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Though the OMP paid market prices for the homes and businesses it acquired and assisted residents with relocation, the area's 28 remaining homeowners are refusing to move--and seething at the plan's champion, Chicago mayor Richard Daley. "The city's pitch was, We're going to take your home one way or another," says Joseph Karaganis, Bensenville's attorney. "Sell voluntarily, or we'll take you to court to condemn your property." Daley, says 25-year resident Roberta Baird, "is like the bully on the playground who wants all the toys...
...legged track athlete, spent five minutes pulling himself and his wheelchair 20m in the air by rope and pulley to light the Olympic cauldron. But to Song Yanan the highlight was the moment when Ping Yali, who as a blind long jumper became China's first Paralympic champion in 1984, carried the flame with the aid of a guide dog named Lucky. "I couldn't take my eyes off them," says Song. "I was really excited, and also a little nervous. There were so many people, and so much noise. But they did great. Yali did great; Lucky did great...
...book, Black Belt Patriotism, the martial arts champion and star of Walker, Texas Ranger delivers a roundhouse kick to American society, on policy issues ranging from debt and immigration to foreign affairs and the role of religion in public life. TIME spoke with the pugilist and pop culture icon about his favorite Chuck Norris facts, why Congress should be smaller and how reviving the values of the Constitution's framers is our last best hope...
...enough about the selection of Governor Sarah Palin as McCain's running mate. "She looks like Tina Fey, has the accent of Marge Gunderson and kicks tail like Chuck Norris," he told the crowd, in reference to the comedic actress, the fictional sheriff from Fargo and the 1969 karate champion turned action star who was a high-profile supporter of the former Arkansas Governor during the primaries. (See photos of the Chuck and Huck Show here...
...potential, the firm has designed shoes for free runners, and is even looking into sponsoring top athletes. Free running "needs to be treated like a sport," agrees Gabriel "Jaywalker" Nunez, the 25-year-old from Los Angeles whose flips and twists eventually earned him the inaugural title of world champion, beating Britain's Shieff into second. "Everyone trains like athletes." Ridiculousness, after all, doesn't come easy...