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News (USA)Gay Olympian slams choice of Pence to lead US delegation & says he won’t meet him
“Mike Pence doesn’t stand for anything that I really believe in.”
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Caitlin Cahow named to President’s Council on Fitness
Former U.S. women’s national ice hockey team player Caitlin Cahow has been named to the of the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition. Cahow represented the U.S. in two Olympic Winter Games, winning silver in Vancouver 2010 and bronze in Turin 2006. Last month, the NBA’s Jason Collins was appointed to the Council; Billie […]
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LifeBillie Jean King to attend Olympics’ closing ceremony in Sochi
WASHINGTON — Billie Jean King will attend the closing ceremony of the Sochi Olympics in Russia as part of President Barack Obama’s official U.S. delegation.
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LifeU.S. delegation member Caitlin Cahow calls Olympic trip ‘humbling’
SOCHI, Russia — A member of the U.S. Olympic delegation sent to Sochi by President Barack Obama said Thursday she witnessed no backlash over the inclusion of homosexuals in the group as an apparent protest over anti-gay laws in Russia.
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LifeBillie Jean King part of diplomacy by diversity: ‘We reflect part of America’
Billie Jean King believes standing up to discrimination is the best way to combat it, so she had no hesitation joining the U.S. delegation for the Sochi Olympics.
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LifeObama to skip Olympic games, selects gay athletes for Sochi delegation
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama sent Russia a clear message about its treatment of gays and lesbians with who he is – and isn’t – sending to represent the United States at the Sochi Olympics.
