Rio de Janeiro Wins 2016 Olympics Vote
COPENHAGEN — Like sweet, sultry samba music, Rio hit all the right notes. Chicago had Barack Obama. Tokyo had $4 billion in the bank. Madrid had...
COPENHAGEN — Like sweet, sultry samba music, Rio hit all the right notes. Chicago had Barack Obama. Tokyo had $4 billion in the bank. Madrid had...
AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago
CHICAGO — (AP) So much for Da Games. Chicago residents felt blindsided Friday as the International Olympic Committee quickly eliminated their h...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.02.2009 | Politics
Chicago's failed bid to host the 2016 Olympics in the first round of voting caps a week of conservative attacks against President Obama for personally...
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago
COPENHAGEN — Chicago was expected to be one of the last two cities in the race. Instead, it was the first to go. In one of the biggest upsets i...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago
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, ...
Huffington Post | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama made separate speeches to the International Olympic Committee in support of Chicago's bid for the...
Charles Butler | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago
It seems to me that President Obama and Mayor Daley are more concerned about securing the Olympics for the city of Chicago than the safety of the CPS students in the city.
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago
COPENHAGEN — Chicago was expected to be one of the last two cities in the race. Instead, it was the first to go. In one of the biggest upsets i...
AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago
COPENHAGEN — (AP) Combining hometown pride and political muscle, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders on Friday to give the 2016 Summe...
CNN Political Ticker | Ed Henry | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago
As First Lady Michelle Obama and talk show host Oprah Winfrey wrapped up a day of furious behind-the-scenes lobbying of International Olympic Committe...
Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago
Conservative commentator Bill Bennett certainly didn't endear himself to the residents of Chicago during a recent appearance on CNN's "The Situation R...
AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago
COPENHAGEN — In 30 minutes, it will be over. Years of preparations, arm-twisting, sweet-talking and hopes will be rejected or rewarded Friday w...
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago
COPENHAGEN — They shelved long-awaited plans for a TV network after only a month, and made nice with International Olympic Committee members who...
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago
COPENHAGEN — (AP) Want a picture with Oprah? She's holding court in the restaurant. Interested in talking to a Dream Teamer or a Perfect 10? Dav...
GlobalPost | Mark Starr | Posted 12.01.2009 | World
By Mark Starr BOSTON -- President Barack Obama will travel to Copenhagen on Thursday to lobby International Olympic Commission voters on behalf of ...
Naomi Klein | Posted 12.01.2009 | Green
If Obama skips Copenhagen in December, after making time to go there to promote the Olympics, he will be saying something chilling about his commitment to battling global warming.
AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 12.01.2009 | Chicago
COPENHAGEN — In 30 minutes, it will be over. Years of preparations, arm-twisting, sweet-talking and hopes will be rejected or rewarded Friday w...
HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics
As President Barack Obama gets set to travel to Copenhagen Thursday night to make the case that Chicago should host the 2016 Olympics, good government...
Chicago Sun-Times | Lynn Sweet | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago
First Lady Michelle Obama, off to Copenhagen on Tuesday night to lobby for Chicago's 2016 Olympic bid, said the rash of crime in Chicago won't hurt th...
AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago
COPENHAGEN — Having one-on-one VIP meetings, dining with dignitaries and stars, flattering Olympic officials by taking notice of the little thin...
Chicago Tribune | Monique Garcia | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago
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."...
AP | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago
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...
AP | DON BABWIN | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago
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...
HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics
Of course, if you are not concerned about the awesomely ruinous opportunity cost to safety and prosperity that a brief jaunt to Denmark represents, surely you are worried about all the Chicago Machine Olympic corruption.
NBC Chicago | Posted 11.30.2009 | Chicago
Six people were arrested at a small anti-Olympic protest Tuesday night in Daley Plaza....
AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 12.02.2009 | Chicago