Rachel Elbaum

Rachel Elbaum has been a reporter at MSNBC.com since 2001. She has covered a variety of international news events including the 2004 Summer Olympic Games in Athens and the 2006 Winter Olympics in Torino. She received a Master's degree in journalism from Columbia University.

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