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Although the telecom industry on the one hand is succumbing to merger-mania, on the other hand it's seeing new players spring up regularly, and it's now seeing wannabes such as RCN and Qwest becoming real contenders.
And on that note--where my questions to presidential contenders really do make me look like an obsessive on the subject of Yidden--I leave it to you.
Instead, a 15-member selection panel narrows the field of possible venues to two final contenders, with the final selection being made by the IOC.
This comes after suggestions of an indigenous boycott of the games were rejected, in part because several aboriginal athletes, such as track star Cathy Freeman, are medal contenders, and after the Olympic organizing committee "did a back flip" and decided to fly the indigenous flag at official venues.
Many small-market teams (Oakland, Minnesota, Pittsburgh, Montreal, Seattle) and expansion teams have cobbled together contenders in the '90s to do battle with the dynastic clubs from the big markets.