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WASHINGTON --Three retired star gymnasts have told a Senate committee of being sexually abused by USA Gymnastics officials.Olympic gold medalist Dominique Moceanu, bronze medalist Jamie Dantzscher and national champion rhythmic gymnast Jessica Howard were among those to testify Tuesday at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on protecting young athletes from sexual abuse. USA Gymnastic
stanley canada s 13:36 The well-being of the athletes should always come first, and to me, this is one of the most important things in sport, Moceanu said while testifying. And it was lacking in our own sport tremendously because everybody around us knew that abuses were going on, but they chose not to act because it became part of the cultural norm. I do believe that if we could clean this up with the mandatory reporting, I believe that will help a lot of our concerns, she said.The hearing concerneda billthat could reshape sex-abuse reporting guidelines in Olympic sports. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., is co-sponsoring a bill that calls for organizations overseeing Olympic sports to immediately report sex
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The co-founders of Air America Radio have formed a new liberal talk radio network that promises to promote freedom and social justice.That s according to the new company s CEO, Mike Newcomb, who says Nova M Radio, a Phoenix-based network formed by Air America co-founders Anita and Sheldon Drobny, will make its first broadcast on Oct. 30th.Shortly before Air America filed for bankruptcy earlier this month, Newcomb said he and the Drobnys made a proposal to take a controlling interest in Air
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stanley quencher lan to seek additional investors. With strong management and good financial controls, we believe this is a very viable business, and we plan to demonstrate it as such, said Newcomb, a physician who made an unsuccessful bid for Arizona governor in 2002.The new network will include shows by hosts Mike Malloy and Peter B. Collins and a nonpartisan program by pollster John Zogby. Newcomb, wh
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