Olympics
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Olympic-sized whipping for Chicago; it was never going to happen
Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - President Barack Obama was in the comfort of his private quarters on Air Force One somewhere over the Atlantic when he got the news. The vote was in, his adopted hometow...
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IOC votes for 2016 Olympic host today in Copenhagen
Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- Chicago, Tokyo, Rio de Janeiro and Madrid made final pitches to the International Olympic Committee to be selected later Friday as host of the 2016 Olympic...
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Chicago makes it personal in quest for 2016 Games
Oct 02, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- Looking out at the International Olympic Committee members, President Barack Obama grinned. "This could be a meeting in Chicago," he said, "because we look...
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Rio to host 2016 Olympics
Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- Finally, South America gets an Olympics. The 2016 Games are going to Rio de Janeiro. In a vote of high drama, the bustling Brazilian carnival city of beach...
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Images from the Olympic announcementOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - ...
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Do we really want Summer Games?Oct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - I love the Olympics. There. I said it. I know it's not chic in this age of hyper-cynicism, but I still enjoy the games. Certainly not as much as in the days of the U.S. ...
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Local Olympians back bidOct 01, 2009 11:00 pm - The prospect of competing in front of a hometown crowd has local Olympians and athletes enthusiastically rooting for Chicago when the host city for the 2016 Olympic Summ...
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3 reasons why each Olympic bid can win or lose
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Friday's vote by the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen to select the host city for the 2016 Summer Games is too close to call. Any of the four candidate citi...
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Robinson: hosting games 'tremendous honor'
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- It would be a "tremendous honor" to host the world if Chicago got the 2016 Olympics, original Dream Teamer David Robinson says. Chicago is in a tight conte...
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USOC has a lot riding on Chicago 2016 win
Sep 30, 2009 11:00 pm - COPENHAGEN -- They shelved long-awaited plans for a TV network after only a month, and made nice with International Olympic Committee members who think they're hogging t...