Political controversies have often infiltrated the Olympic Games, and this year has been little different, with calls to protest the Sochi Games a recent Russian law banning “the propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations” — a law widely seen as an attack on gay rights.
According to a new CBS News poll released Sunday, Americans by a wide margin do not think political expression should have role in the Olympic Games — reinforcing the International Olympic Committee’s charter which bans political demonstrations by participants. CONT.
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