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August 2008: The Enemy
“Protesters: To the Streets,” The Denver Post, Aug. 25, 2008.

Maybe it was too hot Sunday afternoon, or maybe they hadn't gotten warmed up yet, but the tens of thousands of demonstrators that protest organizers promised would march through Denver turned out to be tens of hundreds.

Demonstrations... ...; Wi Likkle But Wi Tallawah
“9.69 + 19.30 = HISTORY,” Jamaica Gleaner, Aug. 21, 2008.

BEFORE YESTERDAY, Jamaica had never won more than two gold medals at any one Olympic Games.

In Beijing last night there were two in just 15 minutes. Usain Bolt, on the eve of his 22nd birthday, produced another... ...; No Stranger to Sports
“Phelps Completes Historic Quest,” Baltimore Sun, Aug. 17, 2008.

Someday, years from now, when they tell the tale of the swimmer from Rodgers Forge and his eight gold medals, it will be difficult -- if not impossible -- to know exactly where to begin.

The epic story of... ...; Chain, Chain, Chain
“Jerry Wexler, R&B Impresario, Is Dead at 91,” The New York Times, Aug. 16, 2008.

Jerry Wexler, who as a reporter for Billboard magazine in the late 1940s christened black popular music with the name rhythm and blues, and who as a record producer helped lead the genre... ...; Safeguarding Revolution
“China Orders Highest Alert for Olympics,” The New York Times, Aug. 4, 2008.

BEIJING — Chinese officials have thrown an almost smothering blanket of security across this capital of 17 million in preparation for the start of the Olympic Games on Friday. Above all else,... ...

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