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Quinn's Olympics Agenda: Kissing Babies, Basketball With Dikembe Mutombo

Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 09.30.2009 | Chicago

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Gov. Pat Quinn will join Chicago's Olympic delegation in Copenhagen and said one of his main jobs will be "kissing as many babies as possible."...

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

AP | Posted 09.30.2009 | Chicago

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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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Chicago Olympics Bid Brings Protests, Opposition (PHOTOS)

AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 10.01.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — (AP) The mayor, the president and Oprah Winfrey may hope to return to Chicago from Copenhagen with the 2016 Olympic Games, but some ar...

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Six Arrested At Chicago Olympics Protest

NBC Chicago | Posted 09.30.2009 | Chicago

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Six people were arrested at a small anti-Olympic protest Tuesday night in Daley Plaza....

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2016 Olympics: Chicago, Rio Square Off In Copenhagen

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

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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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Majority Of Chicagoans, Americans Want Olympics: Chicago 2016 Poll

Chicago Sun-Times | LISA DONOVAN | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

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Chicago 2016 CEO Patrick Ryan said a poll conducted last week shows 72 percent of Chicagoans back bringing the Games to the city while 84 percent of A...

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2016 Olympic Games: Who Should Host Them? (SLIDESHOW, POLL)

Huffington Post | Posted 09.29.2009 | World

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Everyone from President Obama to the King Of Spain will be in Copenhagen on Friday to push for their city's 2016 Olympic Games bid. Which city do you ...

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Obama's Olympic Error

Dave Zirin | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

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The very idea that Chicago could be the setting for the Olympics might have been hatched by Jon Stewart for a four-year supply of comedic fodder.

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Let's Get Rid of the Olympics

Eric Lurio | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

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Tens of billions of taxpayers' dollars have been spent on these useless spectacles, and the venues built at enormous expense generally go unused after the games are over.

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Why We're in Copenhagen (Meeting the IOC, Again)

Tom Tresser | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

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The purpose of No Games Chicago's trip is to take a simple message to the members of the IOC -- the people of Chicago do not want the 2016 Olympics.

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Less Than Sacred Hoops

Matt Farmer | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

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Why is Arne Duncan going to Copenhagen? Maybe the IOC will want to hear what steps he is taking to ensure that the rest of our nation's public schools begin performing at the level of those in Chicago.

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Pele, Rio Undaunted By Obama's Olympics Lobbying

AP | JAN M. OLSEN | Posted 09.29.2009 | Chicago

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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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How Will Chicago Top Beijing's Olympics? Easy!

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 11.28.2009 | Chicago

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Let's show the world what Chicago culture is all about with some new events: Relay races with plain white envelope hand-offs. Blame volleyball. Synchronized aldermen.

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Obama To Denmark: Plans Emergency Trip To Copenhagen To Pitch Chicago Olympics

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 11.28.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama's decision to fly to Denmark to support Chicago's Olympics bid elevates the Games to an issue of national im...

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2016 Olympics Vote Schedule: IOC Meeting In Copenhagen

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 11.27.2009 | Chicago

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WHAT: Selection of the host city for the 2016 Summer Olympics. WHERE: Copenhagen....

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Chicago Olympics: Why Pat Ryan Was Tapped To Run The Bid

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 11.27.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — Pat Ryan isn't a gold medalist, like the leader of Madrid's bid committee. Nor does he have a long history with the International Olym...

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Daley Slams Media, Ducks Questions At Final Olympics Rally Before Copenhagen

Chicago Tribune | Dan Mihalopoulos | Posted 11.25.2009 | Chicago

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Mayor Richard Daley today sought one more time to rally the city behind the bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics before heading to Copenhagen for next wee...

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Residents Fear 2016 Olympics Could Prompt City Land Grab

Chicago Reporter | Alden Loury | Posted 11.25.2009 | Chicago

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South and West side residents asking city officials for reassurance that the 2016 Olympic Games won't push out longtime residents near some proposed O...

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An Olympic Guarantee You Can Count On

Alden Loury | Posted 11.25.2009 | Chicago

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Olympics have displaced more than two million people in the last 20 years, especially minorities and the poor. With or without the Games, we're witnessing the clearing of two miles of lakefront property.

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Arne Duncan Joins Growing Chicago Olympics Delegation For Copenhagen

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

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WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Arne Duncan will travel to Denmark next week to support his hometown of Chicago's Olympic bid. Duncan will joi...

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Obama Will Travel To Copenhagen For Chicago Olympics Bid: Report

Crain's Chicago Business | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

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It looks like Barack Obama is heading to Copenhagen to make a personal pitch to the International Olympic Committee....

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2016 Olympics Financial Benefit Far Less Than Predicted: Report

Crain's Chicago Business | John Pletz | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

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The economic boost from the Olympics will be about one-fourth the size claimed by the Chicago 2016 bid committee, according to a study to be released ...

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2016 Olympics Vote: All Eyes On Obama

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 11.24.2009 | Chicago

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CHICAGO — The crowd at President Barack Obama's victory rally stretched from one end of Grant Park to the other, spilling onto nearby sidewalks ...

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Oprah Joining Star-Studded Chicago Olympics Team In Copenhagen

AP | Posted 11.23.2009 | Chicago

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