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Quit While You’re Ahead

August 6, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

Continuing the long tradition of revered Olympians who seem to spend more time on the tabloid stands than on the medal stands, Greek sprinter Katerina Thanou is now suing the International Olympic Committee for failing to pass her a gold medal won by disgraced athlete Marion Jones in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. Thanou won the…

Filed Under: Lawyer, News & Views Tagged With: celebrity, lawsuit, Marion Jones, Olympics, steroids

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Bush Declines Olympian’s Carpool Request

July 21, 2008 by Bitter Newsroom Leave a Comment

Marion Jones, the three-time Olympic gold medalist sentenced in January to six months in prison for lying to the feds about her steroid use and a multimillion-dollar check fraud scam, has asked President Bush to commute her sentence. Inside sources at the White House have reported that while the President initially commended Jones for her…

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