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Who can blame Haile Gebrselassie, the world record holder in the marathon, for pulling out of the marathon in Beijing? Gebrselassie has exercise-induced asthma, and it appears that it would be hard to run in Beijing with or without asthma.
This isn’t a big deal to most people because no one cares about the actual […]

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French president Nicolas Sarkozy became the first world leader to suggest a boycott of the Beijing Olympics based on their human rights violations, on March 26. He doesn’t want to boycott the games, though, just the opening ceremony. That will certainly send a message to the brutal Chinese leadership that hasn’t already been […]

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U.S.A. to bring it’s own food to be safe, also to piss off Chinese
MITCHELL BLATT
China, under fire recently for using lead paint in toys that have been imported to the United States, is now in the spotlight for food safety issues. The United States Olympic team is going to bring their own food overseas […]

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“The sportive, knightly battle awakens the best human characteristics. It doesn’t separate, but unites the combatants in understanding and respect. He also helps to connect the countries in the spirit of peace. That’s why the Olympic Flame should never die.”

-Adolf Hitler
MITCHELL BLATT
The “spirit of the Olympics” died a long time ago, but it was still […]

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