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An Olympic legacy etched in a 'benevolent dictatorship'
![LAKE BUENA VISTA — Deep in the heart of make-believe magic, Brooks Johnson is delving into the political philosophy of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Revolution. You can almost hear Mickey Mouse in his high-pitched voice screaming, "Oh, nooooo! ... This is a happy place!"](http://media.trb.com/media/thumbnails/column/2012-06/70647213-24064245.jpg "LAKE BUENA VISTA — Deep in the heart of make-believe magic, Brooks Johnson is delving into the political philosophy of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Revolution. You can almost hear Mickey Mouse in his high-pitched voice screaming, "Oh, nooooo! ... This is a happy place!\"")
LAKE BUENA VISTA — Deep in the heart of make-believe magic, Brooks Johnson is delving into the political philosophy of Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and the Russian Revolution. You can almost hear Mickey Mouse in his high-pitched voice screaming, "Oh,...Tags: Edward Kennedy, Jr., Awards and Prizes, Culture, University of Florida, Track and Field
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Picture it: Christmas Bricktacular begins at Legoland Florida
Theme Park Rangers - Orlando SentinelLegoland Florida kicked off its first Christmas Bricktacular celebration Monday night with the help of General Manager Adrian Jones (left) and Olympic hurdler David Oliver on hand to flip the switch on the Winter Haven theme park's tree. The tree is... -
Could U.S. men fail to win gold at world track?
How's this for a doomsday scenario:
The U.S. men could come home without a single gold medal from the World Track & Field Championships that begin Saturday in Daegu, South Korea.
Yes, that's pretty unlikely for a country whose men never have won fewer...Tags: Bernard Lagat, Awards and Prizes, Injuries and Wounds, 2016 Olympic Games, Human Interest
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Bolt and track losers in the sport's Gong Show
![If you asked fans at any NFL pre-season game or major league baseball game this weekend to name one track and field star, chances are that nearly everyone who answered would have said, "Usain Bolt" or "that fast Jamaican guy."](http://www.chicagotribune.com/media/thumbnails/column/2011-08/274868940-28113309.jpg "If you asked fans at any NFL pre-season game or major league baseball game this weekend to name one track and field star, chances are that nearly everyone who answered would have said, "Usain Bolt\" or \"that fast Jamaican guy.\"")
If you asked fans at any NFL pre-season game or major league baseball game this weekend to name one track and field star, chances are that nearly everyone who answered would have said, "Usain Bolt" or "that fast Jamaican guy."
With his flashy speed and...Tags: Entertainment, 2016 Olympic Games, National Football League, NBC (tv network), Television
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Double trouble: Another big DQ in track worlds; Felix loses 400
It couldn't have gotten much better for track and field than the last three races on Monday's program at the world championships.
Until further review, that is.
And then another disqualification of a world record-holder left a bittersweet taste as the...Tags: Allyson Felix, Botswana
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Pam Beabes uses experience to help others
Daily American Staff WriterEleven years ago Pam Beabes' life changed forever. Her 20-year-old son Shaun was killed in an automobile accident May 6, 2000, two miles from her Somerset home. She knew she needed a place where she could talk about her feelings. "Not everybody can go...Tags: Children's Memorial Hospital, Religion and Belief, Washington, DC, PTA, Human Interest
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Focus on the big picture
Kim Pryzbylski
Title: Superintendent/senior director of faith formation, Archdiocese of Miami, starting July 1.
Other job experience: Superintendent of schools for Diocese of Monterey, Calif.; former superintendent in Diocese ofGary, Ind.
Other...Tags: Entertainment, The Beach Boys, Human Interest, Christianity, Roman Catholicism
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Another silly lawsuit against Greg Mortenson over 'Three Cups of Tea'
Jacket CopyShould Greg Mortenson and his publisher be found guilty of "duping" readers?... -
Discoveries
For the Los Angeles TimesThe Dressmaker of Khair Khana Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family, and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe Gayle Tzemach Lemmon Harper: 288 pp., $24.99 Kamela Sediqi was not yet 20 when the Taliban took over in Kabul, Afghanistan, in...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Behavioral Conditions, Vladimir Nabokov, Kabul (Afghanistan), Crimes
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Mona Simpson and the L.A. Times bestseller list
Jacket CopyMona Simpson's "My Hollywood," a layered, literary take on motherhood and nannyhood, enters the L.A. Times bestseller list this week at No. 11. Simpson, who lives in Santa Monica, told Susan Salter Reynolds about what inspired her to create Lola,...... -
L.A. Times bestsellers, featuring Rosanne Cash
Jacket CopyAnyone who follows Rosanne Cash on Twitter knows she's funny, candid and smart. "Must check celebrity health & beauty blogs to discern inability to sleep. Probably repressing inner Goddess or not eating enough seaweed," she Tweeted earlier this week,... -
L.A. Times bestsellers and Chateau Marmont
Jacket CopyAlthough what's hip in Hollywood changes faster than you can say "paparazzi," there's one destination that's been consistently starlit since it opened in 1931: the Chateau Marmont hotel. That's why it makes it into the title of Lauren Weisberger's new.......
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