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Rio gets the 2016 Olympics

Kevin Roderick • October 2 2009 9:57 AM

Just to finish the thought, the IOC selected Rio de Janeiro over Madrid (and earlier Chicago and Tokyo.) Here's Phil Wallace's advance handicapping of the race at Native Intelligence.

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