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Beijing has spent years preparing itself for the Games. And while the city's revamped infrastructure was mostly finished far in advance, how authorities would handle the pressure of protesters in the spotlight of the global media remained an open question. They got off to a rocky start, roughing up several journalists during the chaotic final round of ticket buying. Yet less than a week into the Games it appears that the authorities, while still highly sensitive to demonstrations on Chinese soil, are learning to adapt. They've used greater restraint than in the past when handling protests, aware, perhaps...
...world. But there is also little doubt that the immediate impact has been a worrying increase in the authorities' already draconian treatment of dissenting voices such as human-rights activists and restive ethnic minorities like Tibetans and Uighurs. Keeping a lid on protest has proven difficult - the bright Olympics spotlight draws all manner of dissidents. Whatever the Chinese authorities and the International Olympic Committee might say about separating politics and sport, the Beijing Games have become the most politicized in decades. Less than five days before the flame was lit, there was a shocking attack by Muslim separatists...
...party's positions suggests Democrats may enjoy formidable majorities in both houses come January. Obama, presumably drained from months of campaigning, is using the Summer Olympics' opening roar to retreat to Hawaii. McCain will mostly stay on the trail but plans to use some time out of the spotlight to prepare for the fall debates. With the Beijing Games likely to dominate the nation's airwaves and the public's attention, McCain will be more visible but get less rest...
...their right to stay out of it. He also knows that with Chinese Olympic officials sensitive to criticism during the Games, many athletes would risk their standing within their home countries if they spoke out. As an ex-Olympian, Cheek certainly wasn't going to steal the spotlight. Now China has given...
...police in the city of Kashgar that left at least 16 soldiers dead and an equal number wounded was particularly shocking. The incident will undoubtedly cast a pall over the beginning of the Games and has also underlined fears of further such events aimed at exploiting the media spotlight currently focused on China...