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Michelle Obama's Olympic bid: Kleenex
The Swampby Mark Silva It seems that President Barack Obama is intent on sending the First Lady to Copenhagen, without presidential backup, for a U.S. bid for the 2016 summer Olympics. And it seems the first lady has a strategy: "There......Tags: Natural Resources, White House, Government, Valerie Jarrett, Michelle Obama
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Obama Olympic travel eyed: Advance
The Swampby Christi Parsons President Obama is dispatching an advance team to Copenhagen to pave the way for a possible personal appearance before the Olympic committee next month. The decision doesn't necessarily mean Obama will be able to make an in-person......Tags: Getaway Travel, Medical Services, Trips and Vacations, Travel, White House
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Obama: Copenhagen-bound for IOC
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated again at 4:10 pm EDT Let the games begin: President Barack Obama, who initially planned to let First Lady Michelle Obama represent the United States in Copenhagen this week, when the International Olympic Committee......Tags: Trips and Vacations, G20, Sabre, Beijing Games, Travel
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Rahm Emanuel: Olympic critics get seats
The Swampby Mark Silva Posted Thursday evening, updated Friday at 6:15 am and 9:35 am EDT Republicans have been ready with criticism for President Barack Obama's overnight journey to Copenhagen, where the president today pressed Chicago's case for the 2016...Tags: Radio, Government, Olympic Games, David Axelrod, United States
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Michelle Obama, 'best weapon deployed'
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated Air Force One will take off for Copenhagen tomorrow night, but the White House says it already has "deployed our best weapon'' in Chicago's bid for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games: The first lady. Asked......Tags: Nadia Comaneci, Oprah Winfrey, Athletes, White House, Obesity
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Obama's Olympic trip 'noble,' unneeded
The Swampby Paul West of the Baltimore Sun and updated Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele said today that President Barack Obama's upcoming trip to Copenhagen is "nice" and "a noble idea," but not essential business for the president. Steele...Tags: Medical Services, Trips and Vacations, Iran, Travel, Business Trips
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Oprah, Obamas: Goldmining in Denmark
The Swampby Mark Silva and updated The first lady is wearing gold. The first lady is carrying Chicago's torch for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games, for all the world to see in Copenhagen, by her last name, Obama. It's a powerful......Tags: Radio Industry, Oprah Winfrey, Getty Images Inc., Sports Organizations, Sports
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Obama Olympic bid: Playing patriot card
The Swampby Mark Silva Michelle Obama is on the ground. And President Barack Obama will land Friday morning. The first lady landed this morning in Copenhagen, where the International Olympic Committee will decide on Friday who gets the 2016 summer games......Tags: Republican Party, Trips and Vacations, Iran, Travel, White House
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Obama: Olympics lost, joblessness up
The Swampby Mark Silva President Barack Obama returned to the White House today without the 2016 summer Olympic games - the International Olympic Committee has granted them to Rio de Janeiro - and to face the highest level of unemployment at......Tags: Medical Services, Unemployment, Career and Workplace, Defense, Iran
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Rio wins, Chicago loses, 2016 Olympics
The Swampby Christi Parsons and Mark Silva Rio de Janeiro has won the right to host the Olympic games in the summer of 2016, a decision that will set the games in South America for the first time. "In every competition,......Tags: Winter Olympics, Recording Industry Association of America, Government, Olympic Games, David Axelrod
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Chicago, 'a city that works:' Obama
The Swampby Mark Silva and Christi Parsons and updated at 11:45 am, 1:10, 3:15 and 4:40 pm EDT All that planning, all that lobbying, all that spending. And Chicago has lost its bid for the 2016 Olympic Summer Games. On the......Tags: Family, Medical Services, Defense, U.S. Presidential Election (2008), Iran
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Obama: Rose Garden, no 'hostage video'
The Swampby Mark Silva, and updated at 11:50 am President Barack Obama has scheduled a Rose Garden appearance this afternoon -- at 4 pm EDT -- to address the International Olympic Committee's venue choice for the 2016 summer games. So the......Tags: Defense, National Government, Television Industry, Sports Organizations, White House
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