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Placing Usain Bolt in contextJamaica Observer, Jamaica - Nov 28, 2008He is the only athlete, man or woman, to win three Olympic gold medals in world record times. History will record that while Finland's Mr Paavo Nurmi won …'I want to vault for many years' Daily News & AnalysisSports Briefing [...]

ATHLETICS: Bolt bags male athlete of the year award - New Straits TimesMONACO: Usain Bolt’s (pic) record breaking feats at the Olympics in winning three gold and breaking both the 100m and 200m world records justifiably earned him the IAAF male athlete of the year award yesterday. Whether the 22-year-old’s award will
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Calling All Winter TriathletesBuzzle, CA - 19 hours agoWhat will the winter triathlon consist of in the upcoming championships? I've proposed concentrating on the world championships in Austria, which are a week …

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The Beat: Local triathlon now a realityMarlborough Enterprise,  USA - Nov 26, 2008So even when Jarrod Shoemaker races in some of the most elite triathlons [...]

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Haile on Melbourne 15 km – ‘For me, the time is the most important’International Association of Athletics Foundation, Monaco - 13 hours agoI remember what happened in 1956 - the first Ethiopians to participate in the Olympic Games came to Melbourne. It used to take a week to arrive here, …Gebrselassie eyes another record Independent [...]

In a decision that could have significant negative consequences for online speech and commerce, Judge John Darrah of the Northern District of Illinois has refused to dismiss some of the most preposterous trademark claims we’ve ever seen (and that’s more
U.S. Swimmer Mark Spitz had brashly predicted that he would win six gold [...]

Georgia invites ChineseAtlanta Journal Constitution,  USA - Nov 26, 2008Atlanta also hopes to connect with Chinese tourists by emphasizing its Olympic heritage —- a bond with Beijing —- and its importance to the civil rights …

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Obama thrusts Chicago onto global stageChicago Tribune, United States - Nov 22, 2008The team showed a 90-second video appeal by the [...]

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Chicago Bandits selling tickets for 2009Chicago Daily Herald, IL - 12 hours agoThey were teammates on the 2008 US Olympic team that won the silver medal, losing to Japan. Outfielder Caitlin Lever played for the Canadian Olympic team. …

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Tickets.com sales surge for the 2010 Winter OlympicsOC Metro, CA - Nov 24, 2008By Jena VuylstekePublished: November 24, [...]

With Olympic torch, Victoria gets starring role - Victoria Times ColonistThe flame starts here. Victoria will be the starting point for the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics torch relay next October, organizers announced yesterday. The torch will travel 45,000 kilometres over 106 days through every province and territory and
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Vancouver city council voted today in favour of hiring a barrister to investigate the source of a leak of in-camera information regarding a $100-million loan guarantee. After a sometimes testy debate, Vision Vancouver and COPE councillors approved more
LONDONERS will be able to air their views on so-called “Zil lanes” to be implemented [...]

Weymouth gets Olympics off to flying start - Guardian UnlimitedThere will be tricky times ahead for the body responsible for making sure that the Olympic venues are ready for 2012. But yesterday administrators, politicians and sporting champions could enjoy the moment as the first venue was declared open. True
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Olympic boosters, community groups butt heads - Medill Reports

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Olympic boosters, community groups butt headsMedill Reports, IL - Nov 20, 2008Techwood Village, the first public housing project in the country, was demolished for the Olympic Village. In Summerhill, a poorer section of town, …Video: Obama Makes Pitch for 2016 Chicago Olympics AssociatedPressBids to host Olympics not affected [...]

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China Offers Stimulus Plan DetailsWall Street Journal - 11 hours agoBy JR WU and AARON BACK BEIJING — China's stimulus package will add one percentage point to the country's gross domestic product, and nearly half of the …China says impact of global crisis deepening The Associated PressChina has no plans to let local govts issue [...]

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The surest thing in sportsYahoo! Sports - Nov 16, 2008Last Friday, qualifying at Phoenix International Raceway came smack dab in the middle of sundown, which anyone with a license can attest is the worst time …Jimmie Johnson content, but ready for another Cup title Fort Worth Star TelegramEd Hinton: What are Jimmie Johnson and the No. [...]

For Hong Kong's 'Long Hair,' Location Makes the DifferenceWashington Post, United States - Nov 26, 2008But here in Hong Kong, the chain-smoking democracy activist and constant thorn in Beijing's side has perfected the art of the drive-by protest. …China police say tycoon under investigation The Associated PressPolice Confirm Inquiry Into Founder of GOME Wall Street JournalDaily Update [...]

Jerusalem—-November 21 .. The largest, most powerful delegation of business leaders and governmental officials ever to visit Israel from China arrived in Tel Aviv today. The China delegation, which will be touring Israel for four days, came at more
The 2008 Lights of Life at Marietta’s Life University includes more than a million [...]

DOUBLE Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes was at St Edmund’s Girls’ School and Sports College in Laverstock on Wednesday to present a prestigious national award. The award, from the Youth Sport Trust, recognises the school’s achievement in its more
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Japan blanks Canada in U-20 World Cup opener - CBC NewsThe Canadian women’s under-20 World Cup soccer squad got off to a disappointing start Thursday, dropping the tournament opener 2-0 to Japan. The Japanese scored twice in the first half to take the match in Santiago, Chile, over coach Ian Bridge’s

CEOs Can Have a ‘Huge Impact’ on Climate Change - Wall Street JournalAs leaders around the world grapple with how to craft policies to protect the environment, a new report from the United Nations shows what’s at stake for Asia. Recently, the U.N. Environment Program released a study of the effects of “black clouds [...]

Verdict in MySpace Suicide CaseNew York Times - 2 hours agoBy JENNIFER STEINHAUER LOS ANGELES - A federal jury here convicted a Missouri woman of three misdemeanor charges of computer fraud for her involvement in creating a phony account on MySpace to trick a teenager, who later committed suicide.Guilty verdict in MySpace suicide case could [...]

US election and Olympic games hit tourism numbers at MaraStandard, Kenya - Nov 23, 2008The 500000 projected number of tourists will not be achieved because the annual peak season, which coincides with migration of hundreds of wildebeests from …

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London's new look: outward, upward, modernKansas City Star, MO - 10 hours agoThe museums, monuments, cathedrals and palaces that [...]