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IOC stories: 10 news summaries
2016 olympics

Chicago's Loss Casts Light on Anti-US Sentiment

IOC shows us the world still likes to thumb its nose at American power

Oct 2, 09 3:53 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first-round knockout of Chicago’s Olympic bid speaks to an unpleasant fact, writes Mike Lopresti: “A lot of people out there don't like us. They don't care if President Obama is eloquent and the first lady is charming.” If it had come down to just Chicago and... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • United States • Rio de Janeiro • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • IOC • President Obama

piling on

 GOP Revels in US Setbacks 

1-2 punch of job stats, Olympic decision gets a third stage

Oct 2, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - From worse-than-expected unemployment numbers to Chicago’s foiled Olympic bid, today was a lousy day for America, but Republicans reacted as if Christmas had come early. Soon after the jobs numbers hit, Glenn Thrush of Politico got a slew of GOP press releases. “Rep. Mike Pence literally hit the... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • Mike Pence • Chicago • GOP • 2012 London Olympics • Republican Party • unemployment • Olympic Games • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • IOC

OPINION

 Olympic Snub Has 
 Silver Lining 
 for Chicago 

Good ideas and sober assessments made during bid should go forward

Oct 2, 09 1:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chicago failed in its bid to land the Olympics, but look on the bright side, the Tribune urges: If the city builds on the bright ideas and redevelopment plans designed to sway the IOC, it can have all the benefits with none of the hassle. “Bidding for an... More »

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Chicago • transportation • 2016 Olympics • bid • International Olympic Committee • urban planning • Chicago Tribune • IOC • redevelopment

2016 OLYMPICS

 Obamas: Pick Chicago, 
 'Most American' City 

President, first lady stump for their hometown ahead of Olympic vote

Oct 2, 09 5:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama made an impassioned call today to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago, which the president called the "most American of American cities." In his pitch to the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen, the president told of how he became "a proud Chicagoan" after... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Michelle Obama • Copenhagen • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • IOC

Can Rio Beat Chicago? Brazil Prez Says 'Yes, We Can'

Lula borrows from Obama before Olympic vote tomorrow

Oct 1, 09 8:13 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Brazilian president, in Copenhagen after some serious politicking to win the 2016 Olympics for Rio de Janeiro, used a certain Chicagoan's slogan to promote his bid today. "Yes we can!" Lula told reporters today, dismissing concerns that the developing nation can fund the Games. "For... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva • 2016 Olympics • International Olympic Committee • IOC

OLYMPICS BATTLE

 Cities That Could Beat Chicago 

Rio, Madrid, or Tokyo could leave Obamas empty-handed this week

Sep 30, 09 7:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack and Michelle Obama arrive in Denmark tomorrow, hoping to win the 2016 Olympics for their hometown. The Windy City has an impressive bid, proposing events in the city's parks and a lakefront Olympic Village. But three other cities are lobbying hard, and any could get the Games come Friday.... More »

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Chicago • Rio de Janeiro • Tokyo • Madrid • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • IOC • Summer Olympics

Olympics Honcho: Obama Could Make Huge Difference

Pound suggests Chicago mayor try twisting Obama's arm ahead of IOC vote

Sep 15, 09 1:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's absence will definitely be noticed as the International Olympic Committee meets to pick the host city for the 2016 Olympics, IOC member Dick Pound tells AP. "I don't think there's an IOC member on the planet who wouldn't love to meet your president. He's a transformational figure... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • Olympic Games • 2016 Olympics • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • IOC • President Obama

Retesting Nails 6 Olympic Drug Cheats

New technique
exposes athletes'
use of banned
blood booster

Apr 29, 09 6:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Six Olympic drug cheats have been exposed long after the end of the 2008 Beijing Games, CNN reports. The IOC—which keeps test samples on file for eight years after events finish—rechecked 948 samples after a new test for a banned blood booster was developed. Silver medal-winning Italian cyclist... More »

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2008 Beijing Olympics • doping • drug test • Olympians • Olympic athletes • IOC • Davide Rebellin

OPINION

 Let's Go Back to 
 Beijing in 2012 

Economic crisis makes spending billions on 2012 London Games unjustifiable

Nov 26, 08 10:11 AM CST
(Newser) - With the economic crisis taking billions out of Britain’s coffers, spending billions more to get ready for the 2012 Olympics makes no sense, writes Alice Miles in the Times of London, who foresees a day when “the unemployed, the homeless, and the destitute will join the athletes parading... More »

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United Kingdom • Beijing • 2012 London Olympics • Britain • Olympics • financial crisis • IOC

 Obama Fever May Boost
Chicago's Olympic Bid 

Organizers hoping for his help in winning bid to host Olympics in 2016

Nov 6, 08 6:25 PM CST
(Newser) - Chicago hopes to have an ace up its sleeve when it makes its bid to host the 2016 Olympics next fall: the city’s most famous resident. With Vladimir Putin and Tony Blair helping cinch their countries' bids to win over previous Olympic organizers, officials hope Barack Obama will travel... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago • 2016 Olympics • IOC • President Obama

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