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Barack Obama has urged US President George W Bush to consider a boycott of the opening of the Beijing Olympics unless China's rights record improves.
The Democratic presidential hopeful made his call a day after a similar appeal by his rival, Hillary Clinton.
The US stage of the Olympic torch relay passed off amid confusion and tight security in San Francisco on Wednesday.
The route was changed at the last minute and the closing ceremony took place on a motorway fly-over.
Throughout the route, the torch-bearers were immersed in a cocoon of security, surrounded by dozens of police officers and track-suited Chinese guards.
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