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Will Bush Bash Beijing's Bid?(George Bush, olympics 2008)(Brief Article)
If the Bush administration is tempted to pressure China by threatening to block Beijing's bid for the 2008 Olympics, it had better think again. The U.S. Congress has already weighed in. The House of Representatives passed a resolution March 29 declaring that China should be denied the Games until it releases all political prisoners and signs an international human-rights covenant. But it seems the U.S. is alone on this one. Headlines in Athens, the site of the 2004 Games, last week proclaimed BUSH V. THE REST OF THE WORLD. An influential International Olympic Committee member echoed a widespread sentiment: "China would have to shoot at Taiwan to seriously reverse the trend," he told NEWSWEEK.
Along with others on the IOC, this member will ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Will Bush Bash Beijing's Bid?(George Bush, olympics 2008)(Brief...