Posted AT 8:22 AM EST on 06/08/08
Olympic torch carried through Beijing
BEIJING — Euphoric Chinese crowds chanting "Go Olympics, Go Beijing" cheered the Olympic flame through the capital on Wednesday at the end of its troubled global relay, but critics refused to be silenced.
U.S. President George W. Bush, en route to Bangkok and then Beijing for Friday's opening ceremony, planned to express "deep concerns" over religious freedom and human rights in China.
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