Read more IOC stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/34993/ioc.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 5:35:03 CSThttp://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/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/69420/olympics-honcho-obama-could-make-huge-difference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's absence will definitely be noticed as the International Olympic Committee meets to pick the host city for the 2016 Olympics, IOC member Dick Pound tells AP. "I don't think there's an IOC member on the planet who wouldn't love to meet your president. He's a transformational figure in...http://www.newser.com/story/69420/olympics-honcho-obama-could-make-huge-difference.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 15 Sep 2009 1:57:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/57497/retesting-nails-6-olympic-drug-cheats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSix Olympic drug cheats have been exposed long after the end of the 2008 Beijing Games, CNN reports. The IOC—which keeps test samples on file for eight years after events finish—rechecked 948 samples after a new test for a banned blood booster was developed. Silver medal-winning Italian cyclist...http://www.newser.com/story/57497/retesting-nails-6-olympic-drug-cheats.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Apr 2009 6:07:16 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43719/lets-go-back-to-beijing-in-2012.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith the economic crisis taking billions out of Britain’s coffers, spending billions more to get ready for the 2012 Olympics makes no sense, writes Alice Miles in the Times of London, who foresees a day when “the unemployed, the homeless, and the destitute will join the athletes parading through London....http://www.newser.com/story/43719/lets-go-back-to-beijing-in-2012.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 26 Nov 2008 10:11:01 CST