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Rio Celebrates 2016 Olympics Win (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.02.2009 | World

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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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Rio de Janeiro Wins 2016 Olympics Vote

AP | JOHN LEICESTER | Posted 10.03.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Obamas, Chicago, Aim For Heartstrings In Final 2016 Olympics Pitch

AP | NANCY ARMOUR | Posted 10.02.2009 | Chicago

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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...

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Obama's Olympics Speech: 'I Urge You To Choose Chicago' (VIDEO)

AP | JULIE PACE | Posted 10.03.2009 | Chicago

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COPENHAGEN — (AP) Combining hometown pride and political muscle, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders on Friday to give the 2016 Summe...

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Brazilian Paper: New Yorker Tried To Scuttle Olympic Bid

FP Passport | Posted 09.30.2009 | World

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"It's war!" cries Brazilian newspaper O Globo, lamenting an article in the latest New Yorker on gang violence in Rio de Janeiro, which comes out mere ...

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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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2016 Olympics Tickets Could Cost As Much As $1,800

Chicago Sun-Times | FRAN SPIELMAN AND LISA DONOVAN | Posted 09.28.2009 | Chicago

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A Chicago 2016 Summer Olympic Games would be led by a team of executives -- with annual salaries as high as $550,000 -- presiding over an army of 4,96...

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Daley And Chicago Olympics Bid Lampooned In Song (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 08.07.2009 | Chicago

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A new music video mocking Mayor Daley and the city's 2016 Olympics bid is making the rounds this week. Good King Rich was recorded by the Blue State ...

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U.S. Makes Official Bid to Host the World Cup: The Chicago Connection

Esther J. Cepeda | Posted 03.07.2009 | Chicago

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A U.S.-hosted World Cup would be a stark contrast to the 2016 Olympics which, up until now, has put stars only in the eyes of the few who stand to cash in on it.

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Chicago's 2016 Olympic Bid Improved By Obama Win, Tokyo Insists Frontrunner Status

Reuters | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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TOKYO, Nov 6 (Reuters) - Tokyo's bid officials insist they still have the edge in the race to host the 2016 Olympics despite Barack Obama's victory in...

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