ATHENS - As London prepares to host the 2012 Olympic Games, Athens' experience eight years ago could offer some sobering lessons. Many of the facilities now lie overgrown and empty. Many Greeks - and even the head of the International Olympic Committee - say hosting the 2004 Olympics contributed to the country's debt crisis. The Olympic Park is one of the few quiet places in Athens. The birdsong is occasionally interrupted by the sound of ships' horns from the adjacent Aegean ...
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