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Working with Russia to block Iran's nuclear program will not be easy. Obama will have to do much better than he did when trying to win Russian support for Chicago's Olympic bid: he called Putin two days before the crucial vote, when Moscow was already committed to Rio, and offered nothing in return to the rather unsentimental Russian Prime Minister. Sadly, this too little, too late approach to Moscow on Iran's nuclear program may force the Administration to make precisely the decision it hopes to avoid: between a nuclear Iran and a new and dangerous...
Begleiter, 47, earned his way to the final table for the World Series of Poker's Main Event beginning Nov. 7 at the Rio Hotel. To get there he had to outlast all but eight others in a field of 6,494 in play over the summer. He's already won nearly $1.3 million (as has each finalist) and is shooting for the top prize: an additional $7.2 million. (See the financial crisis after one year...
Read "Can Rio's Crime Problem Be Solved Before the Olympics...
...spotlight on Rio's Olympic...
...Before the Games and the World Cup were awarded, Rio officials played down the security angle, and they were delighted at the willingness of the IOC and FIFA to turn a blind eye to the problem. Now, though, they are the ones who are left to deal with the problem. Last weekend was a reminder that, tough as it may be to meet the tight schedule for building the stadiums and the public-transportation infrastructure that is required to host these events, that may turn out to be the easy part...