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Drugs, no snow and Olympic costs

Doping, the dearth of snow in Vancouver, and the mounting costs of the Olympics were themes that dominated a recent news conference in Lausanne, the headquarters of the International Olympic Committee. IOC President Jacques Rogge and Executive Director of the Games, Gilbert Felli, answered questions from the media. (Julie Hunt, swissinfo.ch 21.01.2010)

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