0LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND—As the Olympic bribery scandal widens, a stunned world is expressing disbelief over the notion that the Olympics have been tainted by big money. "To think that these IOC officials were exploiting the world's greatest amateur sporting event to make a buck—it's shocking," Phoenix resident Jill Petruso said. "The purity of the Olympics has been forever tarnished by greed and profiteering." In addition to receiving more than $500,000 in bribes from Salt Lake City officials, the IOC is believed to have accepted $450 million from Coca-Cola in exchange for special favors and privileges during the 1996 Atlanta Games.
More News in Brief
Nation Currently More Sympathetic To Demise Of Planet Krypton Than Plight Of Syria
WASHINGTON—According to a national poll conducted by the Pew Research Center Monday, the vast majority of Americans are currently more concerned about the demise ...
New Documentary To Finally Shed Light On Nation’s Fast Food Chains
WASHINGTON—Americans across the country expressed their excitement Wednesday over the upcoming release of Value Meal, a feature-length documentary that will, at long last, shed ...
After One Realizes Methadone Clinic Nearby, Behavior Around City Block Makes Sense
NEW YORK—Though he was once confused by the number of frail, seemingly mentally unstable people concentrated around the Houston and Broadway area of Manhattan ...
