The International Olympics Committee (IOC) announced Chicago was the first to be eliminated in the 2016 Olympics bid. It was a surprising outcome, as people saw Chicago as a strong contender to Rio de Janeiro....
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While the two of Chicago's most famous and influential residents throw their support behind the Olympic bid for 2016, almost half to the city's residents oppose the bid. President Obama, Oprah...
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Today it was made known that US President Barack Obama will travel to Denmark for the October 2nd vote to choose the capital of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games after all. Chicago, USA, is one of the contenders. Obama is scheduled to give a speech to promote Chicago as a...
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On October 2, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will announce the capital of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. Four cities are in contention: Madrid, Spain; Tokyo, Japan; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Chicago, USA. In recent years, it became somewhat of a tradition and a...
For the London 2012 Olympic Games we were not offered any sort of referendum: It came inclusive on the electoral slate of all of the three mainstream parties in our first-past-the-post system - heralded by some as...
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