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What Happened in Copenhagen (When We Went to Influence the IOC -- Again)

Tom Tresser | Posted 10.12.2009 | Chicago

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We had penetrated the multiple rings of security, outfaced the bureaucracy of the International Olympic Committee and stood our ground to deliver information that the mayor, the 2016 Committee and the entire business elite of Chicago didn't want to see and didn't want to acknowledge.

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2016 Olympics Announcement: Hours Before The IOC Vote, It's Too Close To Call

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

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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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Obama Says He's Not Going To Copenhagen For 'Close' 2016 Olympics Vote: IOC Chief

AP | STEPHEN WILSON | Posted 11.17.2009 | Chicago

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LONDON — IOC president Jacques Rogge said disputes with the U.S. Olympic Committee will have "no negative effects whatsoever" on Chicago's chanc...

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USOC Scraps Plans For Olympic TV Network After Pressure

AP | PAT GRAHAM | Posted 09.16.2009 | Media

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BERLIN — The U.S. Olympic Committee had everything to lose and nothing to air. That made the decision to postpone plans for its own television ...

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How to Read the Great Olympics Internet Censorship Drama

Monroe Price | Posted 08.12.2008 | Media

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