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Orlean also fielded questions about Laroche, played as a gap-toothed Casanova by Cooper...
...care if the (Olympic) 100 m is won in 14 sec.," Dick Pound, founding chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said recently. "I just want every athlete in Athens to be clean." They won't be. "We believe the gap between the sophisticated cheats and the testers is closing," says Australian Sports Drug Agency spokesman Shaun Winnett, "but you can never give 100% guarantees." That's because the pattern hasn't changed: as scientists develop new tests for banned drugs, the cheats switch to substances authorities haven't heard...
...care if the (Olympic) 100 m is won in 14 sec.," Dick Pound, founding chairman of the World Anti-Doping Agency, said recently. "I just want every athlete in Athens to be clean." They won't be. "We believe the gap between the sophisticated cheats and the testers is closing," says Australian Sports Drug Agency spokesman Shaun Winnett, "but you can never give 100% guarantees." That's because the pattern hasn't changed: as scientists develop new tests for banned drugs, the cheats switch to substances authorities haven't heard...
...psychological barrier. After all, the Chinese are perennial Olympic favorites in weight lifting, a sport that clearly depends on energy and power. And yet the notion that Asians can't sprint remains widespread?and both Liu and Suetsugu are determined to show that toughness of spirit can bridge the gap. "My physique is poor," says Liu. "But through extra-hard training, I can make up for my deficiencies." Liu credits his rise to an intensive muscle-training program designed by his coach specifically for Asian bodies...
...Mart's Gender Gap" [JULY 5] Addressed the sex-discrimination lawsuit brought against the giant retailer by female employees. But the company mistreats all workers. As your story noted, there are more than 30 lawsuits that accuse Wal-Mart of cheating employees out of overtime pay. The company has fought to keep out labor unions, and pays hourly workers a very low wage. Your report overemphasized the retailer's discrimination against women, suggesting that paying women less than men is more serious than paying poverty-level wages for all hourly employees. That attitude could be considered a kind of gender...