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Under Pressure
There has been a lot of conjecture as to the fate of China's most beloved star, and his result in one of the most anticipated medal races. You've heard the two most popular hypotheses: that Liu Xiang will repeat his gold-medal performance in Athens, or he will choke under the pressure of 1.3 billion people demanding that his lightning strike twice. But in an astonishing twist worthy of an O. Henry award, China's prized hurdler has withdrawn from competition without crossing a single hurdle.
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The Bird's Nest was opened this week for full rehearsals of the Olympic opening ceremonies. My cousin and I were lucky enough to score a pair of tickets. I won't give anything away; if you want details about the ceremony before the big day, you can read any number of reports based on a video leaked by a Korean television channel.
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- The pot calling the kettle black, and the kettle's response. #
- The New Yorker on China's fenqing. #
- More on Beijing architecture. #
- Love in this club. #
- What Beijing's Olympic architecture says about the Games. #
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