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		<title>2014 Crimean Crisis  Ukrainian Citizens &amp; Soldiers React to the Russian Invasion</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:50:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Vice reporter Simon Ostrovsky interviews Ukrainian civilians and base commanders as he covers Russia&#39;s military intervention of Ukraine&#39;s Crimean peninsula, which began on February 26, 2014. <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=20054"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>Vice reporter Simon Ostrovsky interviews Ukrainian civilians and base commanders as he covers Russia&#39;s military intervention of Ukraine&#39;s Crimean peninsula, which began on February 27, 2014.</p>
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		<title>2014 Crimean Crisis  Roland Oliphant on the Military Intervention</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Mar 2014 23:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Telegraph&#39;s Roland Oliphant reports from the border of Crimea, Ukraine where Russia&#39;s military intervention began on February 27, 2014. <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=20056"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>The Telegraph&#39;s Roland Oliphant reports from the border of Crimea, Ukraine where Russia&#39;s military intervention began on February 27, 2014. Oliphant points out the pro-Russian sign that stands on the border of the city and describes the presence of the Russian military surrounding Crimea.</p>
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		<title>Miracle on Ice  Russian Igor Kleynor: &#8220;I Was Watching Something I Was Not Expecting to See&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://blog.witnify.com/?p=19242</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 17:16:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Russian Igor Kleynor shares his memories of the Miracle on Ice as a 13-year-old expecting the Soviet team to win and recalls his reaction to the Lake Placid game. <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=19242"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>Russian Igor Kleynor shares his memories of the Miracle on Ice as a 13-year-old expecting the Soviet team to win and recalls his reaction to the Lake Placid game. Team USA beat the Soviet team in an unexpected upset on February 22, 1980 and went on to win the gold medal game against Finland just two days later. Kelynor currently writes for the hockey blog <a href=&#34;http://www.russianmachineneverbreaks.com/&#34;><em>Russian Machine Never Breaks</em></a>.</p>
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		<title>Miracle on Ice  Linesman Nico Toemen: &#8220;Nobody Expected the U.S. Team to Come That Far&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 01:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nico Toemen, a linesman at the 1980 Olympics, shares his memories of the unforgettable hockey upset and remembers how a Soviet trick helped him onto the ice despite feeling sick. <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=19168"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>Nico Toemen, a linesman at the 1980 Olympics, shares his memories of the unforgettable hockey upset and remembers how a Soviet trick helped him onto the ice despite feeling sick. &#34;I was flying,&#34; he recalls.  Toemen remembers the excitement of the game and how he and the other officials let the players play hockey.</p>
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		<title>Miracle on Ice  Mike Harris: &#8220;That Was the Moment That Made a Whole Lot of People Hockey Fans&#8221;</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Feb 2014 00:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mike Harris discusses the heroes that came out of the Miracle on Ice game and explains how it created an entire generation of new hockey fans, including young players who went on to play in the NHL because of the inspiring U.S. win. <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=19170"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>Mike Harris discusses the heroes that came out of the Miracle on Ice game and explains how it created an entire generation of new hockey fans, including young players who went on to play in the NHL because of the inspiring U.S. win. Harris was a young sportswriter covering a NASCAR race on the day the United States played for the gold medal. After the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets on February 22nd, they went on to win the gold medal game against Finland two days later led by Coach Herb Brooks.</p>
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		<title>Miracle on Ice  Russian Journalist Sergey Krabu on Soviet Expectations</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 22:13:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sergey Krabu, a Russian sports journalist, discusses how the Soviets were expecting the game against America to be an easy win. <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=19169"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>Sergey Krabu, a Russian sports journalist, discusses how the Soviets were expecting the game against America to be an easy win. The 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the Soviets on February 22nd.</p>
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		<title>Miracle on Ice  Symbolic Style of Play at the 1980 Miracle on Ice</title>
		<link>http://blog.witnify.com/?p=19048</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 20:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hockey professionals and fans discuss how the style of play team USA practiced compared to the style of the Soviet team during the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey game.  <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=19048"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>Hockey professionals and fans discuss how the style of play team USA practiced compared to the style of the Soviet team during the 1980 Miracle on Ice hockey game. The Miracle on Ice refers to the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team&#39;s defeat of the Russians on February 22nd and their winning gold medal game against Finland two days later led by Coach Herb Brooks.</p>
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		<title>Miracle on Ice  Igor Kuperman on Russia&#8217;s Reaction to the Miracle on Ice</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 16:34:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Igor Kuperman, a former sports journalist for the Soviets, discusses what he remembers about the Miracle on Ice game and its long lasting effect on Russian hockey.  <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=19046"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>Igor Kuperman, a former sports journalist for the Soviets, discusses what he remembers about the Miracle on Ice game and its long lasting effect on Russian hockey. </p>
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		<title>Miracle on Ice  Heinz Kluetmier: A Photographer&#8217;s View of the Game</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:42:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sports Illustrated photographer Heinz Kluetmier remembers the amazing moments he was able to capture during the Miracle on Ice game at the 1980 Winter Olympics. <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=19047"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>Sports Illustrated photographer Heinz Kluetmier remembers the amazing moments he was able to capture during the Miracle on Ice game at the 1980 Winter Olympics. </p>
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		<title>Miracle on Ice  Dan Brooks Recalls President Carter&#8217;s Congratulatory Call to Herb Brooks</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:18:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dan Brooks, son of the legendary hockey coach Herb Brooks, recalls what President Jimmy Carter said to his dad after they beat Finland in the gold medal game at the 1980 Winter Olympics. <a class="continue-reading-link" href="http://blog.witnify.com/?p=17037"> Continue reading</a>]]></description>
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<p>Dan Brooks, son of the legendary hockey coach Herb Brooks, recalls what President Jimmy Carter said to his dad after they beat Finland in the gold medal game at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Two days before the U.S. Olympic hockey team unexpectedly defeated the Soviet team in a game now referred to as the Miracle on Ice.</p>
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