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Darfur "lost boy" to carry flag for US olympic team
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Lomong, one of the "Lost Boys" of Sudan who was a victim of violence in Darfur, was named Thursday as the United States flag bearer for the opening ceremony at the Beijing Olympics.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Andy Lyons)" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080807/sp_afp/oly2008usaflagsuddarfurlomong"><P> BEIJING (AFP) - Lopez Lomong, one of the "<SPAN id="lw_1218075101_0" class="yshortcuts">Lost Boys" of Sudan</SPAN> who was a victim of violence in Darfur, was named Thursday as the <SPAN id="lw_1218075101_1" class="yshortcuts">United States flag bearer</SPAN> for the opening ceremony at the <SPAN id="lw_1218075101_2" class="yshortcuts">Beijing Olympics</SPAN>. </P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080807/sp_afp/oly2008usaflagsuddarfurlomong"><P> US captains in every Olympic sport met at the Olympic Village and voted to award the honor for Friday's ceremony to Lomong, a sensitive choice given criticism of Chinese foreign policy over the conflict in Darfur.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080807/sp_afp/oly2008usaflagsuddarfurlomong"><P> "This is the most exciting day ever in my life," Lomong said. 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