Russians threaten to leave the Games
Just hours after threatening to pull its athletes from the 2002 Winter Games if "malicious" favoritism doesn't stop, angry Russian Olympic officials filed a formal protest to the results of the ladies figure skating competition that gave an American the gold and a Russian the silver.

Boston GOP beseeching Mitt
The GOP hounds are baying for Mitt Romney. And even though the barking is coming from 2,300 miles away in Boston, Romney hears them.

One last test for transit planners

Torino standing in wings

Olympic safety chief is well-suited to the job