A Cabinet That Sweats Like America

As the television audience watches the world's greatest athletes gracefully glide to victory in the pristine setting of Lillehammer, even seemingly sedentary members of the Clinton Administration think back to their own past sporting glories.

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MIKE ESPY

Secretary of Agriculture

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Getting his black belt last fall in Tae Kwon Do by breaking boards with his hand

POSTGAME REPORT

"My hand hurts."

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GEORGE STEPHANOPOULOS

Senior adviser to the President

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Running in and finishing the Paris marathon (May 1986)

POSTGAME REPORT

"It was a beautiful, sunny day."

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DONNA SHALALA

Secretary of Health and Human Services

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