Marion Jones deserves an opportunity to redeem herself for the mistakes she has made in the past 
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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Georgian soldiers run near a blazing building after a Russian bombardment in Gori, 80 km (50 miles) from Tbilisi, August 9, 2008. A Russian warplane dropped a bomb on an apartment block in the Georgian town of Gori on Saturday, killing at least 5 people, a Reuters reporter said. The bomb hit the five-story building in Gori close to Georgia's embattled breakaway province of South Ossetia when Russian warplanes carried out a raid against military targets around the town.
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CARSON, CA - JULY 31: Andre Villa practices in the Moto X Freestyle during the summer X Games 14 at Home Depot Center on July 31, 2008 in Carson, California.
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Thai Buddhist monks wait for offerings early Sunday, Sept. 7, 2008, near Government House in Bangkok, Thailand. Thousands continue to illegally occupy Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's office complex as the political standoff continues into its second week. The standoff stems from a campaign by the People's Alliance for Democracy, a loose-knit group of royalists, wealthy and middle-class urban residents, and union activists, to oust Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej and his government, accusing it of corruption and violating the constitution.
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Australia's Rebecca Keat celebrates winning the women's elite division of the Aviva Ironman 70.3 triathlon in Singapore September 7, 2008. Over 1,400 athletes took part in the event.
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Hong Kong's Chief Executive Donald Tsang addresses a press conference after casting his vote in the territory's Legislative Council election in Hong Kong on September 7, 2008. Hong Kong's bedraggled democracy camp could suffer a bloody nose, as pro-Beijing parties bathe in a post-Olympic glow, politicians and analysts said.
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Former astronaut Lisa Nowak (R) speaks to the press as her attorneys Cheney Mason (L) and Donald Lykkebak (C) stand with her after her pre-trial hearing at Orange County Court in Orlando, Florida August 24, 2007. Nowak is accused of stalking and attacking Air Force Capt. Colleen Shipman at Orlando International Airport.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling Pakistan People's Party (PPP) celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari, widower of slain former premier Benazir Bhutto, in the presidential election, in front of The Parliament House in Islamabad on September 6, 2008. Zardari secured a large win in Pakistan's presidential elections on September 6, capping a remarkable rise from jail, exile and his wife Benazir Bhutto's assassination just nine months ago. The controversial front-runner swept a poll among lawmakers to become the 14th president in Pakistan's short but turbulent history, taking power in the world's only nuclear-armed Islamic state and frontline "war on terror" ally.
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Supporters of the ruling party, Pakistan People's Party, chant slogans as they celebrate the victory of Asif Ali Zardari in the presidential election in Islamabad September 6, 2008. Zardari, the widower of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto, swept to victory in a presidential election on Saturday, as a suicide bomber killed at least 10 people in the northwest.
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Quotes about Marion Jones
Marion Jones deserves an opportunity to redeem herself for the mistakes she has made in the past
was said
in ABS CBN News
I think it was very successful, partially because of the timing ... We had Barry Bonds and Marion Jones (indictments), so the kids were able to see how your credibility breaks apart when you're linked to steroids.
said William Hughes
in USA Today
In an effort to rebut a defendant’s testimony the government will often consider calling someone with the kind of baggage that Marion Jones brings to the stand in a last-ditch effort to attack the credibility of the defendant ... The government may also have brought her to the Bay Area just to try and deter Graham from taking the stand.
said Daniel C Richman
There's no systematic doping program like there was in the East Germany era, there are no cheats from the United States such as Marion Jones. Perhaps that means that the smaller countries that would otherwise be overwhelmed in terms of finance are able to perform.
was said
in CTV
When you see athletes doing extraordinary things, you always sit back and say, 'Gee whiz, that guy or girl must be doped,' ... But we don't know. You go all the way back to Sydney, and that was Marion Jones. There's no doubt that the good guys are moving forward. The question is, are the bad guys matching the forward move? I don't know how to assess that at this point.
said Don Catlin
in MSNBC
Quotes from articles mentioning Marion Jones
I've been watching the Olympics since I was a little kid, and honestly, I would just like to inspire somebody out there ... Our sport has been thrown in the garbage the last couple of years, with drugs and the attitude of some athletes. I know I can reach somebody, and I just want to do it in a positive way.
was said
in NOLA
The perspective has completely changed ... Before the Trials, the goal was go to the Olympics and get a medal. Now that I've run so fast, it's given me some confidence. I'm going in as No. 1, and I want to go out as No. 1.
was said
in NOLA
At the happiest time of my life this year, I was like 'it's only fair for me to give back, you know, especially to my community, who's helped me to have this success, '
was said
in NOLA
I'm in a position to help ... If it means not taking one more person to Beijing, oh, well; these people's lives are destroyed.
was said
in NOLA
I tell (people), I'm both (black and white) ... I'm everything. The only thing I'm not is Asian or Hispanic.
was said
in NOLA
It couldn't have happened to a more deserving person ... She has prepared herself in Baton Rouge for about eight years for something like this to happen. I'm so proud of Lolo and what she's done this season.
was said
in NOLA
When I was younger, I was never a winner ... At the Junior Olympics, the highest I ever got was fourth, fifth or sixth (place). (But) you keep in it, you keep training hard, you keep working and you don't quit, look what can happen. Don't look at the picture now. Look at what it could be. Four years ago, I was sitting at home, and I thought it was the end of the world. And now everything is moving so fast.
was said
in NOLA
