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Monday, August 25, 2008 (Philippines)
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| Fireworks explodes over the National Stadium during the closing ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Sunday. (AP Photo) |
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BEIJING -- China concluded its debut as Olympic host after 16 days of near-flawless logistics and superlative athletic achievement that coexisted awkwardly with the government’s wariness of dissent and free speech.
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