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...ATLANTA: The door has been opened for Carl Lewis to earn a spot on the U.S. 400 relay team and make his run at an unprecedented 10th career gold medal. Leroy Burrell, Lewis' close friend, Santa Monica Track Club teammate and a fellow Nike endorser, pulled out of the race because of acute Achilles tendinitis, according to a statement from the USOC. Lewis, who was not on the original list of six entrants submitted today by U.S. track officials, could take Burrell's place. "Our next step is to find someone to take his place," said U.S. coach Erv Hunt...
...ATLANTA: Almost before the echoes of Saturday morning's explosion had died away, Olympic organizers were defying the bombers and proclaiming the games would go on. Two days after the attack, Atlantans and visitors to the games are packing Olympic venues and strolling through the streets. The Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games is enhancing security in Centennial Park, which is set to reopen on Tuesday. Random bag searches are part of the upgraded security precautions. As 17 of the people injured in the bomb attack remained in the hospital, the FBI searched busily for the bombers. Coping with...
Through the cable news networks, everyone has come to Long Island, rivaled only by Atlanta in attracting the world's attention...
With the community on heightened alert after Saturday's bombing of Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, local authorities were called in to investigate two suspicious bags over the weekend, both of which turned out to be harmless...
...ATLANTA: A man hailed as a hero for saving lives at the site of the Olympics Centennial Park blast may have planted the bomb. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported today in a special edition that Richard Jewell is an FBI suspect in the bombing. Jewell has basked in minor celebrity since the bombing, volunteering interviews to many news organizations. Talking to the Journal- Constitution on Monday, Jewell said, "I'm feeling bad about the victims that did occur. If I had one wish, it would be that all the people who were victims were not victims." He has not been...