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Does The Olympic Torch Really Represent Free Spirit?
Apr 17 2008, Alpheus

Amidst all the furore over the Beijing Olympics and the torch, one does develop the feeling that the spirit of freedom has been compromised. It is a shame that a behemoth, both by size and economy, has done little to ease its vice-like grip over a nation...

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