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Olympic torch and college entrance exams

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Today's Front Page of The Day is from The Beijing News. The headlines are:

Athens Olympic flame arrives in Beijing this morning

Police cars busy for first college entrance exam day
The photo shows students being checked against their photographs before the examination to make sure that no one is 'dai kao' or sending someone else to take the exam in their place.

Complete report on "cai shi ta" fake lottery tickets case

Biggest pollution makers exposed

The schools for migrant's children lack funds

Residents need not pay to change flat roof to slope

Mine rescue

Headlines from other newspapers are below:

Beijing Morning Post 北京晨报
宙斯今载奥运圣火抵京
Zeus takes Olympic flame to Beijing today

Beijing Youth Daily 北京青年报
李长春观看《迷宫》
Li Changchun watches [a play called] Labyrinth
Li Changchun is a senior member of the Politburo Standing Committee. The article talks about how the play shows the excellence of the cultural guidance given by the 16th Party Congress.

People's Daily 人民日报
让五加二大于七
Let 5 plus 2 bigger than 7
(Morality lessons for Tianjin youngsters.)

Beijing Daily Messenger 信报
奥运火炬传递揭开四大谜底
Four riddles of the Olympic torch relay revealed

YESTERDAY'S EVENING PAPERS

Beijing Evening News 北京晚报
雅典奥运圣火传递进入倒计时
Athens Olympic torch relay starts count down

Shanghai Xinmin Evening News 新民晚报
101385名考生平静赴考
101,385 students go calmly to college entrance examinations

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