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CHICAGO'S 2016 OLYMPIC BID

In April 2007, Chicago was selected as the U.S.’s bid city for the 2016 Olympic Games. Chicago is now competing with three international cities for the honor of being the host city for the 2016 Olympics. This topic will cover the business of the 2016 games, including the impact they could have on both the Chicago an U.S. economies throughout the bid process.

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brawl near Fenger High School and met with the teachers union Saturday. Just last month he joined the Olympic bid...

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d declined to jump back into the fray. He'd already served five years as president of the Chicago Board of Education...

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to include him. Steering APEC to Hawaii was likely a consolation for Obama, who failed to land the 2016 Olympics for...

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on 2009 expectations rather than on what Brazilians and the world community will expect in 2016. During their Olympic...

2016 chief Ryan stays active in sportsmore

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its leadership structure. Tagliabue, 69, retired from the NFL in 2006. The USOC has been stung recently after Chicago...

USOC turns to Paul Tagliabue for board solutionsmore

widely viewed as the start of a downward slide for the federation. That slide culminated last month when Chicago was...

USOC turns to Paul Tagliabue for solutionsmore

widely viewed as the start of a downward slide for the federation. That slide culminated last month when Chicago was...

Japan Cools to America as It Awaits Obama Visitmore

later, after the Obamas and the Hatoyamas flew to Copenhagen to lobby the International Olympic Committee for the 2016...

Top Sources: Chicago's 2016 Olympic Bid

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  • San Jose Mercury News
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  • chicago2016.org
  • Reuters
  • statesman.com
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