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Published 8/24/2008 at chicagotribune.com - Sports

China pulled it off. But the images of the Games that may last even longer than computer-enhanced fireworks will be those of Michael Phelps and Usain Bolt. > BEIJING -- The air turned an eerie white four days before the opening ceremony, then became a murky haze that hung over Beijing for a week. (link)

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