As the 17th Party Congress opened today in Beijing, President Hu Jintao had a few words to say about the importance of the Olympics. No doubt, it’s going to be a political Olympics, as well as one in which doping scandals (or the lack of them) take center stage. The CSB is out the door to the first day of a week of Houston Rockets coverage, so I’ll reserve comment on the politics of the Olympics for a bit later.

China must host good Games: President (New York Times)