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...enough to win Olympic gold, and for Michael Phelps, it meant medal No. 7. By out-touching Serbia's Milorad Cavic in the 100m butterfly on Saturday, Phelps now ties with Mark Spitz as owning the most gold medals from a single Games. He might break that record tomorrow, when he swims the 4x100m medley relay, but for now, he and the 1972 Games champ Spitz stand shoulder to shoulder as the most impressive swimmers in Olympic history...
...think, it could have been that much better. For the first half of the race, Bolt was bunched with a few sprinters at the front. He hit another gear, then pulled away for good. And though he slowed down at the finish, he still broke the world record, crossing the line in 9.69 seconds. "He has 9.5 [seconds] in him," says Richard Thompson, the silver medalist from Trinidad and Tobago. "Lord only knows what we'll see in the future...
What's certain is that no American will steal the show. Though he promised to be 100% and ready, Tyson Gay, who broke the American 100m record at the U.S. trials before straining a hamstring in another race, never stood a chance. Gay didn't even qualify for the finals. "It's obvious that my fitness is not there," he says. Like Bolt, Gay is an unabashed fan of McDonald's. Maybe a bad Filet-o'-Fish...
McCain will also need to ace the abortion quiz at Saddleback. Despite an unwavering record of opposition to abortion, the Arizona Senator has at times worried religious conservatives by suggesting he would consider a pro-choice running mate - most recently this week while discussing former Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge. Those comments, combined with McCain's support for stem-cell research, explain the relatively low levels of enthusiasm among Evangelicals for his candidacy. Evangelicals have also been waiting for McCain to speak personally about his own faith. When it comes to discussing religious beliefs, he has a low-key approach more...
...move to oust Musharraf comes at a difficult time for Pakistanis. The economy is approaching a meltdown, with inflation at 25% and the rupee falling to a record low against the dollar. There is also concern that the longer the controversy over Musharraf's fate goes on, the greater distraction it will prove from the challenges of Islamist militancy. That threat was underscored 10 days ago when fighting broke out in the Bajaur tribal agency along the Afghan border. Pakistani military jets and helicopter gunships have been targeting an estimated 3,000 armed militants in the area. More that...