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A flying start
First gold: 400 IM -- Aug. 10
Michael Phelps didn't feel like himself Sunday morning in China. In the ready room, just a few meters from the pool inside the 11,000-seat Water Cube, he sat in silence by himself, listening to music with his head down....Tags: Government, Executive Branch, 2016 Olympic Games, George W. Bush, Athens (Greece)
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Eastern Europe growth fueled by interest, investment
From the Czech Republic to Greece, the eastern part of Europe is changing so fast that you could visit every year and feel as if you've experienced something completely new. As the European Union subsidizes development in its relatively poorer countries,...Tags: Slovakia, European Union, Greece, Sculpture, Trips and Vacations
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Politics, Lies and Audiotape
IT'S ONE OF HOLLYWOOD'S FAVORITE TROPES: A cynical politician becomes weary of his own platitudes, startles the world by confessing his lies and is then rewarded with a popular groundswell of support for speaking the truth. From the Depression-era...Tags: Elections, Heads of State, Government, Politics, Budapest (Hungary)
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Hungary's Anti-Democracy Revolution
ANDRáS B. GöLLNER is an emeritus professor at Montreal's Concordia University and professor of communications and media studies at the Budapest Business School.IN OCTOBER 1956, Hungarians won the admiration of the world for their heroic rebellion against a ruthless, Soviet-imposed regime. Fifty years later, Hungarians are bracing themselves for a different type of revolution. The target this time is not an...Tags: Elections, Riots, Government, European Parliament, National Government
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An Unlikely Friendship That Finally Unraveled
Times Staff WritersThe two women first crossed paths during the spandex-era fitness craze that peaked in the 1980s, in a chance encounter at a West Los Angeles health spa, people who know them say. Neither made friends easily, but Helen Golay and Olga Rutterschmidt had...Tags: Insurance, Credit and Debt, Police Arrests, Dining and Drinking, Health and Safety at School
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Foreign tourist boards
For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at (212) 963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or...Tags: Grenada, Chile, Netherlands, Morocco, Dubai (United Arab Emirates)
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An appetite for adventure
Special to The Timesbelieved her. I do have photographic evidence. More important, I have the memory of a unique experience that reminded me how colorful, diverse and, yes, educational street market foods are. Eating scorpions, say, exposes the adventurous traveler to a...Tags: Anchovies, England, Apples, Bacon, Breads
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Chicago hot dogs
Tribune staff reporterNot much in this world is perfect. The Chicago hot dog is perfect. Boiled or steamed, not grilled, it lies regally in a lightly steamed poppy-seed bun and is annointed with: - Diced onion - Tomato wedges - Pickle relish the color of Kryptonite -...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Hot Dogs, Texas, Foods and Beverages, Chicago Tribune
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With gold, Phelps starts strong
Baltimore Sun reporterAs Michael Phelps prepared to warm up in the practice pool at the Olympic Aquatic Centre yesterday morning, Elvis Presley blared on a nearby loudspeaker. The King asked for "a little less conversation" and a "little more action," and the much-hyped...Tags: Debbie Phelps, Katie Hoff, 2016 Olympic Games, Australia, Athens (Greece)
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Empty space center greets out-of-towners
Sentinel Staff WriterIt should have been a busy Labor Day weekend for tourism on Florida's Space Coast. But NASA ordered the Kennedy Space Center closed Wednesday as Hurricane Frances closed in. It locked the three space shuttles in hangars and sent its thousands of...Tags: Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Hurricanes, Rocketry, Natural Disasters, Space Programs
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Forging America: The History of Bethlehem Steel - Chapter 2
Bethlehem employees made high-value products. One mistake on the factory floor could turn a thousand-dollar piece of steel into scrap. Also, Sayre and the others in the Episcopal elite lived close to the plant, unlike Carnegie, whose Pittsburgh home...Tags: Bethlehem Steel, Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning, Economy, Business and Finance, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Engineering
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The making of Benedict XVI
In North America they're often called "Cafeteria Catholics," although each continent has its plentiful share. They are believers who nevertheless pick and choose which doctrines to embrace and which rules to obey. They are not the followers whom the Roman...Tags: Civil Unrest, Elections, Religious Conflicts, World War II (1939-1945), Roman Catholicism
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