The U.S. Olympic team that parades into the Opening Ceremony of the Winter Games in Vancouver on Friday will bear, for the first time ever, the look and swagger of a winter sports powerhouse.
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Amy Shipley, Washington Post
Fri, 02/12/2010 - 10:00am
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