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President Barack Obama has been doing his part to help Chicago win the 2016 Summer Olympics. He has taped messages of support for the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and hosted a reception at the White House to help raise his adopted hometown's profile. Now he's flying to Copenhagen to personally help Chicago with its final push...
...cold night in November 2008, the cheers of almost a quarter of a million people echoed around Grant Park, Chicago. For some, Barack Obama’s election heralded a turning point in America’s history, while for others the election of this 47-year-old man marked the ascendancy of Generation X. Looking back on that historic day, two things stand out: First, I have never seen so much passion and fervor surrounding an election. Second, despite this enthusiasm, voter turnout remained woefully low. In fact, only around a third of Americans actually voted Obama...
MATT GARRISON, the listing agent for a home located next door to President Obama's Chicago residence. The 6,000-sq.-ft. house, which is expected to sell for more than $1 million, benefits from extra police patrols and Obama's Secret Service detail...
Sources: Financial Times; Huffington Post; Bloomberg; The View; ESPN.com CNN; Chicago Tribune...
Lula has a point, but as the former union leader knows, life isn't always fair. If it were, then Rio, while a front runner, would be in a stronger position to win next Friday's decision and edge out Chicago, Madrid and Tokyo. It can claim experience: Rio hosted the Pan American Games in 2007, an event that should have transformed the still sometimes provincial resort into a more modern, more international and safer city. (See pictures of São Paulo...