Olympic-Caliber Racism As all the world now knows, Chicago will not host the 2012 Olympic Games. That honor, and the bill, goes instead to Rio de Janeiro.
This would not ordinarily be a major political issue; it would appear on the front page of the sports section, then p... |
Oct 5, 09 |
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PhonylympicsFor decades, China has dreamed of hosting the Olympics as its way of demonstrating to the world that it has "arrived" as a major power in its own right. Even before the Communist takeover in 1949, patriotic Chinese dreamed of the day that their country ... |
Aug 21, 08 |
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The Mystery of the Empty StandsAll round the world, every eye has been glued to the television for the world's greatest sports spectacle: the 2008 Olympic Games. Almost anything else can, and has, happened without distracting viewers; John Edwards took the opportunity to finally 'fes... |
Aug 20, 08 |
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