Archive for the “Chicago 2016” Category

Mar 13 2010

Note to world leaders: The IOC isn’ta sovereign state - Daily Caller

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Note to world leaders: The IOC isn'ta sovereign state
Daily Caller
Most of the people who criticized Obama have no clue how the International Olympic Committee operates. Brazil was going to get the 2016 Games. Chicago was …

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Mar 11 2010

Proskauer Expands Global Labor and Employment Practice to Chicago - Business Wire (press release)

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Proskauer Expands Global Labor and Employment Practice to Chicago
Business Wire (press release)
He also served on the Chicago 2016 Committee for the Olympic Games and was appointed by the Mayor of Chicago to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning …

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Mar 11 2010

Proskauer Expands Global Labor and Employment Practice to Chicago - Business Wire (press release)

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Proskauer Expands Global Labor and Employment Practice to Chicago
Business Wire (press release)
He also served on the Chicago 2016 Committee for the Olympic Games and was appointed by the Mayor of Chicago to the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning …

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Mar 08 2010

UN expert: Big sports events force many from homes - The Associated Press

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Aljazeera.net

UN expert: Big sports events force many from homes
The Associated Press
Rolnik said the IOC made housing issues part of the bidding process starting with the 2016 Olympic Games. She praised Chicago for being the first city to …
United Nations human rights investigator criticizes FIFALos Angeles Times (blog)
Human cost of the World CupAljazeera.net

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Mar 05 2010

Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin - Austin Chronicle (blog)

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Austin Chronicle (blog)

Sports and Social Justice With David Zirin
Austin Chronicle (blog)
Austin Chronicle: You're an outspoken critic of the Olympic Games. When Chicago lost the 2016 games to Rio de Janeiro you wrote this was something of a …

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Mar 04 2010

Here’s the Story to Tell About the Mayor - Gapers Block (blog)

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Chicago Press Release Services (press release)

Here's the Story to Tell About the Mayor
Gapers Block (blog)
I don't know the answer; but I have a feeling there is a way to find out: write the story about the Chicago 2016 Bid Committee. …
Former NFL commish visits City Hall, 2nd team for Chicago?WBBM780

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Mar 02 2010

US Olympic Committee is in reality mode - Los Angeles Times

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Los Angeles Times

US Olympic Committee is in reality mode
Los Angeles Times
… amid internal rumblings never fully explained just about the time Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics was in its most dire need of no USOC rumblings. …

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Mar 01 2010

NHL looks to ride success of Olympics - USA Today

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NHL looks to ride success of Olympics
USA Today
Washington Wednesday (7 pm ET) — to try and leverage Olympic luster. NBC, which airs NHL weekend games and has flexible scheduling, airs Detroit-Chicago …

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Mar 01 2010

Medal haul validates US as Winter Games superpower - Dallas Morning News

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Medal haul validates US as Winter Games superpower
Dallas Morning News
The record medal haul comes after a chaotic sequence for the USOC, ranging from leadership restructuring to the IOC's clear dismissal of the Chicago 2016 …

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Feb 25 2010

US Olympians rise above unstable USOC to succeed on own terms - SI.com

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US Olympians rise above unstable USOC to succeed on own terms
SI.com
Throughout the past two years — while the USOC was falling apart, hitting its nadir when the Chicago 2016 bid fell on its Yankee Doodle fanny — who …

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