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...picture, brother,” says a middle-aged man sipping on a Starbucks cup and holding a sign: “Arrest Bush for War Crimes.” The boy he addressed jumps in the frame, smiling and pointing at the sign. Look mom. I’m outside the White House. With these guys. The protesters have become a part of the tourist attraction...
...points to the options on the menu, then to some pictures. I'm not sure what corresponds to what. I give up on figuring out exactly what I'm ordering and relent to being surprised with whatever she slams down in front of me. The first is a tin cup of scalding, watery Ovaltine, followed by my surprise breakfast: a bowl of elbow pasta and beef swimming in a spicy broth studded with cabbage and salted vegetables...
...responsibility." Spain played poorly in the final game, losing by a point to Russia. But that was a year ago. Today, as you tally up Gasol's appearance with the Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA Finals in June, the Spanish soccer team's victory in the European Cup, Rafael Nadal's Wimbledon defeat of Roger Federer, and Carlos Sastre's triumph at the Tour de France, it's pretty obvious Spanish athletes have conquered the sporting world...
...talent pool but fostered unity in the country's teams. "I've noticed a real difference," says journalist Paradinas. "Before, you'd only read about a few individual, 'name' athletes, and our national teams were made up of these name players, these little islands." This year, the European Cup victory came "despite the players' regional differences - because they knew how to integrate themselves...
...just ideals that have helped lift Spain. Investment in sport began to increase when the country hosted the 1982 soccer World Cup and then rose dramatically in the run up to and aftermath of the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Sports clubs began to multiply, and the state created dozens of centers where thousands of elite athletes can train at the government's expense. "This has enabled a professionalization of sports unthinkable two decades ago," says Moscoso, "and encouraged Spaniards to see sports positively - fathers want their sons to be soccer players...