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Bush to attend Beijing Olympic opener
The Swampby Frank James In the time-honored Washington tradition of waiting until the last minute before a weekend or holiday to drop controversial news, the White House waited until the eve of the Independence Day holiday to announce that President Bush......Tags: Sports, Executive Branch, White House, Government, Fourth of July
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McCain vs. Obama: The 2008 Summer Olympics
Walt HandelsmanJohn McCain and Barack Obama compete in the 2008 Presidential Summer Olympics to see who will win the gold medal. Watch more of Walt Handelsman's animations......Tags: Barack Obama, Sports, Multi-Sport Events, John McCain
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NBC announces intention to cover Olympics thoroughly
WatchdogIf, perchance, you have an interest in the Beijing Olympic Games next month, NBC is prepared to accommodate you, far beyond the capacity of any single human to consume. Click below for 1,850 words or so of details direct from......Tags: Sports, Water Polo, Wrestling, Basketball, Soccer
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NBC should sublet 30 Rock as a rental in August
WatchdogClick below for the complete, 2,308-word NBC release regarding its announcing plans for the Beijing Olympics.......Tags: Sports, Water Polo, Canoeing and Kayaking, Diving, Basketball
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American woman soccer star dealt bad hand
O, by the WayIt doesn???t get much more heart-breaking in sports than the cruel timing of the injury suffered by American woman soccer player Abby Wambach yesterday. The best offensive player on the United States team, Wambach suffered a severe leg break in......Tags: Sports, Multi-Sport Events
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Obama to run ads during Olympics
The Swampby John McCormick Amid swimming and sprinting and gymnastics, there will be $5 million of "Change We Can Believe In." There is no word yet on the exact spots that will run, but Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign is planning......Tags: Barack Obama, Sports, NBC (tv network), Satellite and Cable Service, Multi-Sport Events
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John McCain vs. Media: Tour de Obama
The Swampby Mark Silva John McCain appears to have found a new adversary in his long-waged bid for the presidency: The American media. While Democratic rival Barack Obama sweeps across Europe, figuratively tearing down old "walls'' of division and amassing crowds....Tags: Sports, Political Candidates, White House, Lance Armstrong, Government
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NBC plans many, many hours of Olympic coverage
WatchdogNBC is showing a lot of stuff during the Olympics. Why? Because it's there, I suppose. I wrote my Sunday newspaper column about that. My favorite Summer Olympics sport: team handball, of course. What, you were expecting synchronized swimming? (Here......Tags: Sports, NBC (tv network), Multi-Sport Events, Swimming
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John McCain: 'Days of the sound-bite'
The Swampby Mark Silva John McCain, quoted as saying last week that Barack Obama's 16-month timeframe for withdrawal from Iraq is "a pretty good timetable,'' suggested tonight that the rest of his comment has been overlooked - that any timetable must......Tags: Defense, Sports, Political Candidates, Executive Branch, White House
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President Bushes (two) Olympics-bound
The Swampby Mark Silva President Bush, ready to attend the opening cermonies of the summer Olympics in Beijing, suggests that the pressure which he has heard to refrain from making that appearance - as several other world leaders are avoding it......Tags: Services and Shopping, Sports, White House, Executive Branch, Government
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Bush thanks troops, Ted Stevens
The Swampby Katie Fretland Touting progress in Iraq, President Bush yesterday stopped at Eielson Air Force Base in Alaska, where he thanked both the troops and an indicted Sen. Ted Stevens for their support of the war. He said an Army......Tags: Sports, Executive Branch, White House, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Law Enforcement
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Bushes in Beijing: A certain 'candor'
The Swampby Mark Silva This visit of President Bush to China, for the opening ceremony of the summer Olympics, was not only a sporting occasion. It was a family reunion. And it was political as well, on the ramparts, if not......Tags: Sports, Henry Kissinger, White House, Executive Branch, Government
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