| Challenges remain for Beijing as Olympics wait in the doorway As the clock ticks towards the Olympic Games, Beijing still faces awesome challenges as host city. "The situation is pressing, and the tasks are daunting," said Liu Qi, president of the Beijing Organizing Committee for the 2008 Olym ... english.people.com.cn |
China beats Germany to win Olympic table tennis men's team gold &$&$ China beat Germany 3-0 to win the men's team gold medal at the Olympic Games on Monday. &$ &$Wang Hao of China celebrates after defeating Dimitrij Ovtcharov of Germany during the men's team gold medal contest between China and Germany of Beijing Olympic Games table tennis event in Beijing, China, Aug. 18, 2008. China beat Germany 3-0 ... english.people.com.cn |
Photo May Be Only One of Lincoln in Front of White House A collector and expert on Abraham Lincoln photographs says that a picture from an album owned by Ulysses S. Grant shows Lincoln in front of the White House and could be the last image taken of him before his assassination. nytimes.com |
Rock ’n’ Roll Gail Buckland wants us to see the work of music photographers accepted as art in its own right. nytimes.com |
Charles Moore, Rights-Era Photographer, Dies at 79 Mr. Moore braved physical peril to capture searing images that many credit with helping to propel landmark civil rights legislation. nytimes.com |