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2016 Olympics: Chicago, Rio Square Off In Copenhagen

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 11.29.2009 | 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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Keeping Score in Chicago Episode 24: 'Big Iron' Tom Dart On Why He's A Thinkin' Man's Sheriff

Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks | Posted 11.29.2009 | Chicago

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Mark Konkol and Todd Fooks

The guy who takes on Craigslist and saves puppies, but won't put political ambition in front of his wife and five kids, talks about why an eventual run for Mayor isn't out of the question.

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Majority Of Chicagoans, Americans Want Olympics: Chicago 2016 Poll

Chicago Sun-Times | LISA DONOVAN | Posted 11.29.2009 | 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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Gibbs: Is Steele Rooting For Brazil To Get Olympic Games? (VIDEO)

Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

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Pushing back against criticism that the President is too busy to stop in Copenhagen to pitch Chicago as a host site for the 2016 Olympics, the White H...

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Obama's Olympic Error

Dave Zirin | Posted 11.29.2009 | Chicago

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Dave Zirin

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 11.29.2009 | Chicago

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Eric Lurio

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 11.29.2009 | Chicago

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Tom Tresser

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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Michelle Obama's Olympic Delegation Look Revealed

Huffington Post | Posted 11.29.2009 | Style

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Maria Pinto's design for the American Olympic delegation, WWD reports, was revealed on Monday. Pinto created a series of mix-and-match jackets, pants,...

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Sam Stein

Steele Rips Obama For Making Chicago Olympics Push

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.29.2009 | Politics

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Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele criticized President Obama on Tuesday for traveling to Copenhagen to pitch Chicago as a host sit...

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Less Than Sacred Hoops

Matt Farmer | Posted 11.29.2009 | Chicago

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Matt Farmer

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 11.29.2009 | 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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Chicagoans For Rio Site Creator Comes Clean

Chicago Tribune | James Janega | Posted 11.28.2009 | Chicago

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A 43-year-old Chicago advertising copywriter told the Chicago Tribune today that he was the creative mind behind ChicagoansForRio.com, ending a weeklo...

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...Or...Keep The Olympics Out Of Chicago!

The Huffington Post | Jonathan Daniel Harris | Posted 11.28.2009 | Impact

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If all the hoopla surrounding Chicago's pitch to host the 2016 Summer Olympic Games makes you cringe, you're not alone. Thousands of people have joine...

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U.S. Could Get Olympics in 2016, Health Care in 3016

Andy Borowitz | Posted 09.28.2009 | Comedy

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Andy Borowitz

Obama: "I am more determined than ever to get health care done in the next thousand years."

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How Will Chicago Top Beijing's Olympics? Easy!

Craig "Meathead" Goldwyn | Posted 11.28.2009 | Chicago

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Craig

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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Alden Loury

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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