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Under Pressure -- Not Just Another Day at the Office

Nikki Stone | Posted 11.13.2009 | Sports

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I know personally, from both successful and tragic Olympic experiences, that once the Games are over, no matter what the outcome, there's always a feeling of being able to finally exhale.

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My 2008 "McLaughlin Awards" [Part 1]

Chris Weigant | Posted 01.19.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ted Stevens, Gold Medals, Begich, Ron Paul, Ramsey, Mccain, Awards, China, Sarah Palin, Cindy Sheehan, Turncoat of the Year, Miss America, Enough Already, Mark Begich, 2008, Sofa, Dennis Kucinich, American Taxpayer, Turncoat, Status of Forces, Shinseki, Prime Minister, America Does Not Torture, Obama Wins, Edwards, Obama Is a Muslim, Barack Obama, Fred Thompson, Best Comeback, Taliban, Harry Reid, Hillary Clinton, Maliki, Worst Politician, Styx, George Bush, President, Jon Benet, Beijing, President Elect Barack Obama, Iraq, Obama, President-Elect, Most Original Thinker, Spitzer, Bush, Lieberman, Michael Phelps, Blagojevich, Paulson, Mclaughlin, Stevens, Clinton, Bummest Rap, Pirates, Most Stagnant Thinker, Most Defining Political Moment, Shoes, Bill Clinton, John McCain, Rush Limbaugh, Biggest Loser, Somali Pirates, McLaughlin Group, Most Boring, Person of the Year, Jesse Jackson, Throwing Shoes, Worst Lie, Capitalist of the Year, Jeremiah Wright, Bill Richardson, Olympics, Best Photo Op, Biggest Winner, Chris Weigant, Palin, Best Politician, Fairest Rap, Ramseys, Politics News

Welcome to our annual awards! For the past three years, this column has paid homage (translation: "ripped off their gimmick") to the McLaughlin Group...

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Did Economists Correctly Predict Who Would Win In Beijing?

Slate | Daniel Gross | Posted 09.25.2008 | Business

Read More: Olympics, Beijing Olympics, Economics, Dartmouth College, Gold Medals, Business News

Before the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, I wrote about economic models that aimed to pre-empt thousands of hours of television coverage, s...

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Gold Diggers: Why Only One Medal Matters to the Chinese

LiLi Tan | Posted 09.21.2008 | Media

Read More: China Golds, Gold Medals, Beijing Olympics, Olympics, Media News

This gold-medal excellence shouldn't be feared or seen as unsportsmanlike. But at a deeper level, taking the most golds will confirm to the Chinese people that their leaders have been doing right all along.

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