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LONDON OLYMPICS News, May 28, 2012

Column: Damn the money, Olympics renew east London
The Olympian
By JOHN LEICESTER | AP Sports Columnist • Published May 28, 2012 LONDON – In August of 1944, when the tough east London neighborhoods of his childhood lay smoking in bombed-out ruins, a Nazi German V1 rocket packed with one ton of high explosives "fell ...
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Afghan Female Boxers Strike A Blow For Girl Power
North Country Public Radio
May 28, 2012 — Women in Afghanistan have few opportunities to play sports, and they have no history of boxing. But one persistent coach has built a team, and one of his boxers is headed to the London Olympics. May 28, 2012 — A federal task force's ...
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Stevens wins Exergy, stakes claim to Olympic berth By The Associated Press ...
Laramie Boomerang
Evelyn Stevens won the Exergy Tour following a final-stage breakaway, firmly cementing her claim to a berth on the US Olympic team for the LondonGames. Stevens, of Boulder, Colo., took second place in a sprint with Germany's Claudia Haeusler after the ...
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Stevens wins Exergy, stakes claim to Olympic berth
The Olympian
By JOHN MILLER | AP • Published May 28, 2012 BOISE, Idaho – Evelyn Stevens won the Exergy Tour following a final-stage breakaway, firmly cementing her claim to a berth on the US Olympic team for the LondonGames. Stevens, of Boulder, Colo., ...
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May-Treanor campaigns to return to 'Dancing' show
The Olympian
AP • Published May 28, 2012 LOS ANGELES – Two-time Olympic beach volleyball gold medalist Misty May-Treanor has already secured a spot in theLondon Games. Now she hopes to take care of some unfinished business. May-Treanor wants a spot on "Dancing ...
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Statement by the Honourable Bal Gosal, Minister of State (Sport), on the ...
Sacramento Bee
By Canadian Heritage OTTAWA, May 28, 2012 -- /CNW/ - I heartily congratulate Canadian divers Jennifer Abel, Meaghan Benfeito, Roseline Filion, Emilie Heymans, Alexandre Despatie, François Imbeau-Dulac, Riley McCormick, Reuben Ross and Eric Sehn, ...
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reed.co.uk Ask: Can Boris Deliver Jobs in London?
MarketWatch (press release)
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, May 28, 2012 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) -- Earlier this month Londoner's voted and subsequently re-elected Conservative candidate, Boris Johnson, as their mayor. Johnson fended-off stern competition from Labour stalwart, ...
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British Airways to give away free flights and tickets for London 2012 Olympic...
MENAFN.COM
May 28, 2012 (AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION via COMTEX) -- British Airways on Monday said that it is giving away hundreds of free flights and tickets for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Free tickets and flights will be given away by the ...
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UK judge denies bail to radical preacher
Huffington Post
May 28, 2012 01:33 PM EST | AP LONDON — A British immigration judge on Monday denied bail to Abu Qatada, saying he could not risk having the radical cleric on the streets during the London Olympics. Abu Qatada is being held in a high-security prison ...
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Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10000 bid
Stabroek News
By Stabroek staff | 0 Comments | Sports | Monday, May 28, 2012 (Reuters) – Former 10000 metre s world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, ...
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Japanese volleyball team smashes its way to the London Olympics
The Japan Daily Press
By Sachiko Uchimura / May 28, 2012 / No Comments You are best known by your last performance and hopefully this year Japan will not settle for the bronze medal (2012 world championships), but for the coveted gold! In a gripping match against the ...
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The Japan Daily Press
Ticket to London all but booked for paddler Smedley
Ottawa Citizen
By Martin Cleary, Ottawa Citizen May 28, 2012 Cameron Smedley of Dunrobin has been told he's going to the 2012 Summer Olympic Games inLondon and he's in full preparation mode. He just has to wait until June 15 for the final stamp of approval from the ...
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SPORTS IN BRIEF | May 28, 2012
TheChronicleHerald.ca
Imbeau-Dulac beat out Olympic veteran Reuben Ross, finishing with a total score of 922.95 to claim Canada's second men's spot in the three-metre competition in London. Ross, who competed in both the three-metre and 10-metre events in Beijing in 2008, ...
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The Irish Times - Monday, May 28, 2012
Irish Times
Sir, – For four Irish female athletes to achieve the qualifying time for the marathon in the forthcoming London Olympics was remarkable in itself. However, in my view, even more remarkable was the dignity and humility with which Maria McCambridge ...
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Bulgari hotel will be opened In London
Hotel Business News
The grand opening of the new hotel will be held on May 28, 2012in London. Bulgari Hotel and Residences is located in the respectable Knightsbridge district. The company managed to open the hotel exactly before the Summer Olympic Games.
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Hotel Business News
Anarchist Vows To Wage Warfare On Olympics
P.M. News
An anarchist group has vowed to wage “low level warfare” against Britain, sabotaging financial institutions, transport, and the military in the lead up to theLondon Olympics. The Informal Anarchist Federation has already claimed to be responsible for ...
