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Title: Events/Olympics/News and Media - NPR Talk of the Nation : Subjective Olympic Judging A look at subjective scoring in sports, especially the Olympic Games. [36:30 streaming audio broadcast] (August 25, 2004)
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by Neal Conan Listen Now: Real Media|Windows MediaExplain these linksTalk of the Nation, August 25, 2004 · A slip on the balance beam -- minor wobble or major fault? The difference can mean gold for one athlete, bronze for another. And the decision isn't made by stopwatches -- it's made by judges and the controversies are hardly exclusive to Athens. 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