Essay On Lance Armstrong

From: Weekend Edition - Saturday (NPR) | Date: June 24, 2006| Author: SCOTT SIMON | Copyright information


NPR Weekend Edition - Saturday

06-24-2006

Essay On Lance Armstrong

Host: SCOTT SIMON
Time: 13:00-14:00 PM

SCOTT SIMON, host:

It sometimes seems as if half the youngsters you see on any given day, prowling malls, running in parks or riding busses are wearing yellow Live Strong bracelets on their wrists. Those bracelets are the symbols of the Lance Armstrong Foundation, which has done much over the past decade to support people with cancer ...

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