A wary sense of relief in Athens
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ATHENS At the end of the first week of the Olympic Games, security officials are generally pleased, even surprised, by the calm so far, though they caution that a safe opening ceremony and first week may encourage a laxness that could yet give terrorists
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ATHENS -- At the northwestern base of the Acropolis, it is easy to see how much this capital city has changed as a result of the Olympic Games.
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Told to avoid inflaming anti-American  sentiment, U.S. athletes may have toned down the bravado too  much in the early days of the Athens Games.
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Encouraged by worldwide praises for its successful hosting of the Olympic Games, self-confident Greeks are expecting a big boom in foreign investment in the post-Olympic era.
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In the midst of the heaving throng of more than 100,000 who turned out in Athens to welcome home the victorious Greek soccer team last month, someone asked how Athens would deal with the crowds during the Olympics.
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For the last two weeks, the world&#39;s focus was on Athens and sport and everyone was invited to a Big Fat Greek Closing Ceremony.
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A strong earthquake rattled southern Greece early Sunday and was felt in the capital, Athens. There were no immediate reports of injuries or damage, police said.
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On the morning after the night before, Athens woke up to a massive Olympian hangover. The city was tired - physically exhausted, emotionally spent.
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THE OLYMPICS may have returned to the land of their birth, but even as these games wind down, the stadiums in Athens remain eerily empty.
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ATHENS There were flops by opponents, a clown, and a short preparation time before a joyous surprise for Greece&#39;s divers.
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Greece was plunged in national  self-satisfaction on Tuesday after its synchronized divers won  the host nation's first gold medal of the Athens Olympics.
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Â¶The very pleasant Games most people experienced, superimposed on one of the world&#39;s historic cities. Â¶The very expensive Games that Greeks will have to underwrite for decades.
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The flame went out on the Olympics during a closing ceremony Sunday night that honored the birthplace of the games with an ebullient display of Greek pride and symbolism, a relief-filled celebration of the ancient and the new.
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There are favorites and there are expectations, but to compete in the Olympics is to hazard the risk of being outfought, outscored, out-happied.
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With an outpouring of joy, pride and some relief, Athens marked the completion of the 2004 Summer Olympic Games with a closing ceremony full of spectacle, fireworks and music.
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When they come back to Olympic Stadium on Sunday night, the scorching intensity of another Athens summer&#39;s day will have yielded to the comfortable Aegean breezes that arrive at dusk.
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When I compare the current attack of the Olympics with the original Games in ancient Greece, a theme emerges. Back then, athletes were occasionally disemboweled and those who stepped over the line were flogged.