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Belushi's breakfast of champions
The Swampby Mark Silva In the spirit of the Olympic Games underway, we could think of few more fitting role models than the late John Belushi, featured here in the high jump and track events. It was not only the performance......Tags: John Belushi
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Healthcare vote: 'What elections are for'
The SwampPosted at 7 am EST, updated at 5:30 pm President Barack Obama closed a bipartisan summit on healthcare today the way he opened it, with a speech about how much the Democrats and Republicans actually agree upon -- or should......Tags: Tom Harkin, Jon Kyl, Heads of State, White House, Insurance
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Mitt Romney: 'No Apology'
The Swampby Mark Silva Sometimes it takes a book to start a race. The Audacity of Hope (Obama). Faith of My Fathers (McCain). Going Rogue (Palin.) For Mitt Romney, the Republican former governor of Massachusetts who ran for president in 2008......Tags: Diplomacy, Massachusetts, Jay Leno, News Agency, Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin 'qualified,' Left 'wee-weed up'
The Swampby Mark Silva Sarah Palin is qualified to be president -- so says fellow Republican Mitt Romney, who has run for president before and is expected to run again. "Yes,'' Romney said to a question of the former Alaska governor's......Tags: Alaska, Republican National Conventions, Republican Party, Massachusetts, Jay Leno
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White House's Canadian/U.S. beer run
The Swampby Mark Silva This is a White House that knows a little -- Okay, maybe very little -- about beer diplomacy. But it knows this: Why send one case of brews, when two will do? President Barack Obama owed the......Tags: White House, Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Diplomacy, Dining and Drinking, Soccer
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Heat wilts the leaves but can't compromise the Shakespeare in Spring Green
SPRING GREEN, Wis. -- The heat of this broiling summer has taken a toll on this verdant corner of southwest Wisconsin, about three hours from Chicago, and not just on the field crops and the bounty at the local farmers markets, which seem less juicy...
Tags: Celebrities, Arts and Culture, Human Interest
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Just the facts: Verzbicas must be U.S. citizen to compete for USA at Olympics
It's time to clarify the situation about Lukas Verzbicas' eligibility for the 2012 Olympics.
Verzbicas, 18, is a citizen of Lithuania who has lived in the United States more than half his life and has applied for U.S. citizenship, but it seems unlikely...Tags: Lithuania, International Olympic Committee, U.S. Congress, Career and Workplace, Denmark
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Are there now 4.38 billion reasons for U.S. to bid for 2020 Summer Games?
Was Jacques Rogge simply swept up by the euphoria that can follow having $4.38 billion fall into your lap?
Was the International Olympic Committee president whispering sweet nothings Tuesday when he heaped praise on the United States and seemed to be all...Tags: NBC (tv network), Elections, 2010 Winter Olympic Games, International Olympic Committee, Sports Organizations
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For USOC boss, it's simple math: Revenue conceded to IOC would come from athletes
DALLAS - It’s a pretty simple situation. Until the U.S. Olympic Committee reaches some kind of new revenue-sharing agreement in the apparently endless negotiations with the International Olympic Committee, there will not be another Olympic Games in...Tags: NBC (tv network), International Olympic Committee, Sports Organizations, Media Industry, Sports
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Daum: Getting it wrong in Boston
As social media sites have pelted out news of the Boston bombing, playing fast and loose with the numbers of the dead and injured and amplifying hearsay into a cacophony of confusion, one tweet seemed to say it all: "Dear Journalism: Get yourself together...
Tags: Reddit Inc., American Red Cross, John F. Kennedy, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Weddings
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Rose out, but it's not because of Thibodeau
As Derrick Rose lay grimacing in pain on the United Center floor for several excruciating minutes Saturday, the fans in the crowd of 21,943 who weren't hyperventilating shouted encouragement. "M-V-P! M-V-P!" the chants rang. The louder the chorus...
Tags: NBA Playoffs, Richard Hamilton, Thaddeus Young, NBA Finals, National Basketball Association
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Olympic cycling in Trexlertown? A letter to the veep couldn't hurt
Vice President Joe Biden 1 Observatory Circle NW Washington, DC 20008 Dear Mr. Vice President: I have an urgent request concerning the news that the Philadelphia area has a shot at hosting the 2024 Summer Olympics. A story in The Morning Call on...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Track Cycling, International Olympic Committee, Demographics, Marty Nothstein
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