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...week, the 21-year-old heartthrob with the intense eyes and chiseled chest captured another title in the 200-m breaststroke race. But Kitajima was hardly alone in harvesting laurels for his nation. After less than a week of competition, Japan had more than doubled its total golden haul from Sydney and had claimed the No. 3 spot in the overall gold-medal tally, trailing only the U.S. and China. In the marquee swimming races, Japan's men won four medals?four more than in Sydney, where their squad sank without a trace. The country's female swimmers also captured...
...hubris, and you have an Athens experience that's hard to match. In the end, American teenager Michael Phelps did not reach the prize he was aiming for - the most gold medals won in a single Games - but it would be churlish to suggest that his haul of six gold and two bronze was anything less than spectacular. And the fans who streamed into the Aquatic Center - which was sold out every evening, unlike so many other venues - saw a week of thrilling races with an array of breakout stars like Japan's Kosuke Kitajima, who swept...
...might start to look almost cheap. Back Down To Earth A mixed week for British Airways: the carrier cheered first-quarter profits of $128 million after a loss last year, but risks legal action after ignoring Italy's demand to stop undercutting struggling Alitalia's fares on competing long-haul routes. BA asked the European Commission to step in. Meanwhile, union members among the airline's ground staff voted in favor of strike action over...
...almost €10 billion in savings by cutting back on reimbursements for visits to specialists, favoring generic rather than brand-name drugs (per capita, the French are the world's most heavily medicated population), and cracking down on liberal sick leave. On top of that, the government wants to haul in another €5 billion in contributions. Beginning next month, patients will pay a single nonrefundable euro for every consultation with a doctor. Doubts have been voiced - even within the government - over whether these measures will be enough to put France's health-care accounts back in order...
...third-generation musician, Davis grew up in Sylvania, Ohio, and acquired a degree in bassoon from the University of Michigan. He began writing jingles and catchy versions of classical compositions. Then came the big break: Davis co-wrote a jingle for a bread company chronicling a fictional long-haul trucker named C.W. McCall and his main squeeze Mavis, a waitress at the "Old Home Filler-Up an' Keep On A-Truckin' Cafe." The ad eventually became the theme song of Convoy...