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"Colbert Nation" To Sponsor U.S. Speedskating Team In Vancouver Olympics (VIDEO)

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 11.03.2009 | Comedy

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(SCROLL DOWN FOR VIDEO) (AP) NEW YORK — Of the many countries participating at the Vancouver Olympics, add Colbert Nation to the list. On Mond...

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Vancouver 2010 Olympics: NBC To Bring Unprecedented Push For Winter Games

AP | EDDIE PELLS | Posted 10.27.2009 | Media

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Making the U.S. Winter Olympic team is no clear-cut deal. Most athletes earn their spots not at Olympic trials, but based on their performances during...

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2010 Vancouver Olympic Games: An Opportunity to Change the World

Rahim Kanani | Posted 10.14.2009 | World

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Rahim Kanani

Canada is a model for the world on immigration, diversity and pluralism. Now is the time to reignite Canada's commitment to gender equality and the advancement of women's rights internationally.

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Let's Get Rid of the Olympics

Eric Lurio | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

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Eric Lurio

Tens of billions of taxpayers' dollars have been spent on these useless spectacles, and the venues built at enormous expense generally go unused after the games are over.

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Vancouver 2010: Going For Green? (VIDEO)

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

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The organisers of the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and Whistler are hoping for gold stars as they seek to set new environmental standards for the...

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The Winter Olympics -- Cough -- Welcomes You

Giles Slade | Posted 08.13.2009 | World

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Giles Slade

I warn you: smallness is what to expect of your Canadian hosts, and this is why tourism in this beautiful country is still a shabby disaster.

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Breasts Barred From The Olympics

Bettina Prentice | Posted 05.18.2009 | Entertainment

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Bettina Prentice

Fifteen elite female ski jumpers from a dozen countries have filed a lawsuit against the Vancouver Olympic Organizing Committee for the right to compete in the 2010 Olympic Games.

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"No Games Chicago" Hosts Olympic Sceptic At Public Forum

Tom Tresser | Posted 03.02.2009 | Chicago

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Tom Tresser

Chicagoans can look forward to massive city debt, destruction of public parks, insider deals and a full frontal assault on civil liberties if we are awarded the 2016 Olympic Games.

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