Rio 2016

With A Year To Go, Olympic Park Construction Nears End

HuffingtonPost.com | Paul Needham | Posted 09.04.2011

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With just about a year to go before the 2012 Olympics begin in London, the city is grappling with the kind of scandal it had hoped to avoid in the nea...

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Rio 2016 Olympic Logo Designers Deny Plagiarism Of Colorado Organization

AP | TALES AZZONI | Posted 05.25.2011

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SAO PAULO — The designers of the logo for the 2016 Rio Olympics insist any similarities to one from a U.S. foundation is a coincidence. The des...

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Chicago Olympics Bid Chief: No Way To Beat Rio

Chicago Tribune | Kathy Bergen and Philip Hersh | Posted 05.25.2011

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Though Chicago's campaign for the 2016 Summer Games went down in flames in the first round of voting, there was nothing more the city could have done ...

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Obama Chicago Olympics: President Mocks Critics Of His Push For 2016 Olympics

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW YORK — President Barack Obama is having some fun at the expense of those who criticized him for trying to help his Chicago hometown land the...

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'Rio Won The Bid ...Chicago Did Not Lose': Former USOC Chief

AP | BRETT MARTEL | Posted 05.25.2011

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NEW ORLEANS — The ousted CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee said changing leadership and strained relations with international Olympic officials ...

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Sunday Roundup

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.25.2011

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This week, in the battle for the 2016 Olympics, the Brazilians waxed the star power of Oprah and the Obamas. Chicago was rejected on the first ballot, and conservatives couldn't contain their glee. I thought it was only the coasts that Republicans think are not part of the real America. Now it's the Midwest, too? I wonder how far their bizarre wish for America to fail would go: if the Windy City had gotten the Olympics, would Republicans have rooted against American athletes? Would chants of "USA! USA!" have been replaced by shouts of "Government-run sports is socialism!" and "Keep your hands off my high jump!"? One sure sign that a political party has completely lost its way is when it finds itself cheering that an American city will not be hosting the Olympics.

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Obama Blows the Olympics

Guy T. Saperstein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Losing the Olympics to Rio de Janeiro just shows that Dick Cheney, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and the Republicans have been right all along. Relying on reasoning, discussion and goodwill is bullshit.

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2016 Olympics Announcement: Chicago Eliminated In First Round Shocker (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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In a major upset, Chicago was eliminated in the first round of IOC voting for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Tokyo, considered the underdog at the outset, ...

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Rio in 2016: A Great Consolation Prize for U.S. Hispanics With South American Ties

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rio should be a tremendous source of pride for the millions of U.S.-born Hispanics whose familial roots stretch not only south of the border, but south of the hemisphere.

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Rio's Final 2016 Olympics Pitch: 'Time To Light The Olympic Cauldron In A Tropical Country' (VIDEO)

AP | GRAHAM DUNBAR | Posted 05.25.2011

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COPENHAGEN — Rio de Janeiro delivered a passionate appeal for South America to be awarded the Olympics for the first time. Brazilian President ...

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Rio Celebrates 2016 Olympics Win (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Thousand of Brazilian fans broke out into a spontaneous celebration as Rio de Janeiro won the bid to host the 2016 Olympics. Go here for more. Get...

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Hours Before Olympics Vote, It's A Dead Heat

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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COPENHAGEN — In 30 minutes, it will be over. Years of preparations, arm-twisting, sweet-talking and hopes will be rejected or rewarded Friday w...

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Chicago Favored To Host 2016 Olympics, Rio Close Second

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 05.25.2011

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COPENHAGEN — In 30 minutes, it will be over. Years of preparations, arm-twisting, sweet-talking and hopes will be rejected or rewarded Friday w...

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What Rivalry? Brazil's Lula Says He Urged Obama To Make Olympics Trip

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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COPENHAGEN — Brazil's president says he's not worried that U.S. President Barack Obama is coming to Denmark to lobby that Chicago and not Rio de...

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Olympics Countdown: Rio, Chicago Squaring Off In Copenhagen

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 05.25.2011

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COPENHAGEN — Rio or Chicago? Risk vs. reliable. For the International Olympic Committee, the biggest decision in choosing the city to host the ...

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Pele, Rio Undaunted By Obama's Olympics Lobbying

AP | JAN M. OLSEN | Posted 05.25.2011

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COPENHAGEN — Brazilian soccer great Pele isn't worried President Barack Obama's star power could help Chicago win the bid for the 2016 Olympics ...

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