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London 2012: Winners (and losers) without medals

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Barry Neild - Aug. 12 (Comment) - It’s not all about medals. As any member of the International Olympic Committee would tell you, the games have far greater value.

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London Games are the greenest ever, say environmental monitors

Sat, 11 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Talia Ralph - Aug. 11 (News) - London's Olympics are the greenest Games ever, the independent Commission for a Sustainable London 2012 has found.

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Olympics 2012: Among the top gold winners in London ... Kazakhstan?

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - Aug. 07 (News) - One of the world's least populated countries at around 15 million, Kazakhstan is No. 8 in gold medals at the London Olympic Games. ...

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Phelps wins 18th and final gold

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Aug. 05 (News) - Michael Phelps won his 18th and final Olympic gold medal before he retires as the US dominated the 4x100m medley relay.

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Military ‘Logisticians’ at the London Olympics

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Moderate Voice - By Dorian De Wind - Aug. 05 (Opinion) - The maxim, “an army marches on its stomach” is often attributed to Napoleon. Others may have said it or something similar much, much earlier. But the significance is clear. Military troops must be fed, clothed and — when possible — protected from the elements in order for them to perform well in combat. In other [...]

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The white world of sports: What Gabby Douglas’ vault into Olympic history means

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Yahoo! News - By Anna Holmes - Aug. 04 (Comment) - The 16-year-old's triumph—not to mention her poise, her maturity, her focus, her elegance—will help recalibrate what young females of color believe is within their reach.

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Eight Years Later, Athens Olympic Venues Lie In Ruins

Sat, 04 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Outside the Beltway - By Doug Mataconis - Aug. 04 (Opinion) - As the London Olympics enter their second week and Michael Phelps stands on the verge of winning his 22nd Olympic Medal, the venue where he won his first one in 2004 stands as a symbol to Greece’s broken economy and the boondoggle they invested in when they agreed to host the Olympics.

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Douglas' hair critiqued on social media - ESPN

Fri, 03 Aug 2012 00:00:00 -0700

ESPN - Aug. 03 (Comment) - ESPNDouglas' hair critiqued on social mediaESPNBut a considerable portion of our conversation wasn't about sports media, but the electrifying gymnast Gabby Douglas, who won an individual gold medal in the all-around event and also helped the United States win the team competition. It was the first ...Acadiana's Multi-Media StationWhirlwind awaits Douglas, gymnastics' newest ...KLFYWhy Is Gabby Douglas Being Shaded By The Media?Gossip On This (blog)all 3,371 news articles »

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Olympic-level social media growing pains

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 11:04:57 -0700

Boston Globe - By Hiawatha Bray - Jul. 31 (News) - Organizers and broadcasters who hailed the London Games as the first social media Olympics may now wish the events were a little less social, as heavy smartphone use caused technical glitches and Twitter became a worldwide platform for complaints

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Olympic Goodwill Image Belied by Arrests, Censorship and Corporate Ties Behind London Games

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Jules Boykoff, Amy Goodman - Jul. 31 (News Report) - London police arrested 182 people Friday for taking part in the monthly Critical Mass bike ride during the Olympics’ opening ceremony. Meanwhile, public outcry is growing after thousands of fans were told the Games were sold out, but prime seats reserved largely for sports federations and corporate sponsors have remained empty. Although many locals cannot afford to attend the Games, this year’s Olympics is estimated to cost British taxpayers a staggering $17 billion. Residents have been subjected to sweeping censorship laws enacted by their government at the behest of the International Olympic Committee. Meanwhile, activists are outraged that the Olympics’ long list of sponsors include Dow Chemical and BP, companies with human rights records that critics say are at odds with the Olympic ideals of global peace and goodwill

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Key Figures in Salt Lake Olympic Bribery Scandal Now Backing Romney's Presidential Campaign

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Democracy Now - By Amy Goodman - Jul. 31 (News Analysis) - On the campaign trail, Republican candidate Mitt Romney often touts his stewardship of the 2002 Olympic Winter Games in Utah, which he took over following a massive bribery scandal. In a series of new articles, longtime investigative reporter Wayne Barrett reveals Romney may have violated the new ethics rules he put in place. Today, Romney continues to accept campaign contributions from many key figures tied to the bribery scandal. Barrett, a Newsweek/Daily Beast contributor and a fellow at The Nation Institute, joins us to discuss his findings. [Transcript to come. Check back soon.]

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Olympic Hurdle: Using Social Media

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Katherine Rosman, Elizabeth Holmes, Christopher S. Stewart - Jul. 31 () - The 2012 Olympics are forcing Olympics lovers to consider the unthinkable—staying off the Internet for much of the games' 17-day span to avoid spoilers.

