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RIO DE JANEIRO -- A judge has ordered organizers of the Rio Olympics to allow peaceful protests inside venues after several fans were escorted out of stadiums for holding up anti-government signs.As Brazils political crisis has deepened, with the Senate taking up impeachment proceedings Tuesday against suspended President Dilma Rousseff, many are increasingly voicing their political grievances at Olympic events. Their almost universal slogan, on handwritten signs, T-shirts and social media, is Fora Temer, a call for the removal of interim President Michel Temer.The International Olympic Committee bans political statements at the games and has pleaded with fans not to disrupt competition. Cellphone video of fans being removed by security forces has been shared widely on social media, drawing comparisons with the kind of censorship seen during Brazils 1964-1985 military dictatorship.Luis Moreira, one of 50,000 volunteers at the games, sparked something of a media craze by posting a photo of his Olympic credential defaced with a hand-sketched Fora Temer sticker. The 25-year-old communications student said he always dreamed of watching the Olympics up close and looked forward to serving as a goodwill ambassador for Rio de Janeiro.But he says he became disillusioned after seeing four heavily armed military commandos grab a seated man at an archery event Saturday and remove him for holding up an anti-government banner. The incident was caught on a cellphone and shared almost 3 million times on Facebook. Rather than be asked to carry out a similar order, Moreira decided to quit as the coordinator of a group of 30 volunteers at the tennis venue.For the IOC to decide what we can and cannot do in my country is not right, Moreira told The Associated Press. Freedom of speech is guaranteed in our constitution, and the committee cant do anything against that.A federal judge in Rio agreed. In a temporary injunction issued late Monday, the judge said that nothing in special legislation passed before the games restricts Brazilians right to free expression. He threatened to levy fines of up to $3,200 on anyone who removes peaceful protesters from venues.The Rio organizing committee said it plans to ask the judge to reconsider his ruling and will make a final appeal, if necessary.This is a global event, and we think and we hope that the stadiums would not become a platform for political debate, IOC spokesman Mark Adams said Tuesday, adding that it nonetheless plans to absolutely respect Brazilian law.Protest at the Olympics is nothing new. At the Sochi Winter Olympics in 2014, the head of Russias Communist Party was told to take down a hammer-and-sickle Soviet banner that he and lawmakers held up.South Americas first games couldnt have come at a more politically sensitive time, with senators expected Tuesday to vote overwhelmingly to allow an impeachment trial against Rousseff to move forward.Temer, who took over from Rousseff in May, was booed when he spoke at the opening ceremony. His approval ratings in polls are around the same low levels as Rousseff, blamed by many for widespread corruption in the Workers Party and for steering Latin Americas biggest economy into a recession.To get around the ban on protests inside stadiums, some Brazilians have coordinated with friends each wearing a letter on T-shirts so the message reads Fora Temer when they sit in groups. Others carry smaller signs hidden in their belongings, sometimes fashioned with the Olympic rings.Vinicius Lummertz, president of the government-run tourism board Embratur, said he has no problem with peaceful protests in stadiums as long as the games arent disturbed.Its democracy in action, he told the AP, dismissing concerns the protests could cast Brazil in a negative light. When you think of the size of this democracy, and the youth of this democracy, it tells good things about us.He said the protesters dont speak for the vast majority of Brazilians who have grown disillusioned with 13 years of leftist rule under Rousseff and her predecessor, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.People who were against Temers platform were millions, then thousands, then hundreds, he said. Now they are five or six people who get together.---AP Sports Writer Stephen Wilson contributed to this report. Cheap Vans UK Outlet . 1 position. The Mustangs (6-0), who beat Queens 50-31 last weekend, earned 17 first-place votes and 287 points in voting by the Football Reporters of Canada. Western was last ranked first in the country in October 2011. Cheap Shoes UK . LOUIS -- Heading into the final stretch of the season, the issues for the Chicago Bears banged-up defence only seem to be getting worse. http://www.clearancevansuk.com/ . Its an influence in football and a big part of the game. 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By sundown, he was on the team.The line separating the last few players who made the U.S. roster and those who missed out is thinner than the gallery ropes which will separate the boisterous fans from the action at Hazeltine in four weeks. Johnsons gain was Rickie Fowlers loss, the byproduct of a closing struggle that left Fowler two strokes shy of qualifying.With two-thirds of his roster now set, captain Davis Love III will embark on a Monday media tour in New York City during which hell undoubtedly sing the praises of any and all potential wildcard selections.That list includes Fowler, of course, with Bubba Watson and Matt Kuchar theoretically right beside him and Jim Furyk and J.B. Holmes perhaps just behind them.But the remaining four captains picks could turn into a sort of shell game for Love and his assistants. The first three will be announced on September 12, one day after the BMW Championship, while the 12th and final one will be decided two weeks later, directly after the Tour Championship.That was a conscious decision on behalf of the infamous task force, a decision which should allow them the ability to pick the hottest players going into the Ryder Cup.It could just as easily paint them into a corner.Lets say Fowler, Watson and Kuchar are indeed those first three picks. If Love is planning to pick, say, Furyk or Holmes with that last one, itll be a bad look if neither even plays in the season finale, a very real possibility considering each is currently outside that top-30 on the points list.ddddddddddddInstead, the door remains wide open for a player who might not be on the radar, even right now with a month left. Theres a very real possibility that someone such as Bill Haas or Billy Horschel, each of whom has won the playoffs in past years, can post a few strong weeks and essentially force his way onto the team.Maybe thats the best way to decide things anyway. After all, the usual list of characteristics from captains picks is contradictory.We collectively want players with experience who arent scarred by previous losses. We want big hitters and great putters. We want guys who have enjoyed season-long success and guys who could be horses for the course.With all of those variables, going simply with the hot hand sounds as effective as any other idea.Those who are seeking one of these final spots will simply need to heed the advice Johnson had for himself when he thought he wouldnt make it: Play better.It was a notion also eloquently explained by Phil Mickelson, a member of that task force who also qualified for the team.The fact is, if you dont make it on your own, then you need to bring a lot more to the table than just your game, he said Sunday. The great thing about the game of golf is if you dont like where youre at, you can do something about it by simply playing better and shooting lower scores. There are no judges here that are giving you scores that are subjective. Its all out there. Whatever your number is, just shoot it. Shoot a lower score than the other guy and youll do pretty good. You might win.Two-thirds of the U.S. Ryder Cup team is set. The next few weeks will determine the remainder of the roster, but each candidate knows exactly what he needs to do in order to land one of those spots.Its the same answer to every problem in golf. Play better. ' ' '

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