EYE ON POLITICS: In the battle over medals, a crucial question is ...
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Every presidential campaign sets a new standard for something. We have one this year, besides the amount of money being spent: A Purple Heart doesn&#39;t count unless the candidate was hurt really bad.
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Inside the battle for a critical chunk of votes
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Britain will find out on Saturday whether its equestrian medals will be upgraded.
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Rivaling Bush vs. Kerry for bitterness, doctors and trial lawyers are squaring off this fall in an unprecedented four-state struggle over limiting malpractice awards. The volatile issue is in voters' hands and each side is desperate to win, spending millions of dollars to make their cases and portray the other side as greedy.
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Michael Phelps surely didn't bargain for this. His quest to win eight gold medals is over, doomed by America's worst showing in the 400-meter freestyle relay. Gary Hall Jr. is ticked off. And now comes the toughest race of all against Ian Thorpe. Not exactly what Phelps had in mind when he decided to challenge Mark Spitz.
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TONY EASTLEY: Labor&#39;s Health spokeswoman, Julia Gillard, is standing by the costings in Medicare Gold and says contrary to the Government&#39;s claims, the Opposition has submitted its policy to the departments of Treasury and Finance for scrutiny.
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The U.S. Olympic Committee is contesting an international ruling which could cost Michael Johnson and the rest of the U.S. 1,600-meter relay team their gold medals from the Sydney Olympics.
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Our position is: Thorough debate of US policies in Iraq is needed between now and Election Day. After months of battling over a war that ended 30 years ago, the presidential candidates have finally begun to
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Even if indicted BALCO chief Victor Conte has the doping goods on sprinter Marion Jones, it's unclear whether the International Olympic Committee can revoke the five medals she won in Sydney in 2000. The IOC charter says that decisions can be changed only within three years after the closing ceremonies. The question is whether awarding a medal constitutes a decision.
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Both candidates worked hard to keep the focus on their opponent's record.
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Calls of "cut it out" and "give it back"  competed with a hot United States-vs.-China medals race  Thursday as the 28th Olympiad in Athens went into its final  days with over 70 medals still to be won.
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Andre Ward and Andre Dirrell already know they&#39;re going home with Olympic medals. It won&#39;t be long before they find out the color of their prizes.
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ATHENS, Greece -- US Olympic officials on Saturday said they would consider supporting South Korean officials in a bid to award duplicate gold medals for the men&#39;s all-around title, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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I must admit to being of two conflicting minds when it comes to the anti-Kerry activities of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth. On the one hand, there is nothing that makes my blood boil more than a fraudulent Vietnam veteran.
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Comment is free: Catherine Bennett:  Without the prejudice she has experienced, Hodge would be more important now. Prime minister, for example.
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It is a strange time in baseball. The announcement of Hall of Fame voting is due today, and the issue of performance-enhancing drugs was part of the thought process for voters in determining which of the boxes they checked off. Perhaps it wasn't quite as important as statistics and performance accolades, but, unfortunately, these are the times we live in ...
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The battle for the soul of the Democratic Party is under way. And the outcome of this battle will likely not be determined by any one of the rising number of candidates for the party's 2008 presidential nomination, but rather by the Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill.