Greece's Olympic Venue Lockdown
CBS News, December 12, 2003
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/12/12/world/main588263.shtml

Greece touts security of the 2004 Olympics 
By Mark Landler
The New York Times - International Herald Tribune, December 10, 2003
http://www.iht.com/articles/120974.html

Olympian Challenge    
High tech will help to keep the 2004 Games safe   
By Martha Brant
NEWSWEEK, November 17, 2003
http://www.msnbc.com/news/990212.asp

Games' organizers take shot at a grand idea
BY PHILIP HERSH
THE CHICAGO TRIBUNE, November 4, 2003
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/printedition/chi-0311040298nov04,1,7811481.story

Olympic Truce Just as Wise Now as 3,000 Years Ago
By Olga Connolly
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 4, 2003
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-truce4nov04,1,1824627.story

Athenians make sprint toward 2004
'Heroic efforts' to prepare for Olympics
By Maria Saporta
THE ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION, October 31, 2003
http://www.ajc.com/today/content/epaper/editions/today/news_f32a008e94e7c03f00c8.html

Olympia Could Stage Men's Shotput at Athens Games
Sources say organizers have proposed moving the event to ancient site for 2004 Olympics
By Alan Abrahamson
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 30, 2003
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-athens30oct30,1,3092832.story

Translating Greek Into an Olympic Berth
Klisas, Megaloudis Trace Family Roots for Shot at 2004 Summer Games
By Will Toussaint
The Washington Post, October 30, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A37383-2003Oct29.html

Greece is game for 2004
Letters to the Editor, Achilles Paparsenos
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, October 16, 2003
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20031015-085245-1307r.htm

Plans for security at the Athens Olympics are unprecedented
Letters to the Editor, Achilles Paparsenos
THE PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, October 15, 2003
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/03288/231134.stm

Planning for a Safe Olympics
Letter to the Editor - Achilles Paparsenos
THE WASHINGTON POST, October 8, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A58172-2003Oct7.html

Athens Prepares for the Olympics
By Sherry Marker
THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 21, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/09/21/travel/21adv.html

Athens' preparations for next year's Olympics
By Diana Nyad
NATIONAL PUBLIC RADIO - Marketplace, August 21, 2003
http://www.marketplace.org/shows/2003/08/21_mpp.html (Audio)

Athens scrambles to prepare
By George Diaz
THE ORLANDO SENTINEL, August 17, 2003
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/orl-sptolympics17081703aug17,0,4615311.story?coll=orl-sports-headlines

Olympics' return to Athens laden with challenges
By CATHY HARASTA
The DALLAS MORNIND NEWS, August 14, 2003
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dallas/sports/moresports/olympics/stories/081303dnspoolympics.20c7a7c.html

Under construction: sites, public confidence
Forget delays; '04 Games on track, organizer says
By Elliott Almond
MERCURY NEWS, August 13, 2003
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/6521807.htm

Athens Makes Security 'Priority No. 1'
Organizers will employ a record 58,000 personnel and spend at least $1.135 billion to protect athletes and venues for the Games.
By Alan Abrahamson
THE LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 13, 2003
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oly13aug13,1,2308459.story

The Ancient City of Athens Is Sprucing Itself Up
By TANYA MOHN
THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/08/12/business/12GROU.html

Athens one year out: A determined race to the finish line
By LINDA ROBERTSON
MIAMI HERALD, August 09, 2003
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/other_sports/6496152.htm

Greek marathoner sees nation making a proud run in 2004
By LINDA ROBERTSON
MIAMI HERALD, August 09, 2003
http://www.bayarea.com/mld/mercurynews/sports/other_sports/6496149.htm

Much expected for Athens in '04
By Vicki Michaelis
USA TODAY, August 08, 2003
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/usatoday/20030808/sp_usatoday/11533170

Olympian Effort
By Eleni N. Gage
TRAVEL AND LEISURE MAGAZINE, August 2003
http://www.travelandleisure.com/invoke.cfm?ObjectID=8BB337BD-3041-4867-9F0374A50091C3FF

Making Games secure a billion-dollar task
By David Barron
HOUSTON CHRONICLE, July 26, 2003
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/oly/2013019

Athens finding problems getting ready for Olympics
By David Barron
HOUSTON CHRONICLE, July 26, 2003
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/sports/oly/2013273

Baseball will be going Greek at 2004 Olympics in Athens
By Peter Schmuck
THE BALTIMORE SUN, July 11, 2003
http://www.sunspot.net/sports/bal-sp.greek11jul11.story

She Has a Blueprint for Athens' Success
By Alan Abrahamson
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 6, 2003
http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-oly6jul06,1,4043450.story

Before the Games, There is the Flame
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/29/sports/29FLAM.html

Athens, greased:
Wheels spinning faster on construction and planning as '04 Olympics approach
By John Powers
THE BOSTON GLOBE, June 29, 2003
http://www.boston.com/dailyglobe2/180/sports/Athens_greased+.shtml

Building for Future, Unearthing Ancient Past
By GEORGE VECSEY
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 18, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/18/sports/othersports/18vecsey.html

Athens Puts Its Games Face On
By George Vecsey
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 17, 2003
http://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/17/sports/othersports/17olympics.html

Travel: ATHENS SUMMER GAMES 101
By Elissa Leibowitz
THE WASHINGTON POST, June 15, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55518-2003Jun13.html

Travel: How to go for the Gold
If you dream of being an Olympics spectator, you’d better get busy
By Linda Stern
NEWSWEEK, June 16, 2003
http://www.msnbc.com/news/923654.asp

Olympic Ticket Holders Can Rest Insured
By Amy Shipley
WASHINGTON POST, May 12, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A43298-2003May11.html

Olympic packages to include terrorism provision
By Vicki Michaelis
USA TODAY, May 12, 2003
http://www.usatoday.com/usatonline/20030512/5148411s.htm

An Olympian effort
By Gianna Angelopoulos-Daskalaki
THE WASHINGTON TIMES, January 31, 2003
http://www.washtimes.com/op-ed/20030131-29627555.htm

Greece Playing It Safe With Olympics Up to $1 Billion to Be Spent on Security at '04 Summer Games
By Amy Shipley - Washington Post Staff Writer
THE WASHINGTON POST - Saturday, January 4, 2003
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A7995-2003Jan3.html

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