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From: The Washington Times | September 29, 2009
President Obama will put his international star power on the line this week as he travels to Denmark for a last-minute, in-person appeal to members of the International Olympic Committee to choose his hometown of Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Games. The president had initially said he would have to skip the final presentation to the IOC, which will occur just prior to the committee’s selection from among four finalists, Chicago, Tokyo, Madrid and Rio de Janeiro. But in a bit of theatrics, Mr. Obama reversed course and announced Monday he would attend. Mr. Obama has made no secret …
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