LOVE LETTERS: Athens opening exhibits true Olympic form
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Three cheers for the Greeks. Their show opening the Olympic Games was the most spectacular presentation I have ever seen, on stage, in the air, on ice or anywhere. What a way to begin sports&#39; grandest parade! ...
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ATHENS  As the delay-plagued build-up to the Olympics illustrated, the Greeks aren&#39;t exactly known for organization and punctuality. But now that stadiums, new metro lines, beautified city squares and a vast ...
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ATHENS, Greece - If anyone deserved a party, it was the people of Athens.    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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Paris, one of London&#39;s four rivals to host the 2012 Olympic Games, revealed details of its 3,200-page bid document today, focusing on the city&#39;s &quot;love of the Games&quot;.
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Have you noticed how women are beginning to dominate these Olympics? A week ago it was Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki who was a star of the show at the opening ceremony.
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Prague officially entered the race Tuesday to host the 2016 Summer Olympics, joining a strong field that includes candidates from the United States, Japan and Brazil.
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Three thousand years after their time, the original Greek Games are still easy to envision. Laurel crowns, sleek athletes and awed crowds, bathed in invocations of honor and excellence.
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With world attention focussed upon Athens this month, Greece is certainly basking in the spotlight.
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The 2004 Olympic games in Athens, Greece, have been attracting a growing worldwide audience since they began August 13. Particularly attentive have been Greek-Americans.
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You&#39;ve got to travel pretty far to reach an Olympic wrestling match in Athens. Beyond the dusty suburbs, past the tollgates north of the city, high up where the hills are snaked by motorways, you&#39;ll find the Ano Liossa Olympic stadium.
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The XII Paralympics begins in Athens, after a spectacular opening ceremony.
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ATHENS, Greece -- The Greeks arrived with their flags of deep blue and white, their strongest voices and their highest hopes Tuesday night at the Helliniko Indoor Arena.
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LOS ANGELES  - The spectacle in Athens  lured 56 million viewers to watch at least some portion of  NBC's Friday primetime telecast of the opening ceremonies of  the 2004 Summer Olympic Games.
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ATHENS, Greece - Efharisto! A nervous world learned the Greek word for thank you and repeated it endlessly at an astonishingly successful Athens Olympics that quelled fears, surprised skeptics and greatly honored the birthplace of the games.    Efharisto, Athens, for architectural masterpieces of stadiums and arenas that showcased record performances...
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â¢ The Olympics are less than a week away and organizers are pulling the pieces together for the Aug. 13 opening. â¢ Dana Vollmer will be one of those tales of courage that come up during the Olympics.
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For the athletes in Athens, the Olympics are merely at midpoint. But for TV viewers, it's a whole new game.
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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.