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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Athlete Without Compelling Personal Drama Expelled From Olympics A member of the U.S. Olympic diving team was disqualified from competition today when it was learned that he did not have a sufficiently compelling human story line to exploit on the NBC telecast of the worldwide sporting event. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080818_athlete_without_compelling_personal_drama_expelled_from_olympics/">http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080818_athlete_without_compelling_personal_drama_expelled_from_olympics/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= Athlete Without Compelling Personal Drama Expelled From Olympics A member of the U.S. Olympic diving team was disqualified from competition today when it was learned that he did not have a sufficiently compelling human story line to exploit on the NBC telecast of the worldwide sporting event. <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080818_athlete_without_compelling_personal_drama_expelled_from_olympics/">http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20080818_athlete_without_compelling_personal_drama_expelled_from_olympics/</a> Copyright © 2008 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com