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Anchorage Police Officer Heading to South Korea for Special Olympics
Channel 2 NewsAn Anchorage Police Department officer will head to South Korea with four Alaskan Special Olympians later this month. At a Friday news briefing, Officer Karen Och was introduced as the law enforcement official who will participate in this year's...Tags: Olympic Games, Special Olympics, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, South Korea
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Olympic spirit lives amid flames
"It's Armageddon here.'' Patrick Sandusky tweet June 26 From his home at the ridge of the Rocky Mountains a few miles from Colorado's most destructive fire ever, Patrick Sandusky kept assuring his wife, Kate, that the flames never would reach their...
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Trojans simply defenseless against high-flying Ducks
The game had long since ended, yet the right-hand number on the scoreboard was still glowing, just below where the Olympic flame was still burning. On this most scorching, chilling of nights, they looked identical. Sixty-two points? At the Coliseum?...
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Congressional candidate profiles
MEET THE CANDIDATES When Marylanders head to the polls Nov. 6, they will elect members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives in addition to casting their ballots for president. Dozens of people are running for a chance to represent the...Tags: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Water Supply, Justice and Rights, Globalization, Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
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Parasiliti: Work only ready to begin on Labor Day
It seemed like only yesterday we lit that flame. And now, as August ends, it’s going out. When the fire is going, the world seems like a whole different place. People like each other, celebrating life. There are competitions. Folks from all...Tags: National Football League, Labor Day, Holidays, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins
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Check It Out: Books about London calling out to readers
The games are over. The Olympic flame has been extinguished. The athletes have headed home. However, the accolades have just begun. Observers around the globe have hailed London 2012 a smashing success. NBC awarded itself a gold medal for its coverage....Tags: Two and a Half Men (tv program), Poetry, Libraries, Literature, Keith Richards
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The Olympics aren’t over until NBC says they’re over!
Channel Guide MagazineAfter paying $1.1 billion to license the U.S. broadcast rights to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London (plus another $200 million in production costs), it makes sense that NBC would want to continue milking the event for all that it's worth, even... -
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Pictures in the News | July 17, 2012
FrameworkIn Tuesday's Pictures in the News: Egyptian troops flex their military muscle, literally, at a graduation ceremony attended by President Mohammed Morsi in Cairo; a bucket of water is thrown on participants in a water festival in Seoul; the Olympic Flame... -
Olympic Torch Begins Trek Around London
CNNLONDON -- The Olympic torch relay began its first full day in London on Saturday, marking the start of the final week-long countdown to the opening of the 2012 Games. The flame was handed to the day's first torchbearer in Greenwich, home to the...Tags: Olympic Games, United Kingdom, London (England), Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (2012), CNN (tv network)
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A moment spent on running's hallowed ground
OXFORD, England – At the London Diamond League track meet July 13, ten of the 11 finishers in the men’s mile run broke four minutes. The only rare thing now about that time is how few chances elite international athletes get to run the mile...
Tags: England, Track and Field, 2012 Summer Olympics, University of Oxford, IAAF Diamond League
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Mitt Romney upsets Brits
KIAHLondon, England - The London Olympic Games have the first of many 'instant' heroes who have spent 'years' perfecting their sport. This is 26-year-old Im Dong-Hyun of South Korea, legally blind. He set the first world record of the games by beating...Tags: Olympic Games, David Cameron, Mitt Romney, NBC (tv network), England
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