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Olympic Games Under Way In Beijing
Amid pollution, protests and impressive pomp and circumstance, the curtains rise Friday on the XXIX Summer Olympics in Beijing.
Opening ceremony at the 91,000-seat Bird's Nest stadium will be prime-time TV fare in the United States.
President Bush, in Beijing to christen a huge new $434 million U.S. Embassy and to catch some of the games, took the opportunity to chastise the Chinese.
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The World RADIO: August 8, 3-4 pm
Beijing's Olympics have overshadowed other news from China, such as last May's massive earthquake. We travel to Sichuan province for an update on China's forgotten story. Rebuilding after the earthquake -
All Things Considered RADIO: August 8, 4 - 6:30 pm
"Local Music Scenes" Series Houston is home to a vibrant community of contemporary classical composers, musicians, and presenters supported by an active foundation and an enthusiastic audience. -
Marketplace RADIO: August 8, 6:30 - 7 pm
Grocer giant Safeway plans on stepping up its store brand items -- in competing stores. Plus, a firm capitalizes off decades of extraordinarily bad product ideas by putting them in a museum.
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Foreign Exchange TV: Friday, August 8, 8:30-9pm
Canada's Real News Network takes no advertising, no government funding, and no corporate underwriting. Can they re-invent journalism on donations alone? -
Bill Moyers Journal TV: Friday, August 8, 9-10pm
As more companies view low-income Americans as opportunities for profit, the "poverty business" is booming. -
Now On PBS: Inside Pakistan TV: Friday, August 8, 10:30-11pm
Filmmaker Sabiha Sumar discusses democracy in Pakistan and her interview with President Masharrif.
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