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...might compete on the world stage. As part of her rehab program after the accident, Kolbe started swimming—and discovered a new talent, and a new passion. Last week, Kolbe returned from the Beijing Paralympics, having placed 5th in the world in the 50-meter freestyle and 8th in the 50-meter backstroke. Kolbe said she has no regrets about the accident. “You’re surrounded by team U.S.A., and you go down the ramp to the floor of the national stadium which has 90,000 screaming fans,” Kolbe said...
...Human Rights Watch have published reports in the weeks leading up to the Games arguing persuasively that they've had the opposite effect. The forcible suppression of dissent and the jailing of activists has worsened significantly, they and other groups report, particularly in the months before the Aug. 8th opening ceremony...
...comfortable and, all of a sudden, we're onto the next because I wanted to capture that rawness, that newness. But since I've been on That 70s Show, I learned the joy of rehearsing; If it's funny the first take, you can make it hilarious the 7th, 8th, 10th take...
...population are Uighurs, a Muslim ethnic minority that has long chafed under highly repressive Chinese rule, and it shares long borders with both Afghanistan and Pakistan, home to jihadist movements such as the Taliban and al-Qaeda. In the build-up to the Beijing Olympic opening day of August 8th, normally tight security in the region has been ratcheted up even more; in recent months, senior Chinese officials have boasted of capturing and jailing scores of would-be separatists...
...careful about singling out islamic terrorism as ''violence in the name of faith.'' During the reign of Charlemagne in the 8th century, heathens were executed for refusing baptism. Beginning in the 11th century, Crusaders trying to drive Arabs out of the Holy Land committed countless atrocities. Shortly after Columbus made his first trip, the Spanish Inquisition began taking action against Jews and, later, Muslims. In 1637 the Pequot Indian tribe was murdered by Massachusetts militiamen who called themselves ''faithful followers of Jesus Christ.'' After the Spanish-American War, American soldiers chased down Filipino rebels and burned their villages because...