Beijing Pollution Poses Challenge to Olympic Athletes
                   
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pbs.org     May 17, 2008          

Athletes participating in the Beijing Olympics this summer could face a troubling combination of polluted air and hot, humid weather conditions if the Chinese government is not able to clear the skies in time for the games. Concerns over pollution have prompted the U.S. Olympic Committee to... [read full story]                

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