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Now That He's Going, Obama Better Win

By Jay MariottiSep 29th 2009 – 11:30PM

In the sporting parlance he knows so well, Barack Obama has accepted a road game in a hostile environment. You wouldn't think of Copenhagen as such, knowing the Danish city as a clean, environmentally friendly Eurohub filled with wellness spas, romantic nooks, beer-stained bodegas, peace on earth and a corny old song that...

2016 olympics News From the Web

  • 05/22/12 Are 2016 Olympics next? Source: Nogales International - Nogales AZ With the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, England, just around the corner, there is likely no one that will be watching it with more interest in Santa Cruz County than a 15-year-old girl in Rio Rico.
  • 05/14/12 Krzyzewski not likely to return for 2016 Olympics Source: NBC - WCNC NewsChannel 36 - Charlotte NC Krzyzewski not likely to return for 2016 Olympics %reldate(2012-05-14T17:39:11 Eds: APNewsNow.
  • 05/06/12 Kitesurfing replaces windsurfing at 2016 Olympics Source: eTaiwanNews.com Australia n sailing officials say they are surprised by a decision to replace windsurfing at the 2016 Olympics in Brazil with kitesurfing.
  • 04/30/12 Rulon Gardner focused on health, 2016 Olympics Source: ABC - KTVX 4 - Salt Lake City UT Olympic gold medalist Rulon Gardner is not giving up on a career comeback, but said his health is more important at the moment.
  • 04/22/12 Hanse wins honor of designing golf course for 2016... Source: The Joplin Globe - Joplin MO Well, he is charged, at least by some pie-in-the-sky promoters of global golf, in getting amateur and pro golf off the ground in countries or regions where there has never been great interest in the game.

Background on 2016 olympics

The 2016 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXI Olympiad, are a major international multi-sport event to be celebrated in the tradition of the Olympic Games, as governed by the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

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