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Olympic sponsors sweat over politics

The Chinese crackdown on Tibet has been a major news story leading up to Beijing's 2008 Olympics. Now corporate sponsors who have contributed hundreds of millions are worried about the implications of the political unrest. Kai Ryssdal talks to Scott Tong in Shanghai, China.

A Tibetan demonstrator near a flag representing the Beijing Olympics during a protest, March 18, 2008. (AFP/Getty Images)

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