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Jordyn Wieber's Coach Calls Her Elimination an 'Injustice' | ABC News Blogs - Yahoo! News

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

ABC News - By Katie Kindelan - Jul. 31 (Opinion) -

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Did Olympics opener have hidden meaning?

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Barry Neild - Jul. 29 (Comment) - Lights! Music! Chimneys! The opening ceremony for the London 2012 Olympics was by turns spectacular and surreal. It did a good job of stirring British hearts, but did the rest of the world have a clue what was going on?

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Live Pigeon Shooting And Other Odd Olympic Games

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

All Things Considered - By Kee Malesky - Jul. 29 (Comment) - The International Olympic Committee came up with some rather unusual sporting events for the 1900 Paris games — including one that would probably be considered shocking today.

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Olympic viewing: NBC critics loud on social media

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Associated Press - By David Bauder - Jul. 29 (News) - In the age of social media, NBC now has millions of television critics who make their opinions known about every aspect of Olympics coverage instantly.

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Forget Romney's gaffes – the real worry is he has got nothing to say

Sun, 29 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

The Guardian - Jul. 29 (Opinion) - Romney has stripped himself of reason, personality and sense in his bid to become the next US president How is it possible for a competent and fluent person such as Mitt Romney , a man who founded a successful private equity business, saved the Salt Lake Olympics, and was governor of a state, Massachusetts – turning round its finances and, in the process, showing glimmers of enlightenment in health and gun control – to make such a complete and utter Horlicks of his visit to London on the eve of the Olympics? All that is required of any foreign personage is to speed along the line of greeters, murmuring: "Jolly good show – carry on." Instead of which, in an interview with CBS, the soon-to-be-crowned Republican candidate cast doubt about the security in London (old story); raised the possible strike of customs and immigration officers (becoming a dead story at that moment) and questioned whether the British public was fully behind the event. He displayed the sure touch of a Tourettes sufferer. ...

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Ann Romney’s Olympic Dressage Horse Rider Claims The Sport Is Not As Elitist, Expensive As Some Claim

Sat, 28 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

mediaite.com - By Noah Rothman - Jul. 28 (Comment) - Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s wife, Ann Romney, has said that her dressage horse, Rafalca, has helped her deal with the symptoms associated with her multiple sclerosis. The horse is, however, good enough at the sport of dressage that it has qualified to compete in the Olympics.

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The Olympic Brand: a force to be reckoned with

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

GlobalPost - By Brennan Murray - Jul. 26 (Special Report) - Thou shalt not steal the official London 2012 emblem. And words like “Olympic,” “Olympian,” and “Olympiad” — well, those are off limits for commercial use too.

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The $14 billion Summer Olympics: Why does London even want them? - Christian Science Monitor

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Mark Sappenfiel - Jul. 26 () - Unlike recent past hosts of the Olympic Games, London has nothing to prove to anyone. Yet it has paid handsomely to hold the Games – for reasons that go beyond mere prestige.

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Mitt Romney's Super-Expensive, Federally-Funded Olympics

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Mother Jones - By Tim Murphy - Jul. 26 (News Analysis) - The Romney campaign will run television ads during the games touting the candidate's experience as CEO of the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, where he was widely credited with turning around the scandal-plagued organizing effort. What Romney doesn't talk about, at least not anymore, is the help he got in pulling off the most expensive Olympics in American history.

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Saudi Arabia: Female Olympics Athletes Described as Prostitutes on Twitter

Thu, 26 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Amira Al Hussaini - Jul. 26 (Opinion) - Saudi Arabia will be sending two female athletes to the 2012 London Olympics, which officially begin tomorrow (July 27). The two will be the first women to ever represent the kingdom, where conservative religious clerics forbid the participation of women in competitive sports. On Twitter, their anticipated involvement in the games set off a flurry of reactions, including a hash tag which described them as the "Prostitutes of the Olympics."

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Bloggers Discuss Gender Verification at London 2012 Olympics

Tue, 24 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Global Voices - By Richard Wanjohi - Jul. 24 (Opinion) - Bloggers share their opinions about the new gender verification policy introduced by the International Olympic Committee and the International Association of Athletics Federations for the London Olympics.

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Sunday shop laws halted for Games

Sun, 22 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

BBC News - Jul. 22 (News) - Sunday trading laws in England and Wales are suspended until the end of the Olympics and Paralympics.

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Why 'Made in China' is gold for US Olympic team

Sat, 14 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700

Christian Science Monitor - By Mark Sappenfiel - Jul. 14 (News Analysis) - Ralph Lauren's line of clothes for the US Olympic team was made in China, which has some members of Congress furious.

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