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WORLD / NEWS Thu Apr 10, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

CNN -- Olympic chief Jacques Rogge said Thursday that the controversial Olympic torch relay would go ahead but admitted that the International Olympic Committee had hoped that awarding the Games to Beijing would "advance the social agenda of China, including hum.. Read More

WORLD / NEWS Fri Aug 3, 2007 @ 12:48am neoform

CNN -- Tibetan groups urged the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Thursday to pressure China into fulfilling the pledge on human rights it made when it was awarded the 2008 Beijing Olympics. "China had made a number of promises to the IOC regarding improv.. Read More