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...That's shocking--I mean, that they were caught. For years I.O.C. czar Juan Antonio Samaranch has exhibited a pronounced ambivalence about drug use, and certainly his stance has allowed a number of golden boys and girls to keep their images shiny while doping. Careful athletes can easily beat the system that is in place to catch drug abusers. Unscrupulous sports federations can tailor testing schedules and tip off their constituents. Steroid creams can be flushed from the system in 24 to 48 hours. And for some of the most commonly used enhancers, such as erythropoietin (EPO), there are still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking the Olympic Habit | 8/30/2000 | See Source »

Nothing revives a reputation quite like being sainted. Last week the Russian Orthodox Church announced that Nicholas II--Russia's last Czar and a man not exactly known for his good deeds--would be canonized. So how does he stack up against that other St. Nick...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tale of Two Nicks | 8/28/2000 | See Source »

SANTA CLAUS CZAR NICHOLAS II (4th century...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Tale of Two Nicks | 8/28/2000 | See Source »

Coming back from a quick trip to Asia late last month, Secretary of State MADELEINE ALBRIGHT'S plane made a normal refueling stop--in Yekaterinburg, Russia. The city has historical significance: it's where locals executed the last Russian Czar on orders from Lenin in 1918. Little did Albright know the locals are still pretty rigorous about following directions...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Runway Diplomacy | 8/21/2000 | See Source »

That's shocking--I mean, that they were caught. For years I.O.C. czar Juan Antonio Samaranch has exhibited a pronounced ambivalence about drug use, and certainly his stance has allowed a number of golden boys and girls to keep their images shiny while doping. Careful athletes can easily beat the system that is in place to catch drug abusers. Unscrupulous sports federations can tailor testing schedules and tip off their constituents. Steroid creams can be flushed from the system in 24 to 48 hours. And for some of the most commonly used enhancers, such as erythropoietin (EPO), there are still...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Breaking the Olympic Habit | 7/31/2000 | See Source »

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