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Daley says bidding on 2016 games was worth it

Associated Press
Sep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Chicago Mayor Richard Daley says bidding on the 2016 Summer Games was worth it, even if Chicago doesn't get the Olympics. Daley says the city has benefited because more ...
Education secretary to go to Copenhagen for city's Olympic bid

Bloomberg News
Sep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Copenhagen next week to help lobby for his hometown's bid to win the 2016 Summer Games, the White House said. The In...
Quinn hopes bid team outfit fits

Associated Press
Sep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - Gov. Pat Quinn leaves next week for the International Olympic Committee meeting in Copenhagen and what he'll be wearing is on his mind. Quinn said he has been measured f...
Olympics: Obama at the center of another election

Associated Press
Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The crowd at President Barack Obama's victory rally stretched from one end of Grant Park to the other, spilling onto nearby sidewalks and streets. From Oprah Winfrey to ...
Japan's new PM writes IOC backing Tokyo 2016 bid

Associated Press
Sep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Japan's new prime minister has sent a letter to IOC members assuring them that government support for Tokyo's bid to host the 2016 Olympics "remains as strong as ever." ...
Jamaica's Fraser sprints to gold in 100

Associated Press
Aug 17, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN - Shelly-Ann Fraser closed her eyes as she crossed the finish line, almost afraid to open them back up and glance at the Olympic Stadium scoreboard. As if she had...
Phelps to be cited for invalid driver's license

Associated Press
Aug 14, 2009 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps was driving with an invalid, out-of-state license and told police he drank a beer about an hour and 15 minutes before ...
Michael Phelps uninjured in 2-vehicle crash

Associated Press
Aug 13, 2009 11:00 pm - BALTIMORE -- Baltimore police say Olympic gold medal swimmer Michael Phelps has been in a two-car collision but not injured. Police spokesman Anthony Guglielmi says Phe...
Women's boxing added to 2012 London Olympics

Associated Press
Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- The International Olympic Committee has added women's boxing to the 2012 London Games. The international boxing federation is proposing that 40 female boxers c...
Golf, rugby one step closer to being Olympic sport

Associated Press
Aug 12, 2009 11:00 pm - BERLIN -- Imagine the scene: Tiger Woods lining up a 20-foot putt on the final hole with an Olympic gold medal at stake. That scenario came closer to reality Thursday wh...

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