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...weight lifter. Xu had never heard of weight lifting when the scouts approached her, and she says her parents weren't sure a career lifting barbells was what they wanted for their little girl. But the officers impressed upon them that weight lifting could be Xu's ticket out of rural poverty. Besides, with Beijing 2008 coming up, Xu might one day represent her nation on home turf...
...FAMILY In the same room Edwards' wife Elizabeth hugs Heinz Kerry's son Andre Heinz. Both of them, along with generals and former Presidents, vouched for the Democratic ticket last week before the throngs of delegates...
...Bush's biggest vulnerability is on the domestic front, where voters believe the Democratic ticket would do a better job on everything from health care (Kerry and running mate John Edwards lead Bush and Cheney by 16 percentage points) to the economy (8 percentage points) to understanding working-class needs (8 percentage points). With Kerry and Edwards aiming so much of their rhetorical fire at the middle-class squeeze, Bush will offer a counterattack that he hopes will prove "he understands the challenges that people face every day," in the words of Bartlett. One of Bush's signature lines...
...baggage of global terrorism. Montreal played host to the 1976 Games with an unfinished Olympic stadium; the Atlanta Games never solved their traffic and technology woes. Even Sydney, lauded as the paragon Olympics just four years ago, had myriad preparation problems--not the least of them weak ticket sales--that were soon lost in the euphoria of the competition and the welcoming atmosphere. For all host cities, the first scorekeeping of the Games is how much remains undone before the sporting events commence. And, yes, Athens seems to have lapped the field...
...online at retailers like Target, Barnes & Noble and PETsMART and then recoup a small percentage of the purchase price in the form of U.S. savings bonds. Register at BondRewards.com then click on one of the 150 listed e-tailers. Every time you buy something, a percentage of the total ticket gets kicked into an account; when you've got enough for a savings bond (they start at $50), it's yours. Other brands on board--most offer between 2% and 10% back--include Mikasa, Orbitz and Toshiba...