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Daley: Olympics Bid 'Is The Only Economic Engine'

First Posted: 8/8/09 Updated: 5/25/11

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Mayor Daley speaks at a reception held by the United States Olympic committee, celebrating the city of Chicago's bid as a candidate city for the 2016 Olympic Games, in Beijing , China, Monday, Aug, 11, 2008. (AP Photo/ Elizabeth Dalziel)

Chicago Sun-Times:

An impassioned Mayor Daley today portrayed the 2016 Summer Olympic Games as the economic salvation for Chicago, but warned that the city just might lose the Olympic sweepstakes "if people keep throwing darts."

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An impassioned Mayor Daley today portrayed the 2016 Summer Olympic Games as the economic salvation for Chicago, but warned that the city just might lose the Olympic sweepstakes "if people keep throwin...
An impassioned Mayor Daley today portrayed the 2016 Summer Olympic Games as the economic salvation for Chicago, but warned that the city just might lose the Olympic sweepstakes "if people keep throwin...
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