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>Now, Vincent, surely the events of last night at the Olympics is evidence
>enough of where the French store their allegiances....
>
>"But the Russians got five first- place votes to four for the Canadians:
>Russia, China, Poland, Ukraine and France selected the Russian couple,
>while the United States,
>Canada, Japan and Germany placed the Canadians in first. The Russians
>received presentation marks of 5.9 from seven of the nine judges and 5.8
>from the other two,
>while Salé and Pelletier got just four 5.9's and five 5.8's."
>
>;-)
>
>- Wade
>
No government gave any points to anyone. Individuals with reputations for
fairness did. You might doubt their reputation, but I doubt the Olympic
Committee could come up with anyone more knowledgeable and fair in the
context of the event they were judging. Please, God, deliver me from
conspiracy theories.
Grant
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