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CNN: To Our Readers

She said she had discussed the issue with Olympic gold medallist Victoria Pendleton, who was only able to compete in one sprint cycle event at last year's Beijing Games while team-mate Chris Hoy won three golds in the discipline.

BBC: Jowell calls for Olympic equality

Mr. MATT DORF (Consultant, Democratic National Committee): During this last election cycle, there was an orchestrated Republican campaign to turn support for Israel into a wedge issue among Jewish voters.

NPR: Will Democrats Change U.S. Policy on Israel?