Polling indicated a close finish in Connecticut's Democratic primary for senator on August 8th.

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Then, on August 8th, about 11, 500 athletes from around the world will gather in Beijing for the Olympic games.

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Enough inflation apparently lurks in the American economy for traders to expect another quarter-point rise when the Fed's rate-setters meet on August 8th.

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The show's English-language website does not even give a starting date (August 8th, the day the games begin, says an organiser), let alone details of how to buy tickets.

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Half of City economists expect a quarter-point cut by the end of 2008, according to a Bloomberg News poll on August 22nd, compared with a quarter of them on August 8th.

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Although it was due to fly the friendly skies of Lakehurst, New Jersey in mid-June, Northrop Grumman's usually unmanned surveillance was only just caught floating over the Jersey Shore as part of a maiden flight on August 8th.

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Although official results will not be announced until August 8th, the party says it has won over 50% of the vote, and 73 out of 123 seats in the National Assembly, an increase of nine from the previous election in 1998.

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