Turmoil in the U.S. Olympic Committee

By Howard Berkes

Published January 24, 2003 at 12:00 AM EST

The United States Olympic Committee is wracked by turmoil. Again. Members of the group charged with promoting America's Olympic fortunes are bickering so incessantly that Congress will hold a hearing next week. A top corporate Olympic sponsor says the bureaucratic infighting could wind up harming athletes. NPR's Howard Berkes reports.

Howard Berkes

Howard Berkes is a correspondent for the NPR Investigations Unit.

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