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beijing olympics end with massive viewership
hollywoodreporter.com - 8/25/2008
beijing olympics end with massive viewership
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The Beijing Olympics ended Sunday, attracting nearly all of China's 1.3 billion people to their televisions, making it "likely to be the most widely watched Games in Olympic history," according to International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge.

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