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Torch relay reality: A lot more driving than running

Source: The Globe and Mail

Vancouver : Canada | 2 months ago

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From Wednesday's Globe and Mail Last updated on Wednesday, Sep. AM EDT B anish romantic thoughts of the famed Olympic torch being carried along the country's frozen highways by bundled-up, rosy-cheeked runners on its way to Vancouver for the opening of the 2010 Winter Games.

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