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Frantz: Politics shouldn’t mean a thing in Beijing
- There’s a time and a place for everything, President Bush says, and this summer is not the time, the Olympic Games not the place. As unpopular as it may be to say it, he’s absolutely right.
- There’s a time and a place for everything, President Bush says, and this summer is not the time, the Olympic Games not the place. As unpopular as it may be to say it, he’s absolutely right.
Tension thick before Olympic torch relay
- Due to security concerns, the route of the Olympic torch relay today is likely to change and crowds will not be allowed to get too close as torchbearers will have a thick police presence around them, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, adding that the route near the Ferry Building would be a good bet to still catch a glimpse of the games’ symbol.
- Due to security concerns, the route of the Olympic torch relay today is likely to change and crowds will not be allowed to get too close as torchbearers will have a thick police presence around them, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday, adding that the route near the Ferry Building would be a good bet to still catch a glimpse of the games’ symbol.
Torch route still subject to change
- Security concerns that have played out in London and Paris could result in last-minute changes to the Olympic torch route, Mayor Gavin Newsom said Monday.
Protesters dodge security for risky stunt
- Dressed in casual clothing and using baby carriages to conceal and transport climbing equipment, three members of a pro-Tibet independence group were able to evade heightened security measures on the Golden Gate Bridge Monday to complete a risky 150-foot climb up the span’s suspension ropes in protest of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.
- Dressed in casual clothing and using baby carriages to conceal and transport climbing equipment, three members of a pro-Tibet independence group were able to evade heightened security measures on the Golden Gate Bridge Monday to complete a risky 150-foot climb up the span’s suspension ropes in protest of the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing.
Hot torch topic won’t burn officials
- Mayor Gavin Newsom said Thursday that city officials cannot handle the Olympic torch when it comes to The City next week.
Olympic torchbearers don’t seem fazed by protest threat
- With the torch route unveiled, the new Olympic list shrouded in secrecy is the ledger of runners who have been chosen to carry the flame along The City’s waterfront.