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'Colonel' Godfrey Rampling: Oldest Olympian Dies at Age 100
Godfrey Rampling, known by the nickname 'Colonel', died June 20, 2009 at the age of 100; he had celebrated his century of life just one month earlier, on May 14, 2009. Rampling's death was confirmed June 29,... Good Samaritan Turns In Olympian's Missing Gold Medal
Gold medal winner, Brendan Hansen, who won the medal in the now famous relay in Beijing with Michael Phelps, had lost his medal over the weekend, but a good samaritan has turned it in today.It went missing when... Web audience for Olympics hits record high
Not surprisingly, the Beijing Games had the biggest online presence of any Olympics. Yahoo's Olympic site, for example, tripled its traffic compared with Turin in 2006.As this New York Times piece discusses, NBC...Bush mixes sports and politics at Olympics
" In an Olympic medley of sports and politics, President Bush on Sunday called for more religious freedom in China, sought an end to an escalating conflict between Russia and Georgia and cheered... Olympic Impressions : Opening Ceremonies
08/08/08 started with hundred’s of "fou" drummers moving in unison to the thunder of their own drums. And then . . . the lights went out. I was horrified. This is not a slur, just an honest...
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Olympic high speed train Beijing-Tianjin opening for soccer game
" China Draw 1-1 with New Zealand in Men's Soccer 2008-08-07 21:47:37 Xinhua Chinese men's Olympic soccer team win their first point and score their first goal in Olympic Games and World...US Olympian Montgomery gets 46 months
An Olympic gold medalist was sentenced today for participating in a multi-million dollar fraud scheme. In case you needed convincing, it's further proof that fraud--as well as doping and cheating,...Suicide Blast in Sri Lanka Kills 14
"A suicide bomber killed 14 people at an opening ceremony for a marathon Sunday, including a government minister who was nearing the starting line with a flag and a former Olympian. More than 90 others were...The Olympic torch's shadowy past
" The Olympic torch's shadowy past By Chris Bowlby ... UPDATE: Caught Doping: Canadian Paralympic Athlete Suspended
In a time when Canadian Olympic and
Paralympic officials are scraping money together for athletes in the Vancouver Olympics in 2010, public opinion and support is very necessary.
Just yesterday it was reported... EIR [news]
News & Opinion.Killer raccoons on prowl in Washington
"Raccoons are cute, until they kill one of your cats. That is what a west Olympia neighborhood is learning this summer. Raccoons have killed about 10 cats in a three-block area near the Garfield Nature Trail at...
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