The week before Yeltsin arrived in Beijing, U.S. President Bill Clinton met Japanese Premier Hashimoto Ryutaro and agreed to cooperate more closely on defense.

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The study found that many athletes arrived in Beijing already tired out: Fewer than 11% of the male team members, for example, recorded their best performances at the Games.

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He arrived in Beijing 17 years ago.

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Meanwhile, the bodies of eight Chinese nationals killed in the quake have arrived back in Beijing in a high-profile ceremony attended by relatives and top officials.

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Xiao Yang heads a delegation of nearly 20 Beijing officials who arrived at the Justice Department in Washington at 11 a.m. amid tight security provided by State Department and Justice officials.

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