Olympic Information Center: links on 4 July (1)

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All Olympic conversation, apart from the sport

- Fireworks shortages might make next year's Fourth of July a dud (Record Online)

- China to shut factories ahead of Olympics-sources (Reuters)

- China: An Olympic Loss for Industry (Business Week)

- China warns of Olympics unrest (Reuters)

- Danger has many faces, official says (China Daily)

- Bush to Attend Opening Ceremony in Beijing (NYT)

- DHL China Updates Their Olympic Contingency Plan for Logistics (AllroadleadtoChina)

- It’s “Official” - First Round of Olympic Shutdowns are Coming (AllroadleadtoChina)

- Leading sports brands and unions working together globally for better working conditions (ITUC)

- Small data points on the "are we ready?" Olympic front (James Fallows)

- Obstacles on road to Beijing-Taipei concord (Financial Times)

- Asian Working Conditions Discussed as Olympics Approach (VOA)

- CAAC sets up three-tier system for Olympic air traffic control (Beijing 2008)

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