Read more International Olympic Committee stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/18569/international-olympic-committee.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:58:47 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71337/ioc-oks-golf-rugby-for-rio-games.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMedals for golf and rugby will be awarded at the 2016 Olympics for the first time in a century or more. The IOC voted today to reinstate the sports for the Rio de Janeiro games and provisionally accepted them for the 2020 Olympiad. Golf has not been played at the...http://www.newser.com/story/71337/ioc-oks-golf-rugby-for-rio-games.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 Oct 2009 10:52:30 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70857/chicagos-loss-casts-light-on-anti-us-sentiment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe first-round knockout of Chicago’s Olympic bid speaks to an unpleasant fact, writes Mike Lopresti: “A lot of people out there don't like us. They don't care if President Obama is eloquent and the first lady is charming.” If it had come down to just Chicago and Rio, with South...http://www.newser.com/story/70857/chicagos-loss-casts-light-on-anti-us-sentiment.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 15:53:54 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70850/gop-revels-in-us-setbacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFrom worse-than-expected unemployment numbers to Chicago’s foiled Olympic bid, today was a lousy day for America, but Republicans reacted as if Christmas had come early. Soon after the jobs numbers hit, Glenn Thrush of Politico got a slew of GOP press releases. “Rep. Mike Pence literally hit the send button...http://www.newser.com/story/70850/gop-revels-in-us-setbacks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 14:15:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70848/olympic-snub-has-silver-lining-for-chicago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChicago failed in its bid to land the Olympics, but look on the bright side, the Tribune urges: If the city builds on the bright ideas and redevelopment plans designed to sway the IOC, it can have all the benefits with none of the hassle. “Bidding for an Olympiad forced...http://www.newser.com/story/70848/olympic-snub-has-silver-lining-for-chicago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 13:15:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70843/chicago-loses-olympic-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSo much for the clout of the Obamas and Oprah. Chicago lost its bid to host the 2016 Olympics after being eliminated in today's first round of voting in Copenhagen. Despite personal appeals by the president and first lady, the city got the fewest votes in the International Olympic Committee...http://www.newser.com/story/70843/chicago-loses-olympic-bid.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 11:25:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70818/obamas-pick-chicago-most-american-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack and Michelle Obama made an impassioned call today to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago, which the president called the "most American of American cities." In his pitch to the International Olympic Committee in Copenhagen, the president told of how he became "a proud Chicagoan" after a peripatetic childhood...http://www.newser.com/story/70818/obamas-pick-chicago-most-american-city.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 5:11:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70714/can-rio-beat-chicago-brazil-prez-says-yes-we-can.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Brazilian president, in Copenhagen after some serious politicking to win the 2016 Olympics for Rio de Janeiro, used a certain Chicagoan's slogan to promote his bid today. "Yes we can!" Lula told reporters today, dismissing concerns that the developing nation can fund the Games. "For some countries, it is...http://www.newser.com/story/70714/can-rio-beat-chicago-brazil-prez-says-yes-we-can.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 01 Oct 2009 8:13:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70623/cities-that-could-beat-chicago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBarack and Michelle Obama arrive in Denmark tomorrow, hoping to win the 2016 Olympics for their hometown. The Windy City has an impressive bid, proposing events in the city's parks and a lakefront Olympic Village. But three other cities are lobbying hard, and any could get the Games come Friday....http://www.newser.com/story/70623/cities-that-could-beat-chicago.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 7:52:06 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70562/steele-let-michelle-make-olympics-pitch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama shouldn’t bother going to Denmark to argue for Chicago's Olympic bid, Michael Steele says; that’s what Michelle’s for. “The first lady would have been and should have been the lead there,” the RNC chair said today. “Let her go and sell Chicago.” He said the intention behind the...http://www.newser.com/story/70562/steele-let-michelle-make-olympics-pitch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 29 Sep 2009 14:30:13 CDT