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The Trump administration's attempts to defund the Special Olympics, explained

  • Written by Derrick L. Cogburn, Professor of International Service and Professor of Information Technology & Analytics at the Kogod School of Business, American University School of International Service
The Trump administration's attempts to defund the Special Olympics, explainedA Special Olympics basketball clinic in Charlotte, N.C. in January 2019AP Photo/Chuck Burton

The federal government has long covered about a tenth of the Special Olympics’ budget. This nonprofit that gives athletes with intellectual disabilities a chance to train and compete in a wide variety of sports gets most of the rest of its funding...

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