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BEIJING (AP) - China expects record sales of licensed products for the 2008 Beijing Games, spurred by a marketing campaign promoting its Olympic mascot.
Earlier this year about a half-dozen candidates from the panda to the Tibetan antelope were under consideration.
Beijing organizers Thursday declined to give details about the mascot. Chinese leaders will announce the result of the secretive selection process on Nov. 11, marking the 1,000-day countdown to the Summer Games, officials said. The fanfare that will include a gala in a Beijing stadium.
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