A look around the web to the 2008 summer games
Beijing was elected host city on July 13, 2001, during the 112th IOC Session in Moscow, beating out Toronto, Paris, Istanbul, and Osaka. Prior to the session, five other cities submitted bids to the IOC but failed to make the shortlist in 2000: Bangkok, Cairo, Havana, Kuala Lumpur, and Seville. Beijing previously bid to host the 2000 Summer Olympics but lost to Sydney in 1993.
Beijing had a significant lead over the other four candidates. After Osaka was eliminated (it had only received six votes), the second round of votes were cast, revealing that Beijing now had the absolute majority of the votes, eliminating the need for subsequent rounds of voting
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John Ekwugha Amaechi (pronounced ah-MAY-chee) (born November 26, 1970 in Boston, Massachusetts) is a former NBA basketball player who currently works as a broadcaster in the United Kingdom. In February 2007, Amaechi publicly announced that he is gay and became the first player associated with the NBA to come out.
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A trail looking at new Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips. I'm not going to lie, when he was coaching the Denver Broncos...he didn't do to well. I'm not a big fan of this move, we'll see if he can handle Terell Owens. Jerry Jones, what are you thinking?
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