Caption: President Bush gestures toward the back of Misty May Treanor as he visits the practice of the U.S. beach volleyball team the 2008 Summer Olympic games in Beijing, China Saturday, Aug. 9, 2008. At right is Treanor’s teammate Kerri Walsh.

From the Journal Star:
Against a backdrop of unrest in Tibet and protests accompanying the worldwide tour of the Beijing Olympic torch - two issues that have placed China in an unflattering global spotlight this week - the Chinese Ambassador to the United States, Zhou Wenzhong, is visiting Peoria Friday.
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Remember Shanni Davis, the Olympic speed skater whose mediocre performance and lack of team spirit and sportsmanship was one of the stories at the most recent Winter Games? Well, to be honest, I had forgotten about him myself, until I read this Eric Zorn’s hilarious coverage of Davis’s reaction to Zorn’s original commentary. Shanni’s official [...]