Obama starpower takes hit over Olympic snub: US media (AFP via Yahoo! News)
US newspapers offered various takes Saturday on Chicago’s spectacular Olympic flameout, but when it came to President Barack Obama’s last-minute lobbying bid, the message was loud and clear: What was he thinking?
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Rio to host 2016 Olympics as Chicago, Obama shattered (AFP via Yahoo! News)
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.
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Obama’s Copenhagen trip wasn’t cheap (AP via Yahoo! 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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Obama disappointed over Chicago’s Olympics loss (AP via Yahoo! News)
President Barack Obama had a message Friday for the many people — including himself — who put “heart and soul” into Chicago’s losing bid for the 2016 Olympic Games: “A” for effort.
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Obama pushes for Chicago as 2016 Olympic host (CNN)
U.S. President Barack Obama urged the International Olympic Committee on Friday to pick his hometown of Chicago as the host of the 2016 Games, saying the city represents the American dream as well as the Olympic spirit.
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Obama: US would do world proud with Olympics (AP via Yahoo! News)
Combining hometown pride and political muscle, President Barack Obama lobbied Olympic leaders on Friday to give the 2016 Summer Games to Chicago, saying a nation shaped by the people of the world “wants a chance to inspire it once more.”
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Rio tells Obama and Olympics rivals: "Yes we can" (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Brazil’s president took a leaf out of Barack Obama’s electioneering manual to cast aside any lingering doubts about Rio’s ability to stage the 2016 Olympic Games with an emphatic ‘Yes we can’ rallying cry on Thursday.
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Michelle Obama arrives in Copenhagen for IOC vote (AP via Yahoo! Sports)
Let the lobbying begin. First lady Michelle Obama has arrived to lend her support to Chicago’s effort to win the 2016 Olympics. Mrs.
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First Lady’s powers of persuasion key to Obama factor (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The first lady’s powers of persuasion will be as important as the president’s charisma if the Obama effect is to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago.
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Obama Olympics trip carries political risks (CNN)
President Obama’s decision to head to Copenhagen, Denmark, later this week to make a push to bring the 2016 Olympic Games to Chicago is not without political controversy.
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