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Nov 03 2008

Olympic security issues spark spat over public information - Vancouver Sun

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Olympic security issues spark spat over public information
Vancouver Sun, Canada - 13 minutes ago
(Readers will have noticed an absence on Inside the Olympics for a couple of weeks; I took a brief leave to deal with family matters that piled up during ...

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Nov 03 2008

Cherie Blair backing Netball's Olympic bid - Telegraph.co.uk

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Telegraph.co.uk

Cherie Blair backing Netball's Olympic bid
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 52 minutes ago
The wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair is one of 600000 people who have joined the campaign for netball to be included as an Olympic sport. ...

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Nov 03 2008

Radcliffe wants another child before 2012 Olympics - guardian.co.uk

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Times Online

Radcliffe wants another child before 2012 Olympics
guardian.co.uk, UK - 1 hour ago
Paula Radcliffe said yesterday she intended to have another child before the 2012 Olympics. Her daughter Isla was born at the start of 2007, ...
RADCLIFFE HAILED AS BEST EVER Sportinglife.com
New York hails Radcliffe Telegraph.co.uk
England’s Paula Radcliffe captures New York victory Boston Herald
Independent - guardian.co.uk
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Nov 03 2008

Equestrian body asks Olympic officials to resign - International Herald Tribune

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Equestrian body asks Olympic officials to resign
International Herald Tribune, France - 57 minutes ago
AP LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The International Equestrian Federation is trying to remove the top officials who run the Olympic discipline of dressage because ...

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Nov 03 2008

Olympic cycling heroes get back to basics as domestiques - Stuff.co.nz

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Olympic cycling heroes get back to basics as domestiques
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 13 minutes ago
With Olympics individual pursuit silver medallist Hayden Roulston leading his team, Bewley said the goal was to see Roulston completing a hat-trick of tour ...

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Nov 03 2008

Former Olympic champion flees court after drug charge - guardian.co.uk

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Former Olympic champion flees court after drug charge
guardian.co.uk, UK - 18 minutes ago
BUDAPEST, Nov 3 (Reuters) - A former Olympic champion wrestler escaped police custody shortly after he was sentenced to five years in prison for drug ...

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Nov 03 2008

Singapore 2010 opens Youth Olympic Games Learning Centre - WebWire (press release)

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International Sailing Federation

Singapore 2010 opens Youth Olympic Games Learning Centre
WebWire (press release), GA - 1 hour ago
Discover the spirit of Olympism and trace Singapore’s journey as host of the first Youth Olympic Games: this is what thousands of young Olympic fans will ...
Rwanda: RNOC Start Youth Olympics Preps AllAfrica.com
Singapore on track for first youth Olympics Xinhua
RP wins bid to host Asian junior fencing Philippine Star
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Nov 03 2008

Equestrian body asks Olympic officials to resign - International Herald Tribune

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Equestrian body asks Olympic officials to resign
International Herald Tribune, France - 23 minutes ago
AP LAUSANNE, Switzerland: The International Equestrian Federation is trying to remove senior officials who run the Olympic discipline of dressage because it ...

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Nov 03 2008

Olympic ban on 'too British' Red Arrows is lifted - Telegraph.co.uk

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Daily Mail

Olympic ban on 'too British' Red Arrows is lifted
Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom - 33 minutes ago
The Government is to allow the Red Arrows to perform at the 2012 Olympics after 500000 people signed a petition calling for the world-famous jets to take ...
Paula Radcliffe wants athletics not football to gain Olympic Stadium Mirror.co.uk
Paula Radcliffe plea for stadium Times Online
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Nov 03 2008

WRAPUP 1-Ryanair sees H2 loss, Olympic attracts investors - Reuters

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WRAPUP 1-Ryanair sees H2 loss, Olympic attracts investors
Reuters - 44 minutes ago
Soaring fuel costs over the spring and summer months have sent a number of airlines to the wall -- including Greek state-owned Olympic Airlines [OLY.UL]. ...

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