New York Times - Sept. 21, 2009

Two stories on the front page of the Times really caught my attention today. The first one I read thoroughly was the story investigating a terrorist plot, in which a United States citizen (of Pakistani descent) had plans for building and handling a bomb. Police arrested the suspect and his father after searching their apartment and finding files on his computer that contained information on constructing bombs and different fusing systems. The other story I read was about the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadians are restricting foreign athletes from using their facilities because: 1) They have felt left out of training facilities in other countries come the time of other Olympic Games. And 2) They want to win gold medals. The story states that Canada is the only country in the world to host two past Olympic Games and not receive a gold medal in either of them. "This is not a statistic we're proud of," said Priestner Allinger, the executive vice president for sports of the Vancouver Organizing Committee. Frankly, I don't blame them for wanting to win a gold so badly, but at least try and do it fair and square, not by restricting everyone else from getting acclimated to the future site of the Olympic Games.