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Outrage Over Empty Seats

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Children and soldiers get free tickets to Olympics.

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Olympic organizers have resorted to giving soldiers and schoolchildren free tickets to the London Games in order to fill many empty seats. Locals watching the games from home over the weekend were none too pleased to see rows left vacant at some of the most popular sporting events, sparking controversy...

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