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...stomach cancer—an irony that does not escape the woman who once starved for weeks as a child. Realizing that death draws near, she seeks out Hector to help her track down her estranged son, Nicholas. The difficult journey brings them to Italy, where in a final moment of redemption, Hector and June arrive together at a hallowed church that recalls the ghostly memory of Sylvie’s betrayal...
...That’s the kind of stuff we train for,” Brady said. “We work so hard for a little moment, a two-second burst. Nothing feels better than a personal best...
...primary fight scarred him deeply and remains a source of pain. He has had virtually no contact with his state Democratic Party in nearly four years, and it's easy to see that the episode gnaws at him. "The loss in the 2006 primary was as difficult a moment personally as I've had," he says. (Lieberman entered the race as an independent that fall and won a three-way contest.) (See the top 10 unfortunate political one-liners...
Rank these Olympics wherever you choose. Were they more inspired than Torino, but lacking a transcendent moment like Lake Placid? Perhaps more accomplished than Salt Lake City, but short of the juicy tabloid fodder of Lillehammer? Such arguments are why sports are fun. But a decade or more from now, please remember a singular fact about Vancouver: though the beginning was awful, the ending was pitch-perfect...
...hockey arena (why am I here, and not taking in the joy in Vancouver's streets?), a bunch of volunteers, who so graciously offer themselves up to the thankless task of guiding confused, angry guests around these Olympics, are popping bubbly upstairs, and singing "Oh Canada!" They deserve this moment. And the world was lucky to witness it. Just like we were lucky to witness these Vancouver Games...