Rogge says global crisis won't hurt Olympic cities - The Associated Press

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Rogge says global crisis won't hurt Olympic citiesThe Associated Press - 29 minutes agoGENEVA (AP) — IOC president Jacques Rogge says the global financial crisis should not hurt preparations for upcoming Olympics. "No one has certainties today …IOC chief: Olympic Games have positive [...]

Chinese Activist May Nab Nobel Peace Prize - ForbesThis may turn out to be China’s year, but not quite in the way that Beijing hopes. Among the candidate names floating around for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize is Chinese dissident Hu Jia, who promotes democracy, AIDS awareness and environmental
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Suddenly the title picture looks as if Jack Roush’s Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle will be facing off against Rick Hendrick’s Jimmie Johnson with Kyle Busch, the season-long leader, suddenly a question mark. It’s clear that Biffle and crew chief more
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Downtown site for civil rights museum - San Francisco GateAfter two years of planning and fundraising, officials have announced the city’s proposed $125 million civil and human rights museum will be built in downtown Atlanta’s prime tourist zone. The Center for Civil and Human Rights will be located between
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James Reynolds’ China - bbcOn the way to work this morning, I had another quick look at the Beijing Paediatric Research Institute (one of 74 hospitals in Beijing where parents worried about tainted milk powder can take their children to be checked for kidney stones). A crowd

Roush, Biffle in thick of chase for title - WSLSSuddenly the title picture looks as if Jack Roush’s Carl Edwards and Greg Biffle will be facing off against Rick Hendrick’s Jimmie Johnson with Kyle Busch, the season-long leader, suddenly a question mark. It’s clear that Biffle and crew chief
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Plan to provide feral cats with a home has some hissing, others - The London Free PressTaking care of feral cats is a Canadian tradition. An often visited landmark in Ottawa, the Cat Sanctuary on Parliament Hill was started in the 1970s and has continued with much success. These cats have even [...]

Topping her Olympic victory in Beijing seemed unlikely as Cooke lined up at the start on Saturday but a little under four hours later, as she roared past Holland’s Marianne Vos with just 70 metres left, Cooke’s victory was being hailed as the finest more
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How helpful were McCain, Obama in bailout talks?CNN International - 30 minutes agoWASHINGTON (CNN) — Top lawmakers in Washington disagreed Sunday about the role Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama played in reaching an agreement on the government's $700 billion bailout proposal.Obama inches ahead in tight race Christian Science MonitorUS rivals back bail-out package BBC [...]

Sports on TV TodayTV Sports Daily, FL - Sep 27, 2008… third round, Golf Channel, 6:30 pm (same-day tape) Motor sports: FIA Formula One World Championship, SingTel Singapore Grand Prix, pole qualifying, …

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Saturday's Sports TransactionsInternational Herald Tribune, France - 12 hours agoMIAMI HEAT_Withdrew qualifying offer to F Kasib Powell, making him an unrestricted free agent. NEW JERSEY [...]

Gill calls Indian Olympic Association a ‘big hoax’ - IBN LIveNOTHING RIGHT: Gill feels that both the IOA and the government have failed miserably in their tasks. New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) inability to find a coach for the men’s hockey team due to internal politics has made one man very [...]

Commission OKs Olympic Village - Chicago Sun-TimesWith a South Side alderman’s blessing, the Chicago Plan Commission on Thursday approved Mayor Daley’s plan to build a $1.1 billion Olympic Village — on air rights over a truck staging area for McCormick Place — that will be converted into a new
Credit crunch ‘hitting Olympic [...]

Gill calls Indian Olympic Association a ‘big hoax’ - IBN LIveNOTHING RIGHT: Gill feels that both the IOA and the government have failed miserably in their tasks. New Delhi: The Indian Olympic Association’s (IOA) inability to find a coach for the men’s hockey team due to internal politics has made one man very [...]

Beijing is taking new measures to keep the Chinese capital’s air clean and traffic smooth as seen during the Olympic season. According to the new series of traffic rules, only 100,000 vehicle license plates will be issued each year in the capital more
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NZ Olympic star admits bar-room assault - New Zealand Herald

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NZ Olympic star admits bar-room assaultNew Zealand Herald, New Zealand - Sep 13, 2008He said the Olympic athlete then punched him in the mouth and he fell back, hitting his head on a railing. However, the athlete, through a family friend, …Paralympics Continue But Coverage Remains Crummy IntersportswireGames [...]

US Olympic CommitteeSFCPressPoint (press release), FL - 7 hours agoLiukin earned the most medals of any female gymnast at the 2008 Olympic Games with five: one gold (all-around); three silver (team, balance beam and uneven …

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Vancouver Trains For Olympic GamesAmerisurv (press release), MD - 2 hours agoYet many of these visitors won't realize the Olympic-sized engineering and surveying [...]

UPI NewsTrack Sports - United Press International

UPI NewsTrack SportsUnited Press International - 58 minutes ago26 (UPI) — Jimmie Johnson had the second-fastest car in Friday's Sprint Cup qualifying but still won the pole for Sunday's race. Juan Pablo Montoya turned …Playoff points system has yet another unintended effect - Golf ESPNOnce again, playoffs are a snoozefest [...]

Gold medallist home from Paralympics - Newcastle Herald

Gold medallist home from ParalympicsNewcastle Herald, Australia - 4 hours agoAustralia's Olympic and Paralympic teams will appear at the AFL grand final. Francis said the MCG experience would take him back to Beijing where crowds of …

The 300-strong Australian Paralympics team will use Wales as a … - BBC [...]

The Lowestoft Journal

London callingThe Lowestoft Journal, UK - 10 hours agoJoe and Nick have won silver medals at the last two Olympics, but that counts for nothing once qualifying and if Nic and Elliot can prove they are the best …

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Telegraph.co.uk

London 2012: Olympic village funding jeopardised by global credit …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - Sep 23, 2008The current global financial turmoil is jeopardising efforts to secure funding for the Olympic village in London 2012, officials have admitted. …Credit crunch hits London Olympic Village Property WireCredit crisis is hitting funds for village, say Games chiefs This is Londonall [...]