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...Ignoring widespread protests from human rights activists concerned that granting Beijing its Olympic dream will signal acceptance of its repressive political regime, IOC officials gave the nod to anxious Chinese officials, at 10 p.m. local time, choosing Beijing over chief rivals Toronto and Paris. Istanbul, Turkey and Osaka, Japan had also placed bids...
...Paris-bid officials took 18 ioc members to dinner at the Jules Verne restaurant, on the second floor of the Eiffel Tower, for an estimated...
THEN Salt Lake City brought many IOC officials and their families to Utah. Some needed five trips to inspect facilities fully...
THEN A Greek businessman associated with Athens' bid for the 1996 Olympics reportedly gave the (now ex-) wife of ioc member Phil Coles a gold necklace valued...
THEN Officials from Brisbane, Australia, shipped lobsters and fresh fruit to East Berlin for a sumptuous $1.9 million lunch for IOC officials...