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We need to restore Indian hockey's lost glory: Army Chief
Business Standard
PTI / New Delhi May 28, 2012, 21:05 Army Chief General VK Singh today showed his passion for hockey and urged the nation to restore the lost pride of the Indian hockey team who had clinched the Olympics titles eight times in the past.
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Stark's new Bramham course to test Olympic hopefuls
Horsetalk
By Horsetalk.co.nz on May 28, 2012 in Focus A new course by formerOlympic eventer and now course designer Ian Stark will be unveiled in 10 days' time at the Bramham International Horse Trials, and is expected to testLondon hopefuls to the limit.
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Haile Gebresilassie Fails to Qualify for London Olympics
Ezega
May 28, 2012 — Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the 10000 meters at the London Games on Sunday, finishing outside the top two of the Ethiopian qualifiers at the FBK Games, according to AP report. Gebrselassie had already failed to make it ...
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Ezega
Let's hope Canada goes wild for Ryder
The Province
By Ed Willes, The Province May 28, 2012 3:03 After a great weekend forOlympic sports in this country, here's some-thing else that few people pay attention to: the Monday morning musings and meditations on the world of sports.
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Lions' Fairley is arrested on a DUI charge
STLtoday.com
AP | Posted: Monday, May 28, 2012 12:00 am | ( Loading… ) comments. Detroit Lions defensive tackle Nick Fairley has been arrested in Alabama on charges of driving under the influence and attempting to elude police, his second arrest in his home state ...
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Israel Takes Up an Olympian Fight
Inter Press Service
By Pierre Klochendler JERUSALEM, May 28, 2012 (IPS) - A financial crisis, clashes between coaches, a case of shoplifting – forget all the problems. Last month, Israel's judokas won four medals at the European Championship. They now have their eyes set ...
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Mo Farah Warms Up For Olympics
P.M. News
Britain's Mo Farah warmed up for the Olympics by winning the Bupa London10000m road race in a time of 29 minutes 21 seconds. The world 5000 metres champion took his winning streak to three after taking gold in both the 1500m and 5000m in California ...
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Ryder Hesjedal defies expectation with win
The Province
By Ed Willes, The Province May 28, 2012 Canada's Ryder Hesjedal celebrates on the podium after winning the 95th Giro d'Italia, Tour of Italy cycling race, in Milan, Italy, Sunday, May 27, 2012. Hesjedal won the 95th Giro d'Italia finishing 16 seconds ...
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Essex competitor for Olympic Shooting team
ITV News
by Donovan Blake - last updated Mon 28 May 2012 Huckle from Harlow was named in the squad of ten today (May 28) unveiled at the Tower of London. The 22-year-old won five medals, including three silvers, for England at the Commonwealth games in Delhi ...
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ITV News
Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10000 bid — AfricaTimesNews
By AfricaTimes
Bashir ready to pull troops from Abyei: Carter May 282012 10:05; South Africa to co-host the SKA telescope with Australia May 282012 10:05; Gebrselassie fails in Olympic 10000 bid May 282012 10:05; Tunisian Salafi Islamists riot, clash with police May 26, 2012 16:05; Burkina: le ... Former 10000 metres world record holder Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for theLondon Olympics after finishing seventh at the Fanny Blankers-Koen Games in Hengelo, Netherlands on Sunday.
AfricaTimesNews
Volleyball News: FIVB To Investigate Serbia vs Japan Match
By Ace
May 282012 10:22 am; Ace; 0 Comments. OMG! If there was nothing fishy between the World Olympic Qualification match between Serbia and Japan which resulted to 3-2 and both teams advancing to the 2012 Olympics which shattered Thailand's Olympic dreams , then why would the FIVB conduct an investigation? Something doesn't seem right. ... We have a feeling both teams will be suspended and disqualified from the London Olympics. Then it would totally cause some major ...
Volleywood
The Olympics Mass Effect | Australian Science
By Charles Ebikeme
A doctor at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has told US travellers to make sure they are vaccinated against measles if they travel to London for the Olympics in July. ... A Short History of the Steam EngineMay 282012 ...
Australian Science
Column: Damn the money, Olympics renew east London | Olympics ...
Column: Damn the money, Olympics renew east London. By JOHN LEICESTER — AP Sports Columnist. Posted: 1:27pm on May 282012; Modified: 1:33pm on May 282012. 2012-05-28T17:33:59Z. By JOHN LEICESTER ...
Rock Hill Herald Online -- Sports
Daily Kos: Transpeople in the News
By rss@dailykos.com (rserven)
Daily Kos group. Profile · Diaries (list) · Stream. Mon May 282012 at 08:28 AM PDT ... The story focuses on transgender Olympic hopeful Keelin Godsey, who will compete in mid-June for a spot on the US track and field team in the women's hammer. At 5'9" and 186 pounds, Godsey is tautly ... That's the qualifying standard for the London Games—a mark Godsey finally surpassed last month (with a throw of 227'8") at a meet in Walnut, Calif. With a top three finish at the trials in Eugene ...
