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| 2011 Year in Review and What to Watch for in 2012 |
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| 20 Biggest News Stories in 2011 (The Stir/Cafe Mom) |
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Death of Osama Bin Laden |
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Occupy Wall Street |
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Tenth Anniversary of September 11 |
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Pepper Spray Becomes Weapon of Choice |
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Shooting of Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords |
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Freaky Bird Deaths |
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Casey Anthony Verdict |
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Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal |
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Lara Logan Assaulted in Egypt |
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Steve Jobs Died |
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President Obama's Birth Certificate |
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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver Split |
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Congressman Anthony Weiner's Twitter Scandal |
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Lisa Irwin Disappears |
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East Coast Earthquake |
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Joplin, Missouri Tornado |
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Japanese Earthquake |
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Same Sex Marriage Bill Passes in New York |
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The Royal Wedding |
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| The Passing of Steve Jobs |
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| Top News Stories (Yahoo) |
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Casey Anthony Trial |
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Arizona Shooting |
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Japan Earthquake and Tsunami |
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Death of Amy Winehouse |
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Royal Wedding |
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Arab Spring |
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Death of Osama bin Laden |
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Libya/Death of Moammar Gadhafi |
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Unemployment |
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Occupy Wall Street |
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| Royal Wedding |
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| Top 10 Global Topics (Facebook) |
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Death of Osama bin Laden |
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The Royal Wedding |
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Packers win the Super Bowl |
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Death of Amy Winehouse |
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Casey Anthony found not guilty |
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Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 |
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Charlie Sheen |
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Military Operation in Libya |
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Death of Steve Jobs |
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Hurricane Irene |
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| Charlie Sheen |
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| Top 10 Stories (Newsone) |
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Osama Bin Laden’S Death |
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Penn State Sex Abuse Scandal |
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Japan’S Triple Disaster |
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Gadhafi Toppled In Libya |
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Arab Spring Protests |
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Fiscal Showdowns In Congress |
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Eu Fiscal Crisis |
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Occupy Wall Street Protests |
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U.S. Economy |
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Gabrielle Giffords Shot |
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| Others: Steve Jobs Passing, Hurricane Irene, the devastating series of tornados across Midwest and Southeastern U.S., and the repeal of the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy that barred gays from serving openly in U.S. military. |
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| Occupy Wall Street Protests |
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| Heroic Acts (Yahoo) |
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Gabrielle Giffords |
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Dakota Meyer |
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Navy SEAL Team Six |
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Fukushima 50 |
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U.S. and Japan’s Women’s Soccer |
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Mohamed Bouazizi |
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Red Cross Volunteers |
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Texas Volunteer Firefighters |
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Lara Logan |
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John Feal (9/11) |
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| Navy SEAL Team Six |
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| End of an Era (Yahoo) |
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Space Shuttle Program |
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Steve Jobs |
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Oprah Winfrey |
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News of the World |
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Borders |
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“Kate Plus 8″ |
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Harry Potter |
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Elizabeth Warren |
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Friendster |
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Iraq Withdrawal |
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| Kate Plus 8 |
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| Top 10 Searches (Google) |
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iPhone |
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Lindsay Lohan |
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Casey Anthony |
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American Idol |
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Kim Kardashian |
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Jennifer Aniston |
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Katy Perry |
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Japan Earthquake |
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Jennifer Lopez |
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Osama bin Laden |
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| Lindsay Lohan |
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| Top Tech Searches (Twitter) |
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Mac App Store |
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iPad |
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Sony NGP |
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iPhone |
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Guitar Hero |
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Nintendo 3DS |
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Mozilla Firefox |
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Mortal Kombat |
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Duke Nukem Forever |
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iPod |
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| Mortal Kombat |
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| Most Searched Charities: YMCA, American Red Cross, Lance Armstrong Foundation, SPCA and Habitat for Humanity rounding out the top 5. |
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| What to Watch for in 2012 |
| Major Events of 2012 |
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The first Winter Youth Olympics will be held in Austria. |
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60th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II accession to the thrones of the United Kingdom |
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The 2012 World Expo is to be held in Yeosu, South Korea. |
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2012 Summer Olympics begins in London (July-August) |
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China will launch the Kuafu spacecraft |
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100th anniversary of RMS Titanic's sinking in 1912. |
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Worldwide population will surpass 7 billion, according to the US Census Bureau. |
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United States Presidential election (November 6, 2012) |
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India's 11th Five-Year Plan (2007-2012) ends and the 12th one (2012-2017) starts. |
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NASA's new Orion spacecraft is scheduled to become fully operational for International Space Station support flights. |
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Freedom Tower in New York City: Construction is scheduled to be finished |
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| 2012 Summer Olympics |
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| 12 CRUCIAL CONSUMER TRENDS FOR 2012 (www.trendwatching.com) |
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Red Carpet |
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Flawsome |
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Diy Health |
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Screen Culture |
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Dealer-Chic |
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Recommerce |
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Eco-Cycology |
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Emerging Maturialism |
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Cash-Less |
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Point & Know |
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Urban Bottom Of The Pyramid |
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More-Ism |
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Idle Sourcing |
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| 10 Green Trends for 2012 (Time) |
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The Return of Nuclear Fears |
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Electric Vehicles Go Commercial |
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Climate-Change Skepticism |
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The Fight over Fracking |
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Fighting Old-Fashioned Air Pollution |
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Greens Sour on Obama |
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Going Local |
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The Solyndra Mess |
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NIMBYism |
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The Billion-Dollar Disasters |
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| The Billion-Dollar Disasters |
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| 10 Health Stories to Watch for in 2012 (The Atlantic) |
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The Supreme Court Takes On Health Care |
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Americans Subject Themselves To Boot Camp-Like Training Programs |
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A Lay-Away Plan For Your Thanksgiving Dinner |
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Gyms Become More Than Just A Place To Work Out |
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Operating On Babies Before Birth |
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Employers Promote Personal Health Of Employees |
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Dieting Goes Back To The Basics |
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The Rise Of Eating Disorders In Kids |
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The Fda Regulates Mobile Devices |
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Anti-Vaccine-Triggered Outbreaks Of Infectious Disease |
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| Supreme Court |
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| 10 Sports Business Stories to Watch in 2012 (Forbes) |
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2012 London Olympics |
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The Rebirth of Tiger Woods On and Off the Course |
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Launch of NBC Sports Network |
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NHL’s Next Collective Bargaining Agreement |
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Proliferation of Dynamic Pricing |
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Potential Franchise Relocation in the NBA and NHL |
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Baseball and Football Fortunes of Los Angeles |
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Enhancing In-Game Technology and Inclusiveness in order to Keep Fans Coming Back |
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What Will Become Peyton’s Place? (Manning that is) |
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The Birth of the Pac-12 Network |
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| 2012 London Olympics |
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| 2012 Olympians to Watch (SI.com) |
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Michael Phelps |
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Henry Cejudo |
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Usain Bolt* |
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Bryan Clay |
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Rebecca Adlington* |
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Carmelita Jeter |
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Ryan Lochte |
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Trey Hardee |
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Rebecca Bross |
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Missy Franklin |
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Allyson Felix |
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Phil Dalhausser and Todd Rogers |
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Serena Williams |
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David Oliver |
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Ian Thorpe* |
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Dara Torres |
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Natalie Coughlin |
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Mariel Zagunis |
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Maya Moore |
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Hope Solo |
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Jonathan Horton |
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Abby Wambach |
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Kerri Walsh and Misty May-Treanor |
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Ashton Eaton |
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Tyson Gay |
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| Maya Moore |
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