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Iraqi athletes banned from the Summer Games (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
BAGHDAD_ Five Iraqi athletes invited to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have been barred from competing in August, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.
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IOC upholds ban, Iraq won't compete in Games (Sports Illustrated)
The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying Thursday the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference.
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Iraq banned from Beijing Games, says NOC chief (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Iraq have been banned from next month's Beijing Games because of a government decision to disband the country's National Olympic Committee (NOC), a senior official said on Thursday.
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IOC upholds ban, Iraq won't compete in Games (Sports Illustrated)
Just two weeks before the start of the Olympics, Iraq was told Thursday it's not welcome in Beijing because of a political feud in Baghdad that angered the games' guardians and exiled a country that arrived to a roaring ovation at the opening ceremony four years ago.
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IOC confirms Beijing Games ban on Iraq (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The International Olympic Committee has confirmed a ban on Iraq from competing in the Beijing Games in a major blow to seven Iraqi athletes who had hoped to travel to China, an IOC letter said.
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Feud deepens as IOC upholds ban on Iraq for Beijing Games (International Herald Tribune)
The International Olympic Committee has upheld a ban on Iraqi teams at the Beijing Games, saying the government missed the deadline to address accusations of political interference.
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China security forces vow to thwart Games threats (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Ranks of Chinese paramilitary police swore to prevent terrorist attacks or "political incidents" disrupting the Beijing Olympics in a show of force at the Games' main stadium, a state newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Parents group: still too easy for kids to buy M-rated games (Ars Technica)
The Parents Television Council did its own undercover work to see how many retailers would sell their underage shoppers M-rated games. The group's findings, unsurprisingly, do not echo the good news the FTC gave the industry in May. Read More...
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Five Iraqi athletes banned from the Summer Games (Miami Herald)
Five Iraqi athletes invited to the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games have been barred from competing in August, the International Olympic Committee said Thursday.
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Miss vintage video games? There's a store for you (Chicago Tribune)
S omething in your past lures you to People Play Games, a new store in the Wrigleyville neighborhood.
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