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The Politics of Spite »
Posted by: Progressive 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
There was what President Obama likes to call a teachable moment last week, when the International Olympic Committee rejected Chicago's bid to be host ...
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Shocker! Chicago eliminated in 2016 voting - Olympic Sports- nbcsports.msnbc.com »
Posted by: y_soitenly 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Sports
Lobbying by Obamas goes for naught; Rio, Madrid remain alive for Games
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COPENHAGEN - Chicago was eliminated in the first ballot of voting for the 2016 ...Read (314) | Share | Discuss (91) | Read Full Story at nbcsports.msnbc.com
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OpEd: GOP Celebrates U.S. Defeat »
Posted by: TimALoftis 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
(CNN) -- Whenever President Obama has traveled overseas and offered pointed and direct assessments of the United States, some of them critical, Republicans have ripped him ...
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57 Lessons for Real Life from Olympic Athletes »
Posted by: Amabaie 6 months, 3 weeks ago in News
Olympic athletes work so hard to overcome the odds - and by the time they reach the Olympics, they have already overcome more odds than most ...
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Obama's Copenhagen Trip Wasn't Cheap »
Posted by: Inactive 1 month, 2 weeks ago in News
President Barack Obama's failed bid to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago cost more than a bruised ego.
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Bush Administration’s Tourist Visa Policy May Have Cost America The 2016 Olympics »
Posted by: mesodude 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
In spite of President Obama’s lobbying efforts, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) may have chosen to reject hosting the 2016 summer olympic games in ...
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Chicago favored in '16 vote, but Rio confident - Olympic Sports- nbcsports.msnbc.com »
Posted by: y_soitenly 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Sports
COPENHAGEN - In the span of 30 minutes, it will be over.
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Years of preparations, arm-twisting, sweet-talking and hopes will be rejected or rewarded Friday when ...Read (142) | Share | Discuss (14) | Read Full Story at nbcsports.msnbc.com
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Gray Lady: White House clueless on Olympic bid »
Posted by: pc25 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Political Opinion
I must admit I was a little surprised to read this scathing account of cluelessness and incompetence in the effort to land the 2016 Olympics ...
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Bolt smashes own record to win world 100m title - CNN.com »
Posted by: travelcn 3 months, 1 week ago in Sports
Olympic champion Usain Bolt smashed his own record to end the reign of 100-meter title-holder Tyson Gay at the world athletics championships in Berlin on ...
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Chicago go out in first round of 2016 Olympics voting »
Posted by: Progressive 1 month, 3 weeks ago in Sports
Chicago were eliminated after the first round of voting for the 2016 Olympics host city.
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Politics of the Games beyond Americans' ken »
Posted by: Progressive 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Sports
FUN IT was to be in Copenhagen last Friday evening. Fun, even for those of us who had been rooting for the great and fair ...
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Obama heading to Copenhagen to back Chicago's Olympic bid - USATODAY.com »
Posted by: Sludge-Guzzler 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News
Chicago will have the most powerful pitchman of any U.S. city that has tried to win the right to host an Olympics, with President ...
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Obamas Fail in Personal Pitch to Bring 2016 Olympics to Chicago - Political News - FOXNews.com »
Posted by: PatrioticAmerican 1 month, 3 weeks ago in News
Olympic officials eliminated Chicago in the first round of voting from its bid to host the 2016 Summer Games, a surprise failure for President Obama ...
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"What Shawn did was incredible sportsmanship." »
Posted by: dailyblueberry 6 months ago in Sports
As a top athlete competing in the next day's Weltklasse meeting, he just presumed it must be some new spikes left by the Nike ...
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When CHICA didn't GO! Olympic Fail for America!! (PIC) »
Posted by: Churner 1 month, 2 weeks ago in Sports
t's an epic fail for America and I would like to brand it as "Olympic Fail". Limbaugh feels "the ego has landed"!! If it ...
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