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...However, economists and manufacturers are quick to caution that the good news could be short-lived if the Canadian dollar keeps climbing toward parity with the U.S. greenback. The loonie, named after the lake bird engraved on Canada's $1 coin, hit a high of 97 cents this week, its highest level in 12 months and a 24% increase from the low of 78 cents earlier this year...
...routes are any indication, a green-corridor network just might work. Route 66, the classic American road that runs 2,400 miles from coast to coast, is having a banner year in 2009 in terms of traffic, according to David Knudson, director of the National Route 66 Federation in Lake Arrowhead, Calif. "[Route 66] is more interesting than flying down the interstate; it's more scenic and it's low cost," he says. Seeing a different side of America and "traveling slow is what Route 66 is all about...
Whether you're one of those Windy City residents who favor Chicago's bid for the 2016 Summer Olympics or you believe the whole project is just ripe for Capone-style corruption, know this: when you're standing on the shores of Lake Michigan, it's easy to imagine an idyllic Olympic experience. With Grant Park and the tip of the Willis (né Sears) Tower at your back, gaze out at the site of the planned rowing venue. Instead of the geese you hear honking, imagine coxswains barking at their boat mates. A comfortable breeze blows in your face...
...indeed put Chicago over the top: eleventh-hour schmoozing by Tony Blair and Vladimir Putin helped secure wins for London and Sochi, host of the 2014 Winter Games. So expect Republican griping that Obama can?t keep his priorities straight. But this flip-flop could land those rowers in Lake Michigan...
...many thought it was through the intervention of Atlanta-based Coca-Cola, one of the largest Olympic sponsors. Such conspiracy theories generally don't progress beyond whispers, but the 2002 Winter Olympics were an exception. Ten members of the IOC were thrown out after taking gifts from the Salt Lake Bid Committee prior to the vote, which Salt Lake City went on to win. The U.S. Department of Justice brought charges of bribery and fraud against two members of the committee, though charges against both were eventually dismissed. No one was convicted of a crime in connection with the incident...