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TFS News Briefs: 2/11/08

Posted February 11th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by Jimmie R. Markham

Section: News & Results, Olympics, Drugs In Sports, TFS News Briefs

Shocker! Big Brother Backs Gag Order
Who would have thought it? The Beijing Olympic organizing committee agrees with the British Olympic Committee’s zero-tolerance gag order on political protests. Free speech bad. Big Brother good.
Read more at: [Citizen, South Africa]

Dwain Chambers Controversy Intensifies
British sprinter Dwain Chambers, banned for 2 years for doping but now trying for a comeback, is at the center of a controversy that is forcing UK Athletics (the British governing body for track and field) to make some tough decisions. Should he be allowed back on Team Britain?
Read more at: [Google News]

Team USA Bringing Their Own Food To Beijing
The US Olympic Team, trying to avoid tainted and steroid-laden food frequently found in China, is brining its own caterer with it to Beijing.
Read more at: [NY Times]
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