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London mayor vows to 'bear down' on Olympic costs

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 17:00:34 +0000

Olympic organizers intend to “bear down” on costs in the wake of the global financial crisis and do everything possible to avoid overruns on the $17 billion budget for the 2012 Summer...

Chinese authorities checking IDs of gymnasts, too

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 16:55:04 +0000

International gymnastics officials aren’t the only ones who want more information on two members of China’s 2000 Olympic team.

London mayor urges faster Olympic police planning

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:10:08 +0000

Mayor Boris Johnson says authorities must speed up planning for security at London’s 2012 Olympic games.

Misty May-Treanor out of 'Dancing with the Stars'

AP — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:40:07 +0000

Misty May-Treanor is too hurt to keep dancing. The 31-year-old “Dancing with the Stars” contestant and Olympic gold medalist volleyball player appeared at the conclusion of Monday’s show on crutches and with a cast on her left leg to announce that she’s out of the popular ABC dancing competition after injuring herself while rehearsing Friday.

Rogge says global crisis won't hurt Olympic cities

AP — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:22:09 +0000

IOC president Jacques Rogge says the global financial crisis should not hurt preparations for upcoming Olympics.

Cooke wins women's road race

AP — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 15:13:39 +0000

Nicole Cooke of Britain has added the world road race title to her Olympic gold by beating prerace favorite Marianne Vos of the Netherlands in a sprint finish.

Cisco CEO Chambers gets $12.3M 2008 pay package

AP — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 23:26:29 +0000

Not unlike judges at Olympic gymnastic events, the board of Cisco Systems Inc. assigns numerical grades to the performance of the company’s executives. Chief Executive John Chambers score for the last fiscal year was a 1.28, on a scale of 0...

Straight-talking conservative elected Japanese PM

AP — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 17:17:16 +0000

A quick-smiling former Olympic skeetshooter with a penchant for tailored suits and manga comic books took power as Japan’s third prime minister in two years Wednesday, vowing to boost a languishing...

2012 Olympics rule: Toilets that don't face Mecca

AP — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 15:02:35 +0000

Olympic organizers issued detailed design rules for the 2012 London games Wednesday, including a mandate that at least some toilets in the Olympic park do not face the holy Islamic city of...

American Jackson wins 400 hurdles in Japan

AP — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 14:44:02 +0000

Olympic bronze medalist Bershawn Jackson of the United States won the 400-meter hurdles Tuesday at the Super Track and Field meet.