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The money shot of Anderson Cooper's 60 Minutes interview comes at the end of this 13-minute segment on paddle-footed Olympian Michael Phelps when Anderson gets in the pool and races against the swimmer.
You'll have to watch to see who had the winning
...big catches for big chunks of yardage. Sunday, he hauled in five passes for 85 yards and one touchdown. Brandon Jacobs/Derrick Ward: I am lumping them both in together here. Neither had an overwhelming line statistically (Jacobs 21 carries, 71 yards -- Ward...
The International Olympic Committee (French: Comité International Olympique) is an organization based in Lausanne, Switzerland, created by Pierre de Coubertin and Demetrios Vikelas on June 23, 1894. Its membership is 205 National Olympic Commi... ~Wikipedia
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Jacques, Count Rogge (born May 2, 1942 in Ghent, Belgium) (pronounced [ˈrɔɣə] (help·info) in Dutch) is a Flemish Belgian sports functionary. He is the eighth president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). ~Wikipedia
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Michael Phelps (born June 30, 1985 in Baltimore, Maryland) is an American swimmer and World Record Holder in several events. Phelps' achievements include a record of eight medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, six of which were gold, tying th... ~Wikipedia
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Chris Hoy MBE (born March 23, 1976 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish track cyclist. He is a multiple world champion and Olympic Games gold and silver medal winner. ~Wikipedia
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Marion Lois Jones, also known as Marion Jones-Thompson (born October 12, 1975 in Los Angeles, California), is a former world champion American track and field athlete of Belizean descent. She won five medals at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Aus... ~Wikipedia
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Yelena Gadzhievna Isinbayeva (Russian: Елена Гаджиевна Исинбаева; born June 3, 1982 (1982-06-03) (age 26) i... ~Wikipedia
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Ben Ainslie, OBE, (born 5 February 1977 in Macclesfield) is a British sailor and two-times Olympic gold medalist. He started sailing at the age of 4 and first competed at the age of 10. Ainslie's first International competition was the Optimist (ding... ~Wikipedia
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Haile Gebrselassie (Ge'ez: ኃይሌ ገብረ ሥላሴ, haylē gebre silassē; born April 18, 1973) is an Ethiopian long distance track and road running athlete. Gebrselassie achieved major competition wi... ~Wikipedia
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Timothy Montgomery (born January 25, 1975) is a former American athlete and 100 m record holder. He was stripped of his records after being found guilty of using performance-enhancing drugs. He has been charged by federal investigators in a New York-... ~Wikipedia
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Calgary is the largest city in the province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in a region of foothills and high plains, approximately 80 km east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies. Calgary is the third largest c... ~Wikipedia
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Anderson Hays Cooper (born June 3, 1967) is an Emmy Award winning American journalist, author, television personality and former employee of the Central Intelligence Agency. He currently works as the primary anchor of the CNN news show Anderson Coope... ~Wikipedia
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Beijing [English Pronunciation] (Chinese: 北京 [Chinese Pronunciation]; Pinyin: Běijīng; IPA: [pei˨˩ tɕɪŋ˥˥]), a metropolis in northern China, is the capital of the People's Republic of China (... ~Wikipedia
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Montreal, or Montréal in French, (pronounced /ˌmʌntɹiˈɑːl/ (help·info) in Canadian English, /mɔ̃ʀeal/ (help·info) in French) is the second largest city in Canada and the largest city i... ~Wikipedia
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Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, 240 kilometres (150 mi) in length and as much as 85 kilometres (50 mi) in width situated in the Caribbean Sea. It is 635 kilometres (391 mi) east of the Central American mainland, 15... ~Wikipedia
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The Principality of Monaco (French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque: Principatu de Múnegu; Occitan: Principat de Mónegue; Italian: Principato di Monaco), more commonly known as Monaco, is a constitutional monarchy and ci... ~Wikipedia
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Maurice Greene (born July 23, 1974) is an American former sprinter in athletics, who holds several world records and Olympic medals. He is a former world record holder for the 100m, with a time of 9.79 seconds. ~Wikipedia
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Tirunesh Dibaba (born June 1, 1985 in Arsi, Ethiopia) is an Ethiopian long distance track athlete and both the outdoor and indoor 5000 metres world record holder. ~Wikipedia
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The United States Olympic Committee (USOC) is a non-profit organization that serves as the National Olympic Committee (NOC) for the United States and coordinates the relationship between the United States Anti-Doping Agency and the World Anti-Doping ... ~Wikipedia
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Ethiopia (Ge'ez: ኢትዮጵያ ʾĪtyōṗṗyā), officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country situated in the Horn of Africa (landlocked as of May 24, 1993). It is the third-most... ~Wikipedia
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Stockton-on-Tees is a town in North East England. It is the major settlement in the unitary authority and borough of Stockton-on-Tees. For ceremonial purposes, the town of Stockton-on-Tees is in County Durham. The borough of Stockton also incorporate... ~Wikipedia
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Vancouver (pronounced: [vænˈkuːvɚ]) is a city in southwestern British Columbia, Canada. The city is named after Captain George Vancouver, an English explorer. A resident of Vancouver is called a "Vancouverite." Vancouve... ~Wikipedia
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Brian M. Lewis (born December 5, 1974) is an American athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x100 m relay at the 2000 Summer Olympics. ~Wikipedia
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Liu Xiang ( simplified Chinese: 刘翔; traditional Chinese: 劉翔; pinyin: Liú Xiáng; born July 13, 1983 in Shanghai, China) is a Chinese 110 metre hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2... ~Wikipedia
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Lausanne (pronounced [loˈzan]) is a city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, situated on the shores of Lake Geneva (French: Lac Léman), and facing Évian-les-Bains (France) and with the Jorat hills to its north. Lausanne is ... ~Wikipedia
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Jackie Joyner-Kersee (born March 3, 1962 in East St. Louis, Illinois) is a retired American athlete, ranked amongst the all-time greatest in heptathlon as well as the long jump. She won three gold, one silver and two bronze Olympic medals. ~Wikipedia
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Montgomery is the capital and second most populous city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Montgomery is notable for its association with the Civil War, for being the first capital of the Confederacy, and for being... ~Wikipedia
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The money shot of Anderson Cooper's 60 Minutes interview comes at the end of this 13-minute segment on paddle-footed Olympian Michael Phelps when Anderson gets in the pool and races against the swimmer.
You'll have to watch to see who had the winning
...big catches for big chunks of yardage. Sunday, he hauled in five passes for 85 yards and one touchdown. Brandon Jacobs/Derrick Ward: I am lumping them both in together here. Neither had an overwhelming line statistically (Jacobs 21 carries, 71 yards -- Ward...
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