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...Buzz Bissinger Sunday, April 13, 2008 PHILADELPHIA: In 1894, Baron Pierre...for heads of state to boycott the opening ceremonies. But protests...1984, although nation-by-nation medal counts are supposed to be...who-is-out opening ceremonies boycott over China's record on...the prime-time Olympics host for NBC in Beijing. "It is...pool, exposing swimmers to hideous summer heat and the backstrokers to...

...Buzz Bissinger Sunday, April 13, 2008 PHILADELPHIA: In 1894, Baron Pierre...in this manner, may the Olympic torch pursue its way through...for heads of state to boycott the opening ceremonies. But protests...1984, although nation-by-nation medal counts are supposed to be...the prime-time Olympics host for NBC in Beijing. "It is...pool, exposing swimmers to hideous summer heat and the backstrokers to...

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