Last week Mayor Daley pledged full financial support for the 2016 Olympic Games should private funding fall short. Rich Samuels caught up with Olympic Bid Chairman Pat Ryan today, who discussed the likelihood of whether or not taxpayers will bear the burden.
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Would the 2016 Olympics be good or bad for Chicago? Carol Marin and her panel, which includes a member of the 2016 bid committee, debate the prospect of bringing the Games to the city.
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President Obama is hoping to boost Chicago’s bid to get the 2016 Olympics, but will his support be enough to put the bid over the top? Chicago Sun-Times columnist Lynn Sweet joins us with that story, and all the latest news from Washington, D.C.
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Rio de Janeiro was named host of the 2016 Olympic Games on Friday as red-hot favourite Chicago, backed by US President Barack Obama, was handed a devastating, heart-breaking snub. Rio will be the first South American city to stage the Olympics after seeing off Madrid in the final round of voting...
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Rio de Janeiro was named host of the 2016 Olympic Games on Friday as red-hot favourite Chicago, backed by US President Barack Obama, was handed a devastating, heart-breaking snub. Rio will be the first South American city to stage the Olympics after seeing off Madrid in the final round ...
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Rio de Janeiro, Brazil will host the 2016 Summer Olympics. It is the first time South America will host an Olympic event. The city has budgeted $14.4 billion to the effort, the largest amount of any of the four finalist, including US President’s hometown, Chicago. Chicago’s bid to host the 2016 ...
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Tens of thousands of people exploded with joy here Friday, dancing to the infectious beat of samba music in a giant beach party as Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic Games.
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US President Barack Obama let his love for Chicago flow in a bid to break the hearts of rival bid cities Rio, Tokyo and Madrid at Friday’s vote to choose the host of the 2016 Olympics.
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US First Lady Michelle Obama says earlier she could never dream of Olympic torch lighting the lives of the people of Chicago but today she can dream because she believes in Chicago.
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US President Barack Obama in an final attempt to lobby for Chicago promised the world that if Chicago is selected, it will make the world proud.
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