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London Olympics Organizers Say Middletons' Company May Be Violating ...
Huffington Post
AP's earlier story is below. LONDON (AP) – London Olympic organizers will look into whether Pippa Middleton and her family are breaking laws that prevent unofficial games merchandise from being sold. Products featuring Olympic-style rings are being sold ...
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London's Olympic summer has a Shakespearean flavor
The Associated Press
By JILL LAWLESS, Associated Press – 1 minute ago. LONDON (AP) — As the world comes to Britain for the Olympics, Britain is celebrating arguably its greatest gift to the world — the plays of William Shakespeare. Anyone who doubts that accolade for the...
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The Associated Press
Olympics-Strike threats loom over London Games
Reuters
Train drivers, passport officials plan strikes. * Government warns unions against industrial action. * Officials reiterate confidence Games will be safe. By Mike Collett-White and Avril Ormsby. LONDON, July 19 (Reuters) - Strikes by train drivers and passport ...
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The Army And 'Brand Police' Swoop On London Olympics
Forbes
One reason G4S may have struggled is that the London Olympic organizing committee, known as Locog, reportedly encouraged the firm to keep wages for its security staff as low as possible during the games. Buckles said earlier this week that his company ...
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Forbes
Rafael Nadal pulls out of London Olympics
Atlanta Journal Constitution
FILE - In this Sunday, June 6, 2010 file photo, Spain's Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Sweden's Robin Soderling during a men's finals match for the French Open tennis tournament at the Roland Garros stadium in Paris. Rafael Nadal has pulled out of ...
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Atlanta Journal Constitution
Olympic tourists warned about London cash squeeze
Lexington Herald Leader
A series of bank notes are displayed in central London Monday, Jan. 20, 2003. Tourists be warned: The Olympics crush has begun in London _ and so has the scramble for cold, hard cash in the pricey British capital. Lines are getting longer at ATMs, visitors ...
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Lexington Herald Leader
Greg Louganis back in US diving fold for London Olympics as athlete mentor
Washington Post
Greg Louganis knows what it's like to be perfect. And he's concerned that kind of pressure will be the undoing of a lot of athletes at the London Olympics. He's trying to make sure the stress of winning medals isn't heaped on the shoulders of American divers, ...
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Three Cheers for London
TIME
London hosted its first Olympic Games by accident, in 1908: they were supposed to be held in Rome, but an eruption of Mount Vesuvius required the funds to be redirected toward relief and rebuilding. So it was London where the tradition of the opening ...
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Olympic organizers to look into Middleton family
Bradenton Herald
LONDON — London Olympic organizers will look into whether Pippa Middleton and her family are breaking laws that prevent unofficial games merchandise from being sold. Products featuring Olympic-style rings are being sold on the website of mail-order ...
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Bradenton Herald
London Olympics not everyone's cup of tea
Washington Times
LONDON — A stroll through just about any part of this sprawling city would have one believe that Britons are flushed with hysteria ahead of the Olympic Games that begin next week. Giant multicolored rings hanging from Tower Bridge loom over the Thames,...
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Washington Times

London's Olympic fog | John Lloyd
The scenes of wild British rejoicing in July 2005, when it was announced London would host the 2012 Olympics, have faded and been replaced by visions of ...
blogs.reuters.com/john-lloyd/2012/07/.../londons-olympic-fog...
London Olympics 2012: Critical Eye : Details
London hasn't hosted the Olympics since 1948—and only once before that in 1908. But as host of the 2012 Summer Games, the city is back in the spotlight.
www.details.com/culture-trends/.../london-olympics-2012
London Olympic tickets: everything you need to know - The Guardian
The full guide to what's still available, ticket transfer/return, how to buy if you live in the US or Europe, and much more.
www.guardian.co.uk/.../london-olympic-tickets-everything-ne...
London 2012: Despite our anxieties, the Olympics will be a force for ...
Observer editorial: Rain, the G4S security fiasco, a cracked flyover, officials selling tickets on the black market… all this and more, yet the Games are set to be a ...
www.guardian.co.uk/.../editorial-olympics-good-for-britain


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