Summer Olympics, will not compete in some European competitions next year to focus on preparations for the Beijing Games, his coach said on Thursday ... ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Parcells_Will_Tinker_Later-5225-2-5572.htm
Tibetan Monks' Protest Disrupts Reporters' First Visit Since Riots
China rarely allows foreign reporters into Tibet under normal circumstances, so the media tour underscores the communist leadership's determination to contain any damage ahead of the Beijing Olympics in August ... " The rioting and four days ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Tibetan_Monks_Protest_Disrupts_-5225-1-18324.htm
Mitt Quits
" Zwick, a Utahn who first worked for Romney as an aide during the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, said "at the end of the day, the final decision was made by Mitt and Ann," Romney's wife of 39 years ... Besides running the '02 Olympics, ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Mitt_Quits-5225-5-11491.htm
Tensions Linger Despite China's Claim of Calm
China was eager to show the world that, with just four months to go before the Beijing Olympics, it had ended the unrest without resorting to the massive use of force that has drawn criticism in the past ... The Chinese government says the Dalai Lama, ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Tensions_Linger_Despite_Chinas_-5225-1-18463.htm
Farias, The Bizarre Village Idiot (Comments)
Actually AA, going back to the late 70's and the whole Cubans hijacking planes, and the Munich Olympics thing, the SOP was for once a plane was hijacked, that US airplanes were to intercept. At which point they were to escort to an airport, or the ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Farias_The_Bizarre_Village_Idio-5031-2-8248.htm?mu ...
Tibetan Monks Crash News Briefing at Temple
The violence has drawn international attention to China's human rights record and its treatment of Tibet's pro-independence protesters before the Beijing Olympics this summer. Officials from China's Foreign Ministry discouraged the group of ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Tibetan_Monks_Crash_News_Briefin-5225-1-18318.htm
Only Peaceful, Dignified Country Can Defend Kosovo - Serbia's Tadic
I must say that Kosovo cannot join the Council of Europe, it cannot join the OSCE, and it probably cannot go to the Olympics ... [Passage omitted: more on the same] [Tadic] When it comes to Secretary-General [Ban Ki-moon], I told him ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Only_Peaceful_Dignified_Country-5225-1-13040.htm
Romney Says Voters to Reject Attacks on Faith
" The former leader of the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and former governor of Massachusetts said again Wednesday he would not distance himself from his faith ... 7, Lawrence O'Donnell, a panelist on "The McLaughlin Group," said Romney didn't ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Romney_Says_Voters_to_Reject_Att-5225-5-4033.htm
Gatlin to Challenge Four-Year Suspension, Federal Lawsuit Possible
That would prevent him from defending his 100-metre title at the Beijing Olympics this August. If the sprinter can get his first offence erased, it would likely result in a two-year ban that would expire this May, a month before the ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Gatlin_to_Challenge_FourYear_Su-5225-2-6207.htm
Pats' Game to Be Aired Nationwide -- Shot at History Won't Just Be Shown on NFL Network
"We're happy to accommodate the NFL's request for a joint national simulcast of this potentially historic game to make it available to the widest possible audience," said Dick Ebersol, NBC Universal's chairman for sports and Olympics. NBC was ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Pats_Game_to_Be_Aired_Nationwid-5225-2-5471.htm
Local Demonstrators Turn Out for Tibetans
The recent violence in Lhasa precedes the Summer Olympics in Beijing this August, which have already been the focus of international contention. Activists, including Britain's Prince Charles and film director Steven Spielberg, have criticized the ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Local_Demonstrators_Turn_Out_for-5225-1-16763.htm
Nowitzki Out With Ankle, Knee Sprains
" Nowitzki's injury could have international ramifications: Germany is among 12 national teams vying for the three remaining spots in the Olympics ... Dallas has won at least 52 games and made the playoffs every season since 2000-01, when ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Nowitzki_Out_With_Ankle_Knee_Sp-5225-2-18061.htm
Game at Coliseum Offers Short Fence, Big Crowd
The crowd was expected to break the existing world record for a baseball game of about 114,000 who attended an exhibition between the Australian national team and an American services team during the 1956 Melbourne Olympics. The game was part ...
http://www.voiceofarizona.com/Game_at_Coliseum_Offers_Short_Fe-5225-2-18780.htm
