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Taking
nothing away from the incredible gymnasts, the medal bedecked amphibians
and the Cuban boxers, the most
incredible performance in these Olympic games so far is the campaign
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In addition to inventing Democracy, competitive sports
and the gay bathhouse, the ancient Greeks had a nifty way of settling
political disputes short of all-out war.
Each side, or tribe, or city in the dispute would send out a champion,
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