Senators want IOC to reverse Olympic censorship deal

Sens Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and James Inhofe (R-OK) called on the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to reverse an Internet censorship deal that it reportedly made with China. "Censorship is anathema to the very spirit of the Olympic Games, which celebrates diversity, emphasizes mutual respect and demands dispassionate, unadulterated representation of each competition," the two senators said in a letter to IOC President Jacques Rogge. "If Olympic hosts are permitted to curtail and manipulate information available to the Games' global audience, that breach of trust will inevitably undermine the credibility of the Olympics itself."