What does the giant golden key symbolize?

Amid pomp and ceremony, China launched the 2008 Olympics. Together with a Chinese counterpart, the president of the International Olympic Committee, Jacques Rogge, used a giant golden key to symbolically open what he called the most important market in the world. In his speech, he emphasized the power of the Olympic brand in China’s emerging market.

The United States military says coalition forces in Iraq have killed 35 militants. The military said coalition forces killed ten terrorists early Wednesday in operations in al-Anbar Province and the northern city of Mosul. It also said nine suspects were detained in operations against supporters of the group A1-Qaeda in Iraq.