COLUMBIA, South Carolina (AP) - Olympic superstar Michael Phelps could face criminal charges in the fallout from a photo showing the swimmer smoking from a marijuana pipe at a University of South Carolina house party

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I purposefully tried to avoid Asian news for the CNY Holiday. A change is as good as a break, right? It was nice to spend some time both in the US, at shows, and in a little Chinese village to gain a perspective other than President Obama’s Depression forecasts.Back in the saddle, while discussing the recent events with a number of other friends of mine with connections to Thailand we commented on the fact that for Westerners the single most under appreciated or misunderstood concept in Asia,

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The University of Illinois-Chicago has agreed to let the city use five campus venues for the Olympics if the games come to town in 2016, according to WBBM-TV’s Web site. University trustees approved a deal today that gives the city use of the UIC Pavilion, Flames Athletic Center, the Physical Education Building, the South Field Complex and Flames Field and the Student Recreation Facility. …

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KOTA KINABALU : Three Sabahans will represent Malaysia in the 5th Global Youth Activation Summit on intellectual disabilities to be held in conjunction with the 2009 Special Olympics World Winter Games in Idaho, USA from February 7 to 13.

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US swimming star Michael Phelps, who won eight gold medals at the Beijing Olympics was photographed last November by the News of the World using the pipe at a college party.

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