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Gifts for Gold.(United States Olympic Committee offered bonuses if U.S. athletes win gold)(Brief Article)

Newsweek International

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Bejing's not the only city pulling out all the stops for Olympic victory. U.S. Olympic Committee employees have been promised bonuses if the U.S. team wins 20 gold medals at the 2002 Salt Lake City Winter Games. The official spin? "We want employees to feel like they have some pride in what the athletes achieve," says USOC spokesman Mike Moran, adding that the committee is "not any different from a company that puts out a product." Aren't the Olympics supposed to be an ...

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