Topic: 2010 Winter Olympics
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Top 10 sports biographies I wish somebody would write
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Top 6 most triumphant stories of 2010
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In Pictures: 2010: The year in pictures
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/22
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In Pictures: Fireworks: A party in the sky
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From wooden skis to Olympic hopefuls: Why Pakistan's Air Force is training skiiers
In Pakistan's isolated Naltar Valley the Pakistani Air Force is training children who learned to ski on wooden planks tied to boots with wire for the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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Lindsey Vonn crash ends her 2013 World Cup season
Lindsey Vonn crash: Lindsey Vonn injured her knee in a super-G World Cup race today in Austria. Lindsey Vonn is expected to recover from the crash, and return to racing for the 2013-14 World Cup season and the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi," her team said.
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30 Olympic questions spilling out of the XXXth Games
As the Olympics draw to a close in London, a TV spectator in the US is left with a host of random questions.
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The $14 billion Summer Olympics: Why does London even want them?
Unlike recent past hosts of the Olympic Games, London has nothing to prove to anyone. Yet it has paid handsomely to hold the Games – for reasons that go beyond mere prestige.
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Flag faux pas at the Olympics angers North Koreans
Organizers at the London Olympics mistakenly displayed the South Korean flag before a women's soccer game between North Korea and Colombia.
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NBC to live stream events at London Olympics
In addition to live television broadcasts, NBC and its cable subsidiaries will present many Olympic events live over the Internet this summer.
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WikiLeaks publishes Stratfor e-mails. What's in them?
An initial survey of the Stratfor e-mails published so far on the WikiLeaks website reveals not so much a corporate CIA as a geopolitical version of the comedy 'The Office.'
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Tim Thomas and the Obama snub: free speech or impolitic politics? (+video)
Tim Thomas, Boston Bruins netminder and Vezina Trophy winner, skipped a White House event Monday to honor the team's Stanley Cup-winning season. He cited a government that is 'threatening the rights, liberties, and property of the people.'
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Top 10 sports biographies I wish somebody would write
Call this a wish list to publishers. Of course it's true that’s there hardly any major sports star who hasn’t already achieved hardcover immortality a time or two or more. So why check back in with some already familiar sports luminaries? With the passage of time comes fresh perspectives on playing days, teammates, and rivals. And maybe even a little more honesty. So here goes, in no particular order: the Monitor’s Top 10 sports figures we’d put in the publishing on-deck circle.
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Wang Meng: China's most decorated Olympic medalist expelled for brawl
Wang Meng, who has won five medals for China in recent Olympics, has been expelled from the short track speed skating team. Wang Meng reportedly attacked her manager in a confrontation after breaking curfew.
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Online advertising cluttering online TV
Online advertising for online TV used to be rare. Now online advertising is flourishing on Web-streamed TV shows.
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South Korea's Olympic effort to win an Olympic bid
South Korea is pulling out all the stops in its third bid to host a Winter Olympics. Can it beat out iconic, Alps-filled Germany and France for the 2018 Games?
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Winter storm raises the question: What's going on with the weather?
This week's winter storm – and others before it – are being influenced by climate patterns in the Arctic and North Atlantic. Scientists are working to understand how these patterns work.
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Top 6 most triumphant stories of 2010
Most 2010 lists of major news will include the Gulf oil spill, the Haiti earthquake, the Republican midterm election sweep, and WikiLeaks. But we saw many events that also inspired or amazed or brought a smile. Here's our top 6 list.
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In Pictures: 2010: The year in pictures
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US swimmer Fran Crippen's death mid-race sparks safety review
Fran Crippen, a 26-year-old Olympic hopeful from a family of prominent swimmers in Philadelphia, died near the end of a World Cup event in the UAE this weekend.
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Medvedev orders corruption investigation into Putin's Sochi Olympics
Russia President Dmitry Medvedev has ordered an investigation into allegations that a top Kremlin official took huge bribes in connection with the 2014 Sochi Olympics. Analysts are unsure whether it's a sincere crackdown.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 07/22
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Vancouver Olympics spending scandal: How much does a Russian breakfast cost?
A report by the Russian parliament's Audit Chamber alleges the sports minister spent 12 times his official limit for hotel expenses and $4,500 on breakfasts during the Vancouver Olympics. His job could be in jeopardy.
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In Pictures: Fireworks: A party in the sky
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Take Your Dog to Work Day: Photos of dogs on the job
Take Your Dog To Work Day is today, but some dogs already have full-time jobs.
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Landon Donovan goal: Will it bring more marketing power to US soccer?
Landon Donovan goal provided the exclamation point to soaring US viewership of the World Cup, with ESPN's ratings going 60 percent over what the cable network saw during the 2006 World Cup. But will Americans watch soccer after the Cup?
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NCAA March Madness On Demand sets streaming video record
Online streaming live video of the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament topped out at 3 million viewers on Thursday, CBS said.
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Photos of the Day: Photos of the Day 03/12
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At World Cup, Riesch beats Lindsey Vonn at her own game
German skier Maria Riesch beat Lindsey Vonn in the World Cup downhill event Wednesday, though the American is still on track to win her 33rd World Cup title, beating Bode Miller's 32-title record.
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