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Chicago Pulls Out All The Stops To Host Olympics

by Cheryl Corley, NPR
October 1, 2009

The International Olympic Committee will decide Friday whether Chicago or one of its competitors will host the summer Games of 2016. Lobbying is intense at the IOC meeting in Copenhagen. First Lady Michelle Obama has been meeting privately with delegates as she campaigns for her hometown. President Obama will star in the city's final presentation.

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