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Lopez Lomong carries the flag of United States during the opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)

Fireworks over the National Stadium during opening ceremony fot the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Bullit Marquez)

Acrobats perform on a large sphere in the National Stadium during the opening ceremony on Friday, August 8, 2008, to kick off the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/MCT)

Athletes from Iran take pictures of themselves as they walk through the National Stadium during the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

Performers dance around a giant scroll during the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

Drummers perform in the National Stadium during the opening ceremony on Friday, August 8, 2008, to kick of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China. (David Eulitt/Kansas City StarMCT)

A Chinese women dressed in evening garment proceeds to the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, prior to the opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)

Aug. 8, 2008; Beijing, CHINA; A photo of Yao Ming on a tent outside the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Aug 8, 2008; Beijing, CHINA; Dancers perform during a pre-show before the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jerry Lai-US PRESSWIRE

Carrie Dong from Beijing, left, and Chinese Jay Jingdong Ouyang who lives in New York City pose with a Chinese and an American flag and their tickets for the opening ceremony outside the National Stadium at the Beijing Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008.(AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A man wears a hat with the shape of the "Bird's Nest" and glasses marking the date of the opening ceremony outside the National Stadium at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Dancers and acrobats perform as preliminary entertainment to the start of the opening ceremony on Friday, August 8, 2008, to kick of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China. (David Eulitt/Kansas City Star/MCT)

Performers entertain the audience ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China, on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The Beijing Olympics will open tonight in hot, humid conditions that are doing little to reduce pollution, officials said, less than 24 hours before cyclists begin a race over 152 miles. Photographer: Nelson Ching/Bloomberg News

Performers entertain the audience ahead of the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympics in Beijing, China, on Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. The Beijing Olympics will open tonight in hot, humid conditions that are doing little to reduce pollution, officials said, less than 24 hours before cyclists begin a race over 152 miles. Photographer: Nelson Ching/Bloomberg News

Drummers perform in the National Stadium during the opening ceremony on Friday, August 8, 2008, to kick of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China. (Paul Kitagaki Jr./Sacramento Bee/MCT)

Dancers perform during the opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)

President Bush poses for photos with the U.S. women's softball team as he greets members of the U.S. Olympic team prior to the opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

A dancer performs during the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/David Phillip)

Performers light up their drums during the Opening Ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)

Fireworks explode in the National Stadium during the opening ceremony on Friday, August 8, 2008, to kick of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China. (Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald/MCT)

Chinese dragons entertain the crowd in the National Stadium before the opening ceremony on Friday, August 8, 2008, to kick of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China. (Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald/MCT)

Aug. 8, 2008; Beijing, CHINA; Dancers perform during the opening ceremonies for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games at the National Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-US PRESSWIRE

Protesters afix a banner of handcuffs arranged like the Olympic Rings, created by organization Reporters without Borders, during a demonstration against Chinese human rights policy in Berlin, Germany, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (Photo/Markus Schreiber)

Aug. 8, 2008; Beijing, CHINA; A patrol of paramilitary police marches the perimeter before the opening ceremonies of the 2008 Beijing Olympics at the National Stadium in Beijing, China. Mandatory Credit: Christopher Gooley-US PRESSWIRE

Dancers perform during the opening ceremony for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/David Phillip)

The five-ring Olympic symbol rises from the floor of the National Stadium during the opening ceremonies for the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Kevin Frayer)

A young girl dances with a flag at Tiananmen Square in downtown Beijing prior to the opening ceremony of the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/John Walsh)

Spotlights shine over the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, before the opening ceremony of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games in Beijing Friday Aug 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Greg Baker)

Drummers performs in the National Stadium during the opening ceremony on Friday, August 8, 2008, to kick of the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing, China. (Joe Rimkus Jr./Miami Herald/MCT)

Chinese school children watch an event to mark the opening of the Beijing Olympics in London's Trafalgar Square, Friday Aug. 8, 2008 . London will be the host city for the 2012 Olympics . (AP Photo/Alastair Grant)

US men's quadruple sculls rowers train at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. From top to buttom are: Sam Stitt, Jamie Schroeder, Scott Gault. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Chinese President Hu Jintao makes a toast at a banquet in the Great Wall of the People in Beijing Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. Some 80 leaders from the world are inviteed to attend the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony. (AP Photo/Minoru Iwasaki, POOL)

USA's Casey Eichfeld, front, and teammate Rick Powell train for the Men's Canoe Double C2 slalom at the Shunyi Olympic Rowing and Canoeing Park at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Summer Games in Beijing, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A Chinese flag floats as people proceed to the opening ceremony for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing in the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)