Pupils at the St. Aloysius School in Jackson held their second Gator Swamp Stomp and raised money for the Special Olympics. More than $4,500 was raised by the school community and 25 cents of every dollar was set aside for Special Olympics.

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Special Olympics supported by school (Tri-Town News)

One of the most eagerly-anticipated events at the annual Christmas Stroll is the "Polar Plunge," and this year Heath Heggem, Katie Stukey, and Matt Austin will brave the frigid waters to raise money for Special Olympics Montana.

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KRTV staff taking the (chilly) plunge for Special Olympics (KRTV Great Falls)

The City of Vancouver is putting together a game plan to deal with potential emergencies during the 2010 Winter Olympics. Everything from natural disasters and major power failures, to communication breakdowns ...


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Howard McMillan Middle School students De'ante Johnson, Alexander Soler, Danny Rodriguez, Arica Silverman, Arianna Rodriguez and Christa Cooper recently represented Miami-Dade County at the Softball Individual Skills Special Olympics and State Fall Classic at Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando Oct. 31-Nov. 1. Uniforms were donated by Kings Bay Athletics.

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Local Special Olympics athletes do well at Disney (Miami Herald)

This is part of the 'fashion show' at the Dog Olympics, staged last weekend at an amusement park near Tokyo. These Pomeranians are wearing Japanese firefighter outfits; yes, that is a fire extinguisher next to them. (Photo by Itsuo Inouye, AP)

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Today's photo: It's the Dog Olympics (USA Today)

After winning his sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, swimmer Michael Phelps says he feared he wouldn't be strong enough for a seventh, much less an eighth, to break Mark Spitz's record.

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OLYMPICS: Michael Phelps after sixth gold at Beijing: 'I got nothing left' (Detroit Free Press)

NEW YORK (AP) -- After winning his sixth gold medal of the Beijing Olympics, Michael Phelps feared he wouldn't be strong enough to win his seventh.


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Sochi's successful bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics has also left residents of Russia's city worried about their own future, says Steven Eke.

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Sochi's mixed feelings over Olympics (BBC News)