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Obama uses personal touch for Chicago Olympics bid

COPENHAGEN (AP) — President Barack Obama has arrived in Copenhagen to make a personal pitch in support of Chicago's Olympics bid.

The president's plane landed early Friday morning in the Danish capital, where he is spending less than five hours. Backers of Chicago's bid hope the trip would be sufficient to give Obama's adopted home town the advantage it needs to win the close, four-way race...

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