MSNBC:
From NBC’s Kelly PaiceAs today marks the eighth anniversary of U.S. involvement in Afghanistan and while President Obama continues to weigh the future of the Afghan war, General David Petraeus gave a situation report on the U.S. Central Command region at the annual Association of the United States Army conference yesterday. (Read More)
MSNBC:
OLYMPICS FALLOUT: Senior Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett says she received assurances from folks in Chicago and on the US Olympic Committee that an Obama lobbying effort would put the city over the top. "The intelligence that we had from the U.S. Olympic Committee and Chicago bid team was that it was very close and therefore (Read More)
MSNBC.com: Americas:
President Obama's high-profile failure to win the games for Chicago could feed negative narratives already nipping at his heels, that he is a better talker than deal closer.
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MSNBC:
President Obama's high-profile failure to win the games for Chicago could feed negative narratives already nipping at his heels, that he is a better talker than deal closer.
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MSNBC.com: Nightly News:
Oct. 2: A party for the 2016 Olympics in Chicago turned into a wake Friday when it became clear that not even President Barack Obama could bring the games to his hometown. NBC's Lester Holt reports. (Nightly News). (Read More)
CNN:
2009 in Copenhagen. Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio is wonna the nominees to the Olympic Games in 2016. And the winner is Brazil Rio de Janeiro. Copenhagen did make a big deal out of this, Obama, Oprah Winfrey and many other Celebs came to Copenhagen for the Olympic Games Countdown... ENJOY :). (Read More)
MSNBC:
Chicago's early exit from finalist balloting for the 2016 Olympics was a personal setback for President Barack Obama and a painful defeat for America's most prominent Midwestern city.
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CNN:
2009 in Copenhagen. Chicago, Madrid, Tokyo and Rio is wonna the nominees to the Olympic Games in 2016. And the winner is Brazil Rio de Janeiro. Copenhagen did make a big deal out of this, Obama, Oprah Winfrey and many other Celebs came to Copenhagen for the Olympic Games Countdown... ENJOY :). (Read More)
MLB Rumors - MLBTradeRumors.com:
Some links to read before the final weekend of the regular season...Ryne Sandberg tells Chris De Luca of the Chicago Sun-Times that his "ideal job" would be managing the Cubs.Mark Feinsand of the New York Daily News says C.C. Sabathia and Mike Mussina are the only two Yankee pitchers of the decade to deliver big seasons rig (Read More)
CNN:
Supporters of Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympics were shocked Friday by news that the city was the first of four finalists to be eliminated from consideration. The news from the International Olympic Committee came mere hours after President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama delivered personal appeals to the selection co (Read More)
CNN:
Michelle Obama gave an impassioned speech before the International Olympics Committee. President Obama traveled overseas -- in the middle of debates over health care and Afghanistan -- to make his personal pitch to bring the 2016 Olympics to his hometown.
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MSNBC:
Chicago's early exit from finalist balloting for the 2016 Olympics was a personal setback for President Barack Obama and a painful defeat for America's most prominent Midwestern city.
. (Read More)