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Beijing readies for Olympics
A sculpture greets visitors outside Beijing’s 100,000-seat Olympic stadium, known as the “Bird’s Nest.” The architectural additions to the capital, which also include a $3-billion airport terminal, helped drive the cost of the Beijing Games to a record-smashing $43 billion. (Ng Han Guan / AP)
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