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COPENHAGEN - When it came right down to it, Madrid and Tokyo could do nothing to sway IOC voters from the prospect of a South American Olympics.
WASHINGTON - The US congratulated the city of Rio de Janeiro for prevailing Friday in the tight competition to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.
WASHINGTON - 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.
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE - President Barack Obama is "disappointed" Chicago missed getting the 2016 Olympic Games but doesn't regret putting so much on the line to argue for it, his chief spokesman said Friday.
RIO DE JANEIRO/COPENHAGEN - When Rio de Janeiro announced its bid to host the Olympic Games, chances of success seemed very slim.
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