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Monkey See
2:48 pm
Thu July 26, 2012

It Was All A Dream (Or: Turns Out Spoilers Are Good For You)

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 5:24 pm

Chances are, if you're a regular reader of this blog you've read (or perhaps even posted) an incredibly vitriolic comment or two accusing the writer of the despicable crime of spoilers.

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Mom And Dad's Record Collection
2:16 pm
Thu July 26, 2012

From Scorn For Zevon, A Father-Daughter Moment Is Born

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 5:51 pm

The Torch
2:06 pm
Thu July 26, 2012

In Kayla Harrison, U.S. Has Chance For Judo Gold, And A 'Comeback Kid' Story

Credit Melanie Stetson Freeman / Christian Science Monitor/Getty Images
Kayla Harrison, who is on the U.S. judo team, is going to the Olympics for the first time.

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 9:10 pm

Deceptive Cadence
8:52 am
Thu July 26, 2012

A Know-It-All's Guide To Olympic Music

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Among all things official at the Olympics, like the flag, is music composed for the opening and closing ceremonies.

Originally published on Thu July 26, 2012 5:24 pm

Money & Politics
4:49 pm
Wed July 25, 2012

Part Of Romney's Foreign Itinerary: Raising Money

Credit Charles Dharapak / AP
A campaign sticker for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is seen on a sign for Romney Street in London on Wednesday, as Romney arrived to meet with leaders, hold fundraisers and attend the opening of the Olympics.

Originally published on Wed July 25, 2012 6:29 pm

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is on a weeklong trip in which he's scheduled to meet with three prime ministers, give two speeches and attend the opening ceremonies of the London Olympics. On a more practical level, he'll also raise some campaign cash.

This trip is designed to highlight how Romney would fix the failings he sees in President Obama's foreign policy.

Romney opened his attack Tuesday while still in the U.S. In an address to the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Reno, Nev., he lit into the Obama administration's relationship with Israel.

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