Spotlight: China's Olympic Preparations - Beijing Clears the Air -- Traffic Reductions Work, Officials Say

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BEIJING - Despite a persistent gray haze, officials said Tuesday an exercise that removed more than 1 million private vehicles a day from Beijing's gridlocked streets was a success that could mean a clearer sky during next summer's Olympics.

Air pollution has emerged as a key problem for Beijing as it gears up for the Olympics, to be held Aug. 8-24, 2008. Jammed traffic and the possibility of political protests by critics of the communist regime are also concerns, although venue construction is firmly on schedule.

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Spotlight: China's Olympic Preparations - Beijing Clears the Air -- Traffic Reductions Work, Officials Say

International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge warned during a visit this month that the compet...

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