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<title><![CDATA[Bravo, Athina! Winners trump losers]]></title>
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Some Olympic winners: the volunteers, the venues, the security, Tomato Tom and Yolanda Griffith.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 30, 2004 11:32:56 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Athens Insider: Ceremony music to his ears]]></title>
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There was only one missing element to the musical Closing Ceremony of the 2004 Olympics: The Matlock theme.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 29, 2004 15:17:17 PDT</pubDate>
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Bill Adcocks is a relative unknown in Greece. But people should know him considering the record he holds.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 28, 2004 14:02:41 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Athens Insider: The end is in sight]]></title>
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With anarchists marching on the U.S. embassy and tear gas in the air, Athens is getting back to normal.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 27, 2004 11:22:10 PDT</pubDate>
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A source of much pre-Games consternation, the volunteers have been one of the big success stories.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 26, 2004 10:07:05 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Athens Insider: How do you say ...]]></title>
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Poor English, dreadful Spanish, confusing Greek. Interviewing Cuban boxer Yordani Despaigne Herrera wasn't easy.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 26, 2004 01:07:15 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Intrepid reporter passes quake in restroom]]></title>
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Earthquakes often aren't funny in Greece, which is why everyone's breathing a little sigh of relief.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 24, 2004 10:15:21 PDT</pubDate>
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When it comes to watching, beach volleyball wins hands, thighs and everything else down.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 23, 2004 09:53:28 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Athens Insider: Church, on Sunday]]></title>
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Our correspondent, Brian Church, honors the day of rest (and his namesake) with a brief discussion of Greek religion.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 22, 2004 11:56:06 PDT</pubDate>
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The Olympics have brought precision timing to a city that all but prides itself on timelessness.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 21, 2004 14:25:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Word on the street is positive]]></title>
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Rude taxi drivers and the "Curse of Church" notwithstanding, the opening week of the Games has been a success.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 20, 2004 10:15:53 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Taking a slalom down memory lane]]></title>
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A visit to the Athens' Helleniko Olympic Complex led Brian Church on a slalom down memory lane, without a paddle.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 19, 2004 09:50:21 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Athens Insider: Church curse?]]></title>
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Judging by some early results, every Olympic athlete is hoping our Athens Insider continues to oversleep.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 18, 2004 09:52:51 PDT</pubDate>
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Greeks don't use signs to get their point across. A verbal, in-your-face approach is the preferred method in Athens.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 17, 2004 09:45:09 PDT</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[Athens Insider: Bhutan on target]]></title>
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Those who stayed away from the men's archery event on Monday -- and there were many -- missed a banner day for Bhutan.]]></description>
<pubDate>August 16, 2004 09:38:42 PDT</pubDate>
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