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...French use the English term "fair-play" more than the English do, but it took on an ironic cast amid claims that the Brits had pushed too hard to land the 2012 Games. Learning from previous failed bids when Paris was painted as arrogant and pushy, Mayor Bertrand Delanoe had opted for modesty, letting Paris's Olympic merits speak for themselves. The failure of that approach in the face of full-court lobbying by the British left him bitter. "What made us lose was fair play," Delanoe said from Singapore. In Paris, Pascal Bildstein, vice president of the French Triathlon...
...that, it was a setback for a nation in dire need of a victory - a defeat that has driven France a little deeper into one of its periodic bouts of self-doubt. "I think I can say without chauvinism that we had the best bid," said Jean-Francois Legaret, mayor of the central 1st Arrondissement of Paris. "So since we didn't win, we have to ask ourselves about the weight of everything else that contributed to our loss. Part of it, surely, is the whole idea about us being 'Old Europe,' part of it is our no (vote...
...organized, with a website kansasfreeland.com that spells out details. Others are playing catch-up. In Whiting, Iowa, ground has been set aside while a decision is awaited about whether to charge people who take land for utilities. "There will be new houses on that land no matter what," promises Mayor Nancy Brenden. In Chugwater--aptly named, considering its place on the long, dry Oregon Trail traveled by early settlers--the first taker has just signed up. "We have all this new energy in town," says Mayor Krista West. "People are excited...
...less. Towns aren't cutting any sweetheart deals for doctors or lawyers or other professionals needed in a thriving community. "One guy told us he wanted to build a bed and breakfast, so we were trying to figure out how to give him a bigger lot," says Steve Piper, mayor of Marquette and owner of its only grocery store. "After all our work, he never followed up. Now we just treat everybody the same...
...side and began laying streets and utilities. All 82 lots have been taken; 23 new homes are finished or being built. The city's population, which had been falling, is now 650--up from 527 a year ago--and 45 kids have been added to the elementary school, says Mayor Piper. The giveaways "saved our school and rekindled a lot of pride in this town...