Despite worries, a smooth logistical ride to the Games
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Plentiful buses, helpful volunteers, and efficient security have added up to &#39;positive surprises&#39; for the host city. There are many measures by which to judge the success of an Olympic Games: records broken, medals won, dreams fulfilled or dashed.
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By Ingrid Stegemoeller, The Olympian, Olympia, Wash.  Sep.
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The journey home at the end of the long Thanksgiving weekend was smooth sailing for many travelers Sunday as the weather cooperated and more people had scheduled their flights to avoid the rush.
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As he headed by car to JFK airport Saturday evening to fly to Lausanne, Switzerland, to defend his Olympic all-around championship before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, gymnast Paul Hamm was calm and collected.
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The Thanksgiving air travel rush ended smoothly yesterday thanks to some help from good weather and millions of travelers who seemed prepared to handle new security restrictions at airport checkpoints.
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The Olympic hosts are winning rave reviews after the first week of the Athens Games, with foreign visitors expressing delight with the friendly, clean and well-organised Greek capital.
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BLOOMFIELD HILLS, Michigan  - Bigger than the  Olympics boasted one paper. Excitement is a gimme promised  another.
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Despite sluggish ticket sales and a scandal involving their star athletes, members of Winnipeg&#39;s Greek community are still thrilled Greece is hosting this year&#39;s Olympic Games. &quot;There&#39;s a lot of excitement,&quot; said Chris Iacovidis, president of the Greek ...
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&quot;Love of the Games,&quot; existing infrastructure, cheap ticketing and a smooth transport system will underpin the Paris bid to host the 2012 Olympics, campaign leader Philippe Baudillon said on Wednesday.
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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.
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Paris is confident of maintaining its status as the odds-on favourite to host the 2012 Olympic Games, citing widespread political backing, strong financial support, affordable tickets and 80 per cent of venues within 10 minutes reach.
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Michael Phelps, his first gold medal  safely gathered in, eased through the next phase of his  monumental Olympic challenge in the heats of the 200 meters  freestyle Sunday but the immensity of the task ahead was clear.
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Just as the Olympics are about to turn deadly serious for the United States, the collection of National Basketball Association stars finally enjoyed a chance to relax and show off.
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Where the United States was concerned, there was little unlucky about Day 13 of the Athens Olympic Games. Abby Wambach&#39;s goal in the second overtime vaulted the United States women&#39;s
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Hundreds of thousands of Olympic  athletes and visitors began what Greek media termed the "Great  Escape" from Athens Monday, an exodus that has so far run as  smoothly as the Games themselves.
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Greek Economy Minister Yiorgos Alogoskoufis said the Olympic Games had been a good investment for his country, despite earlier misgivings about spiralling costs.
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Itâs not a happy summer in the skies, to put it mildly. Still, passengers have been remarkably composed.