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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: 2014 Olympics

2014 Olympics stories: 2 news summaries

Litvinenko Murder Suspect to Run for Mayor of Olympic City

Lugovoy doesn't care if Brits skip 2014 Games

Mar 23, 09 8:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - Russia fought hard to win the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, reports the Los Angeles Times, and now a second battle is heating up: the race for mayor of the Black Sea resort town, which is beginning billions' worth of construction. Among the contenders are a media magnate with a... More »

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Russia • Alexander Litvinenko • Sochi • mayor • Andrei Lugovoy • 2014 Olympics • Russian elections

Putin's Russian Undressing

On Siberian fishing trip, Prez celebrates Olympic bid by showing off Grecian pecs

Aug 14, 07 11:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - Vladimir Putin purged his shirt yesterday during a fishing jaunt in southern Siberia. The Russian president was celebrating the International Olympic Committee's election of Sochi, a Black Sea resort, to host the 2014 Winter Games. With him was Monaco's Prince Albert II—coincidentally enough a member of the International Olympic... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • Siberia • Sochi • Black Sea • fishing • Prince Albert II • Monaco • 2014 Olympics • Yenisey River • International Olympic Committee

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