Europe against leaders' presence at opening of Beijing games
phayul.com     May 17, 2008            

By Stephen Fidler London, May 17 - More Europeans do not want their leaders to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games than do, with the strongest opposition coming from France and Germany, according to an opinion poll carried out for the Financial Times. The Financial... [read full story]                

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