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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Performers take part in the the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Performers take part in the the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Performers take part in the the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Performers take part in the the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Performers take part in the the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Performers take part in the the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Performers take part in the the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Mike Hewitt/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 8: The Olympic rings are illuminated during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the National Stadium on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Adam Pretty/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks explode in the night sky near Tiananmen Square during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks explode in the night sky near Tiananmen Square during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Kristian Dowling/Getty Images)

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 8: (CHINA OUT) The Olympic cauldron is kindled during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 8: (CHINA OUT) An illuminated view of the Water Cube during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 8: (CHINA OUT) Fireworks light up the sky as paramilitary policemen stand guard outside the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 8: (CHINA OUT) Fireworks light up the sky as paramilitary policemen stand guard during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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BEIJING, CHINA - AUGUST 8: (CHINA OUT) Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: The National Stadium is illuminated during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks light up the sky during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics in Tiananmen Square on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks light up the sky behind a paramilitary policeman during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at Tiananmen Square on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Nick Laham/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Guards patrol Tianamen Square during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at Tiananmen Square on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks are fired during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at Tiananmen Square on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks are fired during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at Tiananmen Square on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks explode over the National Stadium (Bird's Nest) during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the Great Wall on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Soldiers stand guard outside of the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics at the Great Wall on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

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PENGZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 8: (CHINA OUT) People celebrate the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games on August 8, 2008 in Pengzhou of Sichuan Province, China. (Photo by China Photos/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: Fireworks explode over the National Stadium during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games at the National Stadium on August 8 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

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BEIJING - AUGUST 08: The National Aquatics Center is illuminated prior to the Opening Ceremony for the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, China. (Photo by Shaun Botterill/Getty Images)