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Planning for the 2012 Olympics

Clip: 7/18/2012 | 7m 23s

Planning for the 2012 Olympics, Britain's 'Largest Peacetime Operation'

With a little more than a week till the Olympic opening ceremonies, issues such as transportation, weather and security have arisen. Gwen Ifill talks with Stephen Wilson of the Associated Press and Kevin Wamsley of Western University about whether organizers are fully prepared for the start of the games.

07/18/2012

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