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Portrait of a Bloody Nosed Host : “Journey of Harmony”turned into ... swarmed the security detail. Chinese Olympic organizers abruptly canceled the last ... of police officers and Chinese Olympic officials crowding around the torchbearer....’s Olympic organizing committee ― speaking before the disruptions in France ― vowed...should be reconsidered. “The International Olympic Committee may have a bigger...