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NEWS ABOUT: 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics

2002 Salt Lake City Olympics stories: 2 news summaries

(Newser) - Former Olympic snowboarding champ Karine Ruby of France died yesterday after she and two fellow climbers tumbled into a glacial crevasse while descending Mont Blanc in France. One of her companions survived the fall, but sustained serious injuries and was air-lifted to the hospital. The 31-year-old Ruby, who won a... More »

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accidental death • snowboarding • climbing • 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics • Olympics • mountain climber • Karine Ruby

Enmity Dates to '02 Olympics

McCain-Romney beef has roots in feuding over federal spending on Salt Lake City Games

Feb 4, 08 11:10 AM CST
(Newser) - The beef between John McCain and Mitt Romney has a history—it's almost 8 years old, a lifetime in politics. In 2000, McCain blasted "preposterous" pork-barrel spending on the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics, which Romney headed. The two clashed publicly, reports the LA Times, and, as one expert... More »

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Mitt Romney • John McCain • Republican nomination • pork barrel spending • McCain 2008 • 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics

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