The Summer Olympics, which end tomorrow, have been marred by shocking acts of unsportsmanlike behaviour. It is hard to see the spirit of amateur sports and friendly competition through all of the corporate ads. But I still want to believe that at its core, the Olympics are a chance for hardworking athletes to find fulfillment [...]
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Olympic Spirit
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The Bottom of the Ticket
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Barack Obama today announced that Senator Joseph Biden of Delaware will be his running mate. It’s a puzzling choice. While Biden will lend foreign policy creditability to the ticket, he adds little else.
First, Biden is a Washington insider who has been inside the beltway longer than John McCain (Biden joined the Senate in 1973, while [...]
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