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Beijing 2008 Olympic Games

Hotel shortage sets off an Olympic scramble
With three months to go before the Winter Olympics Opening, the pool of rooms at hotels in and around Vancouver -- from highway HoJos to the Four Seasons -- has essentially dried up.
 

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Olympic Pressure on China
As the Beijing Olympics draw near, the world is bracing for what promises to be a historic event. China has promoted the games as an international coming-out party under the slogan, "One World, One Dream." Even the opening date is auspicious: August 8, 2008 -- 8-8-08 -- is a very lucky day in Chi...
What an Olympic glow can't mask (By Minky Worden, October 23, 2009)
 
HIGHLIGHTS (Post, October 19, 2009)
 
China stays in control at world championships: Three more titles bring golden haul to six in London (Post, October 19, 2009)
 
Sloan Triumphs In All-Around Too Close to Fall (Post, October 17, 2009)
 
Myths About Landing the Olympics (By Stefan Szymanski, October 4, 2009)
 
Obama's Olympic Fail (Post, October 3, 2009)
 
Chicago Olympics Were a Mistake, Win or Lose (Charles Lane, October 2, 2009; 1:11 PM)
 
Baltimore: Phelps Uninjured in Two-Vehicle Crash (Post, August 14, 2009)
 
Morris Is Coming Into His Own (Post, July 26, 2009)
 
Sports Activism, 1936 Style (Post, June 29, 2009)
 
Ziegler Adjusts Expectations: After Olympic Struggles, Great Falls Resident Is Back in Pool (Post, June 27, 2009)
 
Series Attracts the Elite to D.C. (Post, June 21, 2009)
 
Bolt Is Ready to Get Back on Track: Sprinting Star Looks Forward To New Season (Post, June 11, 2009)
 
The Graduation Speaker Gamut: From 'No Way' To Know-How: How School Made Pick Shows Motley Process (Post, May 24, 2009)
 
U.S. Track Program Gets a Fix: Fitzgerald Mosley Will Be First Chief of Performance (Post, May 21, 2009)
 
Phelps Has Mixed Results in Charlotte (Post, May 18, 2009)
 
After Nine Months Off, Phelps Starts Out With Two Victories (Post, May 16, 2009)
 
Lots of Splash, but Little Applause: Diving Event in Mexico Is Held, but With Many Precautions (Post, April 28, 2009)
 
Olympics Dominate IMG Session (Post, April 3, 2009)
 
Torres Stays Full Speed Ahead: Five-Time Olympian, 41, Believes She Can Still Go Faster (Post, April 1, 2009)
 
DAN STEINBERG WASHINGTONPOST.COM/D.C. SPORTS BOG: Dutch Are Hot Almost Everywhere (Post, March 13, 2009)
 
Olympic Swimmer Visits Capitol Hill (Post, March 12, 2009; 1:45 PM)
 
In China, Would-Be Protesters Pay a Price: Nation Had Promised Outlet During Games (Post, March 11, 2009)
 
Report Comes Down Hard On USA Track and Field (Post, February 10, 2009)
 
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