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The list of true Olympic greats, without question, includes Michael Phelps. But the swimmer who won 8 gold medals in Beijing and set all sorts of records is still a 23 year old, and capable of making plenty of mistakes. A November party at the University of South Carolina was the site for one.

This almost always end badly: “subordinates have begun openly to defy Mr Putin.” The rift between Putin and Medvedev was inevitable, but this wasn’t. SecState Rice was a Russia expert, but had several decisions questioned in the waning days of the last presidency – how the team of Clinton and Obama will react is uncertain.

These are the moments that we particularly enjoyed during NBC’s six-hour long Super Bowl XLIII pregame show (the Super Bowl of pregame shows!). Feel free to add your own down in the comments.

Michael Steele, newly seated chairman of the Republican National Committee, and the first African-American leader of “the party of Lincoln,” vows that his party will reach out for broader support while remaining true to its core principles – “life,” fiscal conservatism, protection of the borders and more.