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Preparations as reported by the Telegraph, UK.

By the Telegraph UK.

Final preparations are being made for a spectacular opening ceremony to the most eagerly-anticipated moment in China’s modern history, when 35,000 fireworks will light up the sky above 10,000 dancers and performers in the stunning Bird’s Nest stadium.

The Games, which will open at precisely 8.08pm on Friday, on the date 08.08.08, come as the culmination of seven years in which the Olympics have dominated China’s politics, culture and industry, with £20 billion spent on venues and infrastructure in a desperate bid to improve the country’s image internationally.

Protests over Tibet, human rights and free speech have overshadowed the build-up to the Games and made them the most controversial since Moscow in 1980, but the Communist Party hopes politics will be temporarily forgotten during a 90-minute display which has been in rehearsal for months.

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Seymour Hersh published an article in the New Yorker last week indicating that Top congressional leaders approved Bush’s request for funding of covert operations intended to destabilize the current regime in Iran. Sometimes I wonder how much difference there really is between the Republican and Democratic parties.

The following is the first page of seven of Seymoure Hersh’s report:

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I almost missed it! The author of the following article didn’t miss it.. Here’s her story:

On International Women’s Day, ADRA Renews Commitment to Empower Women Around the Globe
08 Mar 2008 21:55:00 GMT
Source: Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) International
Nadia McGill

Website: http://www.adra.org
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Silver Spring, Maryland–With the March 8 commemoration of International Women’s Day focusing attention on the status of women around the globe, the Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) reaffirms its continued commitment to provide development initiatives around the world that empower women, promote gender equality, and transform lives.

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Alternative news from the February 27, 2008 broadcast, Amy Goodman anchorwoman. Includes an interview with the water maven : Maude Barlow on the Global Movement for Water Justice:

Keith Olbermann, the host of Countdown, gave a particularly rousing commentary on Bush’s posturing on the FISA that he insisted should include retroactive prosecution immunity for the phone companies and members of his administration for participating in spying on Americans..
Listen carefully to points Keith makes: