A $1 Billion Hangover From an Olympic Party
03/01/10
A $1 Billion Hangover From an Olympic Party
A $1 Billion Hangover From an Olympic Party
By IAN AUSTEN
Published: February 24, 2010
VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Josie Lombardi came downtown this week for a taste of the Olympics accompanied by a friend rather than her husband, because he is on an Olympics boycott. She was thrilled to see the Olympic caldron up close, she said, but after being told she would have to wait five hours to see an exhibit of Olympic medals, Mrs. Lombardi began to think her husband might have a point.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/sports/olympics/25vancouver.html
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