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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 12:14 PM
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The City of Los Angeles will host the 2004 Summer Olympiads. Athens the city that was selected for the 2004 Games is falling drastically behind schedule, and the required infrastructure needed for the games will not be ready for the Games. The IOC will probably make some type of announcement before the end of this summer.
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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 12:22 PM
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I thought Beijing was in the lead?
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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 12:25 PM
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Default Great news. I arrived in L.A. (for law school) the day that the '84 games ended..

and got there just in time to walk to the Santa Monica Pier to watch the Mens Marathon.
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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 12:37 PM
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For 2008.
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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 12:40 PM
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Default None of this makes sense

Athens is bidding on the 2008 along with Paris, Toronto, and Beijing, I thought. Decision due middle of July, I believe.
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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 12:45 PM
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Default Nope. Athens was awarded 2004. The others are bidding for 2008, but the Mayor of Toronto might have

cost Canada its chance to get the Games with his recent racist comments on going to Africa to meet with the IOC.
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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 12:55 PM
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Default Candidates for 2008 -->

<ul><li><a href="http://www.moscow2001.olympic.org/en/2008/index.asp">International Olympic Committee</a></li></ul>
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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 12:56 PM
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Default He's an absolute twit, but what politician isn't!

I actually hope Toronto loses, we can't afford the debt, toronto is already drowning ...

(Now, if Toronto wins, I'll be renting out my house for major $$$, and go stay far up north away from the crowds, I can't stand the summer games, no hockey, skiing, curling ...)

You are right though, Athens in 2004, except they are way behind ...
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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 01:31 PM
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Default Gotta love the French....

Did grown adults really come up with [phonetically] 'weee paireee'? Can you imagine a thousand french standing around chanting 'wee pairee, wee pairee!' as the countdown to the selection takes place on whatever night that is?

okay, well, it's raining cows and other large barnyard animals outside and that just struck me as funny....
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Old Jun 21, 2001 | 01:41 PM
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Where did you hear this Hank? Why would they have chosen LA over another place?
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