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Nov 15 2008

Ladner and Robertson cast ballots, talk Olympic loan and homelessness - Vancouver Courier

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Ladner and Robertson cast ballots, talk Olympic loan and homelessness
Vancouver Courier, Canada - 4 hours ago
"I think it got sidelined on some other issues, particularly this [Olympic] loan," he said, referring to the reported $100 million loan council approved to ...
Final hours to fight for Vancouver mayor's chair CTV.ca
Winter Games Project Hits Snag in Vancouver New York Times
Loan scandal heats up Vancouver municipal elections Toronto Star
The Canadian Press - Vancouver Sun
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Nov 15 2008

Pot plants for London Olympic medallists - Times Online

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Pot plants for London Olympic medallists
Times Online, UK - 3 minutes ago
Or rather, at the London 2012 Olympic Games, a pot plant. In an attempt to be environmentally competitive, organisers of the London Olympics are planning to ...

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Nov 15 2008

British Olympic athletes face funding cut - Times Online

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British Olympic athletes face funding cut
Times Online, UK - 18 minutes ago
British athletes, who enjoyed their most successful Olympics for a century in Beijing this summer, face cuts in funding for the build-up to the 2012 Games ...

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Nov 15 2008

A woman of firsts, honored at last - San Jose Mercury News

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A woman of firsts, honored at last
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 57 minutes ago
By Mark Emmons Margaret Jenkins was the first woman from Santa Clara County to compete in the Olympic Games, in 1928. The newspaper stories of Margaret ...
Santa Clara Olympian to be named to local Hall of Fame, along with ... San Jose Mercury News
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Nov 15 2008

Pakistan Completes Olympic Solidarity Course - Goal.com

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Pakistan Completes Olympic Solidarity Course
Goal.com, Switzerland - 33 minutes ago
In the co-ordination between Pakistan Football Federation, Pakistan Olympic Comittee and German Soccer Association (DFB), a-12-day course provided to 29 ...

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Nov 15 2008

Lynne Jones MP demands united 2012 Olympic football team - BirminghamMail.net

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Lynne Jones MP demands united 2012 Olympic football team
BirminghamMail.net, UK - 1 hour ago
Dr Lynne Jones (Lab, Selly Oak) waded into the row over whether the UK should take part in football events when the Olympics come to London. ...
No medals for guessing who's missing out Scotsman
HUNT IS NEW BOA CHIEF EXECUTIVE Sportinglife.com
New contenders for 2012 Olympics Eureka
Chester Evening Leader - SFCPressPoint (press release)
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Nov 15 2008

TAYLOR VS. LACY: “ALL OR NOTHING” : Old friends fight for relevance - Arkansas Democrat Gazette

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TAYLOR VS. LACY: “ALL OR NOTHING” : Old friends fight for relevance
Arkansas Democrat Gazette, AR - 3 hours ago
The long-running debate on who got the better of whom during those Olympic sparring sessions might never end, but tonight, in the ring at Memorial Gymnasium ...
Ex-roommates Jermain Taylor, Jeff Lacy to square off USA Today
Redemption for Taylor or Lacy? The Ledger
PREDICTIONS: TAYLOR VS. LACY Fight Hype
Tampabay.com - The Tennessean
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Nov 15 2008

Bring Olympic canoeing in Cardiff - WalesOnline

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Bring Olympic canoeing in Cardiff
WalesOnline, United Kingdom - 6 minutes ago
CARDIFF council leader Rodney Berman has called on the Government to hold the 2012 Olympic canoeing and white-water rafting events in Cardiff. ...

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Nov 15 2008

Special Olympic athletes get their day - Moultrie Observer

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Special Olympic athletes get their day
Moultrie Observer, GA - 1 hour ago
And the 350 or athletes, partners, coaches and volunteers who took part in the Area 14 Special Olympics Games took him at his word. ...

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Nov 15 2008