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bassplayinMacFiend
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2009-10-02, 10:37

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Originally Posted by Moogs View Post
Go Rio. It would be a travesty if Juan Antonio's influence kept the games from S. America for the first time. Barcelona had the games in the 90s I believe. That's close enough to vote Rio IMHO. And talk about an economy that could use some help... that could mean jobs for a lot of people who live in borderline poverty.
Didn't China go into 30 year debt to pay for last year's Olympics? I was reading that yesterday in some article discussing pros and cons of hosting the Olympics.
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