Jul 04 2009

Pony up: 2016 Olympics will cost you - Chicago Tribune

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The Windy Citizen

Pony up: 2016 Olympics will cost you Chicago Tribune If it's broke -- and by most calculations, Chicago is -- the Olympics won't fix it. Rest assured of that one unassailable fact. You will be told that if the ... Mayor's vision of Olympic rings not exactly goldenGazette Chicago Mayor Daley is Setting Off FireworksThe Windy Citizen Flores' Olympic Bid Cap Possibly Protecting Our Property TaxesThe Chicago 77 Chicagoist -The Windy Citizen all 13 news articles »

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Jul 04 2009

Kwan to skate in show … for fun or a comeback? - Los Angeles Times

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Globe and Mail

Kwan to skate in show ... for fun or a comeback? Los Angeles Times Figure skater Michelle Kwan, whose trophy case is lacking only an Olympic gold medal, has left her options open regarding the Vancouver Games next February ... Kwan returning to ice for August showThe Associated Press all 119 news articles »

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Jul 04 2009

Panel Overturns Boonen's Suspension From Tour de France - New York Times

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BBC Sport

Panel Overturns Boonen's Suspension From Tour de France New York Times A French Olympic Committee's arbitration panel decided that Boonen had a right to race in the Tour despite his positive out-of-competition test for cocaine ... World titlist Tom Boonen gets last-second court decision to ride ...Examiner.com Boonen back in Tour line-upRTE.ie Mark Cavendish sees the positive side of rival Tom Boonen's drug ...guardian.co.uk BBC Sport -The Associated Press -Sky News Australia all 209 news articles »

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Jul 03 2009

Kwan returning to ice for August show - The Associated Press

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Kwan returning to ice for August show The Associated Press 14-16 show, the two-time Olympic medalist felt the timing was right. "The timing was a factor," Goldberg said. "She is skating at the standards she demands ... and more »

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Jul 03 2009

Dutch government supports possible Olympic bid - ESPN

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Radio Netherlands

Dutch government supports possible Olympic bid ESPN AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- The Dutch government is considering a bidding for the Olympics in 2008 -- exactly a century after Amsterdam last staged the ... Dutch cabinet supports plan to bid for 2028 OlympicsRadio Netherlands Dutch have 2028 Olympics in their sightsRadio Netherlands all 10 news articles »

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Jul 03 2009

Olympic champion speed skater Pechstein gets two-year ban - guardian.co.uk

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Citizen

Olympic champion speed skater Pechstein gets two-year ban guardian.co.uk ZURICH, July 3 (Reuters) - Olympic speed skating champion Claudia Pechstein has been banned for two years after testing positive for blood doping and will ... Olympic speedskating champion banned for two years for dopingPhilippine Star Speedskating's Pechstein gets 2-year doping banThe Associated Press Two-year blood doping ban for PechsteinAFP Canada.com -Earthtimes (press release) all 136 news articles »

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Jul 03 2009

Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid - The Associated Press

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Asia Olympic Council backs Tokyo's 2016 bid The Associated Press SINGAPORE (AP) — The Olympic Council of Asia has endorsed the bid of Tokyo to host the Summer Games in 2016. "Asia will always support any city from Asia," ... Tokyo 2016 Gets Backing From OCA PresidentGamesBids.com Olympic Newsdesk: Asia Considers Changes, Ghana NOC ElectionAround the Rings (subscription) OCA throws Asian weight behind Tokyo 2016Sports Features Communications Bahrain News Agency -GamesBids.com -Sports Features Communications all 102 news articles »

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Jul 03 2009

BWI retailer must stop using name 'Olympic' - Baltimore Sun

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BWI retailer must stop using name 'Olympic' Baltimore Sun Olympic News, one of the biggest retail operations at BWI Marshall Airport, must stop using its name after losing a trademark infringement ... and more »

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Jul 03 2009

Union bets $500 million on Olympic Village plan - Chicago Sun-Times

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Parade Magazine

Union bets $500 million on Olympic Village plan Chicago Sun-Times An artist's rendering of the proposed Olympic Village plaza. That's a drop in the bucket compared with the risk the AFL-CIO is about to take with its ... 2016 Olympic boosters complete fundraising for international campaignChicago Tribune Festival gives tast of OlympicsWAND Chicago 2016 Brings Olympic and Paralympic Sport to the Taste, the ...Chicago Press Release Services (press release) Parade Magazine -Chicago Sun-Times -Chicago Tribune all 92 news articles »

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Jul 03 2009

Chicago 2016 bid team in Nigeria to lobby for summer games - Chicago Sun-Times

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Parade Magazine

Chicago 2016 bid team in Nigeria to lobby for summer games Chicago Sun-Times Chicago 2016 Chairman and CEO Patrick G. Ryan will be among those making a presentation before the National Olympic Committees of Africa General Assembly, ... Does It Pay to Host the Olympics?Parade Magazine Chicago aldermen take on Daley's plan for 2016 OlympicsChicago Tribune CITY OF CHICAGO COMPLETES PURCHASE OF PROPOSED OLYMPIC VILLAGE SITESFCPressPoint (press release) ABC7Chicago.com -Chicago Public Radio -Chicago Tribune all 85 news articles »

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