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That is very much what Atlanta, and the world, is facing now, as the magic that was supposed to surround the Centennial Games was undone in two moments, when a plane suddenly plunged and when a strong shuddering left every flag hanging at half-staff. It takes only a small bomb, and anxieties run like a fuse. After the explosion in the dead of night, every tremble became an aftershock. A volunteer touched a microphone, and everybody jumped. A box of paper on the floor prompted worried looks. As people looked over their shoulders, a shiver led to a global...
Still, it was not much fun. A large section of downtown near Olympic Park remained blocked off Saturday. Fans with tickets to the hotly anticipated track-and- field events Saturday arrived to find flags flying at half-staff and a dense cordon of security around Olympic Stadium. Basketball lovers at the Georgia Dome were forced to wait in extra-long lines, as several entrances were closed. And at Lake Lanier, where rowing finals were taking place, soldiers toting machine guns patrolled the grandstands. It did not look much like America. But it was. --Reported by Mark Coatney, Adam Cohen, Sally...
...after terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes and coaches, officials in Atlanta said they would not halt the games. "The games will go on," said Francois Carrard, director general of the International Olympic Committee. And so they did, beginning with a moment of silence and the lowering of flags to half-staff at all venues. The bombing was the main topic of conversation among athletes and fans as the games resumed this morning. "I feel bad for the people who were killed, and I feel bad for the people who were injured," said Charles Barkley, who is staying with other Dream...
...admired him and I loved him very much. Because words cannot express my true feelings, let me just say Shalom, chaver -- Goodbye, friend." Clinton will leave for Israel at 4pm on Sunday to attend Rabin's funeral, accompanied by a large U.S. delegation. U.S. flags will fly at half-staff until Rabin is buried on Tuesday...
...four men murdered last week during the gruesome post-office robbery in New Jersey, the suffering was relatively brief. The same cannot be said for the close-knit town of Montclair, which immediately went into mourning and flew its flags at half-staff. For the lone survivor of the attack, who is recovering from three bullet wounds in the head, and for the families of the victims, the horror and grief have barely begun. Long after the funerals are over and the physical injuries have healed, those touched by such crimes are likely to face deep psychological traumas--recurring images...