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A Chinese vendor waits for customers at her fruits store relocated inside a motel entrance next to the well-known Qianmen area in Beijing, China, Sunday, June 8, 2008
Monday, Aug. 04, 2008

Open quoteAt least half the people I know can't wait for the Games to be over.Close quote

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  • a Beijing ice cream vendor, on how authorities, in a sweep to beautify the city, have forced street merchants like him to pack up their carts until the Olympics are over
Photo: Andy Wong / AP | Source: AP