Is 12 your lucky number? - Daily Gleaner

Is 12 your lucky number?Daily Gleaner, Canada - Dec 3, 2008What that does is it gets you a ticket which qualifies you for 12 months of draws. Every month, they draw for one trip and four draws of $144. …

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Men's water polo earns at-large bid - San Jose [...]

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Britain adopts tough approach to Olympic fundingInternational Herald Tribune, France - 4 hours agoDespite not yet qualifying for 2012, the sport will enjoy a surge in investment of 235 percent from the pre-Beijing levels to 8.7 million pounds. …Team sports the big losers when 2012 money is allocated guardian.co.ukBritish Basketball fears worst ahead of UK Sport [...]

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Crossroads Public RelationsSFCPressPoint (press release), FL - 18 hours agoThis site is not affiliated with or endorsed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC), United States Olympic Committee (USOC), or the National Olympic …

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Official languages watchdog wants Olympics to offer more in FrenchThe Canadian Press,  B.C. - 13 hours ago"I've never had any doubt about (the [...]

Anthem Worldwide's Coca-Cola Olympic Games Packaging Awarded … - International Business Times

Anthem Worldwide's Coca-Cola Olympic Games Packaging Awarded …International Business Times, NY - 9 hours ago… for theCoca-Cola Beijing Olympic Games packaging by Beverage World's Best InBeverage Packaging, honoring the best in global beverage package design. …

Triathlon: Thompson claims 2008 CEO Ironman Arizona ChallengeRunnersWeb, Canada - 7 hours ago… Wyo.; St. Anthony’s Triathlon in St. Petersburg, Fla.; new CEO Corporate Challenge events offered at select triathlons; and many more challenges, …

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Triathlon world comes to CoastGold Coast News, Australia - 9 hours agoTHE Gold Coast was yesterday announced as the jewel in the crown of [...]

Clean-up hits velodrome - Evening StandardThe cost of the 2012 velodrome could rise above its budgeted £80 million as workers remove hundreds of tonnes of rubbish from the site. The unexpected contamination was discovered by the Olympic Delivery Authority as it prepared to lay the
Vancouver city council votes to investigate Olympic Village [...]

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 [...]

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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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 [...]

Healthplex planners looking for ideas - Grayson County News-GazetteWith the Grayson County Healthplex campaign fundraising efforts falling approximately $4 million short of the estimated funds needed to build the complex, the project committee is looking at optional ways to begin working on the project. In addition
Congressman Bill Jefferson benefited from loyal base [...]

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New York Times

For New Social Secretary, Life in the Fast LaneWashington Post - 43 minutes agoBy Lois Romano Desirée Rogers's life in Chicago as a top-notch corporate executive has long been a whirlwind she could manage.For the Obama White House, a Social-Secretary-in-Waiting New York TimesDesiree Rogers named Obamas' White House social secretary Los Angeles TimesWestfall Weekly [...]

FAMU Student's Winning Design - WCTV

FAMU Student's Winning DesignWCTV, FL - Nov 7, 2008Florida A&M University (FAMU) student Roderic Edwards is the design contest winner for the Walt Disney World Florida Classic XXIX football game and the …

Survey: Foreigners like China better after Olympics, but … - Xinhua

Survey: Foreigners like China better after Olympics, but …Xinhua, China - 19 [...]

Beijing city govt will not restrict private car purchases - Xinhua - Forbes

Beijing city govt will not restrict private car purchases - XinhuaForbes, NY - 8 hours agoBEIJING (XFN-ASIA) - The city government of Beijing will not restrict car purchases, the official Xinhua news agency reported, citing a senior city official …Beijing increases government investment by 6 [...]

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Sports in briefSalt Lake Tribune, United States - 1 hour agoJohn Morse shot a 2-over 74 on Thursday to take a one-stroke lead over Robert Thompson after the third round of the Champions qualifying tournament in Coral …Morse leads Champions Tour Q-school SI.comall 38 news articles

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OLD WHEELCHAIR RUINED MY BEIJING PARALYMPICS AMBITION - PunchNo. I fell down from the staircase when I was two years old. My parents rushed me to the hospital but I was told the injection I was given at the hospital caused the permanent deformity. How did you feel growing up with the disability? Actually I [...]

Olympics plenary: confidence and cost cuts - Guardian UnlimitedAs my photo (taken yesterday) shows, the Olympic Stadium continues to take shape. Being a persuadable Games sceptic and resident of an Olympic borough I draw a certain confidence from this. Seb Coe was sounding pretty confident too when questioned by
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Canada.com

'Too many questions' surround Olympic village deal, candidate saysGlobe and Mail, Canada - Nov 6, 2008The city has assumed some financial risk by guaranteeing that the Olympic village will be finished by next November, he said. …Vancouver approves $100M bailout for Olympic Village developer CBC.caVancouver bails out developer of Olympic village site Journal of CommerceAll calm at [...]