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Though no match for the missile launchers and shock troops that surround Beijing's Bird's Nest, security has been stiff at Hong Kong's Shatin complex. A tight knot of privately contracted guards have staked out the venue for the 2008 Olympics' equestrian events, as spectators watch horses undergo "dressage" and other genteel equine pastimes...
...Germany broke 4 on 5. But Poldo turned inside two defenders and found Bastian Schweinsteiger streaking toward the near post - just as he had against Portugal. The result was the same, too: Schweini's flick with the outside of his right boot floated past Rüstü to knot the event at 1 each...
...Prime Minister Tony Blair is taking a different tack. Since he left 10 Downing Street a year ago, Blair has spent much of his time in Jerusalem, working to broker a new peace deal in the Middle East. As if trying to untangle the world's most intractable diplomatic knot didn't keep him busy enough, Blair has also set his sights on solving another insolvable problem during his retirement: climate change...
...Romania went ahead when Adrian Mutu anticipated Gianluca Zambrotta's back pass and blew a shot past Gianluigi Buffon in the 55th minute. Then Romania made the basic mistake of relaxing after scoring a goal. A minute later, Christian Panucci converted a corner kick at the far post to knot the score. Mutu could have won the game when the Romanians were awarded a penalty kick, but Buffon made a fabulous hand-to-foot save that preserved the point for the Italians...
...dozens of members of the Class of 2008, graduation will bring not only a diploma but also a wedding ring. The Crimson talks to four couples planning on tying the knot...