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News Notes: Lomong Inadvertently Plugs McDonald’s

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Lopez Lomong’s story of being one of Sudan’s “lost boys,” as a refugee for 10 years in a squalid Kenyan camp and as the U.S. flagbearer in today’s opening ceremony is the stuff of movies.

But during his jam-packed news conference Friday morning at the Main Press Center, the 1,500-meter runner also delivered an inadvertent but powerful plug for TOP sponsor McDonald’s. Read More >

Posted by: Jay Weiner / August 8, 2008 / 7:47 AM / Print Article

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