Diaries
Olympics for the Innocents - Raluca Bragarea
By Raluca Bragarea
May 282012. As part of our preparations for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics, we have another guest blogger today. Rhys Osborne, Head of Registry, Bucharest kindly shared his impressions about a recent event supported by the ...
Raluca Bragarea
High School Band's Olympic Dream Now $10K Away « CBS Detroit
By mfusinski
High School Band's Olympic Dream Now $10K Away. May 282012 10:06 AM. Share this. View Comments. More Activity. Facebook Activity. What's this? Add to Timeline - What's This. Click "Add to Timeline" to publish what you read to ...
CBS Detroit
Concrete Elbow by Steve Tignor - Grounds Pass, Day 2, May 28
By TENNIS.com
Grounds Pass, Day 2, May 28, 05/28/2012 - 3:52 AM ... But that's been the word on the lips of many when they see the new addition to the scene here, the 2012 Roland Garros poster, designed by French artist Hervé Di Rosa. I present it at right. The poster is titled, as I'm ... in the pictures on display. When he emerged for a news conference afterward, Rafa made this critical assessment: ... Both this RG and the London Olympic posters are nothing but 1st class cr@p. The most annoying ...
Concrete Elbow by Steve Tignor
Capital Sports » Haile's Olympics bid sinks in Hengelo
By AGENCE FRANCE PRESSE
HENGELO, Netherlands, May 28 – Ethiopian athletics legend Haile Gebrselassie failed to qualify for the London Olympics here on Sunday as he could only finish seventh in the 10000 metres. The 39-year-old two-time Olympic 10000m ...
Capital Sports
Jamaica's fastest woman aims for gold at summer olympics
She's already one of the fastest women on the planet, but Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce hopes to make history as the fastest at the 2012 SummerOlympics in London. “The thing with success is, when you get it you want it,” Fraser-Pryce ...
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Games giving 'Brand Britain' an Asian boost
LONDON (Reuters) - The London Olympics are giving brand Britain a fillip in China and India, a survey indicated ... LONDON | Mon May 28, 2012 6:30am EDT ...
www.reuters.com/.../uk-olympics-deloitte-idUSLNE84R01720...
Olympics-London the aim for Oregon-bound Kenyans
NAIROBI, May 28 (Reuters) - In a bid to have the bestpossible chance of a medal ... Violence erupts as Nepal fails to pass new constitution Sun, May 272012 ...
www.reuters.com/.../oly-athl-atm10k-xkenya-trial-idUSL5E8...
Column: Damn the money, Olympics renew east London
Column: Damn the money, Olympics renew east London. By JOHN LEICESTER | AP Sports Columnist • Published May 28, 2012 Modified May 28, 2012 ...
www.theolympian.com/.../column-damn-the-money-olympics....
Olympics-London the aim for Oregon-bound Kenyans | News by ...
Olympics-London the aim for Oregon-bound Kenyans. Mon May 28, 2012 8 30am GMT. Print | Single Page. [-] Text [+]. NAIROBI May 28 (Reuters) - In a bid to ...
af.reuters.com/article/kenyaNews/idAFL5E8GR0D920120528
Column: Damn the money, Olympics renew east London - - 8 News ...
8 News NOWColumn: Damn the money, Olympics renew east London ....By The Associated Press Today is Monday, May 28, the 149th day of 2012. There are ...
www.8newsnow.com/.../column-damn-the-money-olympics-r...
London 2012: Islington officers part of Olympic Torch security team ...
London 2012: Islington officers part of Olympic Torch security team. Sarah Shaffi, Olympics editor (news) Monday, May 28, 2012 11:07 AM ...
www.islingtongazette.co.uk/.../london_2012_islington_officer...
Uganda clear to participate in London: Olympic official - Emirates 24/7
7.44 PM Monday, 28 May 2012 ... Thirteen Ugandan athletes have so far qualified for the London Olympics. Twitter ... Don't miss out on the latestnews.
www.emirates247.com/.../uganda-clear-to-participate-in-londo...
London 2012: Olympic Torch relay day nine pictures - Olympics ...
London 2012: Olympic Torch relay day nine pictures. Sarah Shaffi, Olympicseditor (news) Monday, May 28, 2012 9:47 AM ...
www.london24.com/.../london_2012_olympic_torch_relay_d...
Syrian officials to be banned from attending London Olympics ...
News.com.au ... by: Leo Schlink; From: Herald Sun; May 28, 2012 12:58PM... committed at the weekend may be banned from attending the London Olympics.
www.news.com.au/.../story-fndpu6dv-1226369533782
Uruguay´s football players gear up for London Olympics CCTV News
Uruguay's football players gear up for London Olympics. 05-28-2012 13:40 BJT ... Brazilian clubs interested in signing Uruguay striker Forlan 2012-04-19...
english.cntv.cn/program/general_news/.../113296.shtml
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