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After enduring bribery scandals and terror-proofing, Salt Lake City is ready for these Olympics to get under way. The signs are everywhere. The Salt Lake Tribune headlines ("At Last!" and "It's Here!") belie a state of unbridled enthusiasm tinged by a sense of relief that the magic moment...
A recent report in “Sports Illustrated” showed how the Utah congressional delegation was able, in concert with other Representatives, Senators and the White House, to appropriate tens of millions of dollars from the federal budget for the Salt Lake Games between 1995-2000. They fleeced...
Which brings me to the third problem. The IOC is being run by narrower and narrower interests. It spends time bashing Athens for not spending enough government money for the 2004 Summer Olympics while awarding the totalitarian Chinese government the 2008 Summer Games in Beijing. Lip service is being paid...
But as I said from the start, I’m an Olympics buff. I’m an American sports fans, and I’ll be watching (a little) and rooting. Especially for Harvard’s own Olympians, like speed skater Dan Weinstein or the various members...
Otherwise, “Cool Runnings” is as popular as the Winter Olympics will ever get.