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Chicago Aims Big, but at What Cost?

Oct 1, 2009 – 7:00 PM
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Jay Mariotti

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President ObamaEditor's note: This is an updated version of an earlier column.

COPENHAGEN -- Forgetting the need for prim-and-proper behavior, the staid, stuffy members of the International Olympic Committee broke from protocol today. They grabbed their cell phones in the Bella Center and took photos of President Obama, confirming that they view him as a rock star. Whether this translated into Chicago landing the 2016 Games would be known in a few hours, but clearly, Obama can charm the world without saying much or staying very long.

"I urge you to choose Chicago," he told the voting members during his five-hour stay in the Danish capital. "And if you do -- if we walk this path together -- then I promise you this: The city of Chicago and the United States of America will make the world proud.''
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