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Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Olympics (time to glow)
CBS ^
| September 7, 2013
Posted on 09/07/2013 2:36:08 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
CBS/AP/ September 7, 2013, 9:45 AM
Tokyo wins bid to host 2020 Olympics
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, capitalizing on its reputation as a "safe pair of hands" and defying concerns about the Fukushima nuclear crisis.
Tokyo defeated Istanbul 60-36 in the final round of secret voting Saturday by the International Olympic Committee. Madrid was eliminated earlier after an initial tie with Istanbul.
Tokyo, which hosted the 1964 Olympics, billed itself as the safe and reliable choice at a time of global political and economic uncertainty
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TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Japan; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: duplicate; fukushima; olympics; radiation; tokyo
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Props to Godzilla countrymen LOL!
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posted on
09/07/2013 2:37:35 PM PDT
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SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: TigerLikesRooster; sushiman; Ronin; AmericanInTokyo; gaijin; struggle; DTogo; GATOR NAVY; Iris7; ...
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09/07/2013 2:38:57 PM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
To: TigerLikesRooster
ZERO muzzie security concerns, I can almost guarantee it.
I hope this is not mid-summer, though...?
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09/07/2013 2:39:30 PM PDT
by
gaijin
To: TigerLikesRooster
So glad the Muslims didn’t get it.
Call us back when you’re “Constantinople” again.
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posted on
09/07/2013 2:41:10 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: TigerLikesRooster
To: SevenofNine
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posted on
09/07/2013 2:42:14 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Here's a mascot idea. Pluto Kun
To: ErnBatavia
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posted on
09/07/2013 2:43:10 PM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
To: ErnBatavia
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posted on
09/07/2013 2:45:22 PM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
To: TigerLikesRooster
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posted on
09/07/2013 2:46:23 PM PDT
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dfwgator
To: TigerLikesRooster
The alternative was Istanbul.
Let’s take our chances with Tokyo, at least we won’t be surrounded by Muslim kooks & terrorists.
To: dfwgator
Not sure about a good job. My suspicion: Money can trump radiation.
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posted on
09/07/2013 2:49:25 PM PDT
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TigerLikesRooster
(The way to crush the bourgeois is to grind them between the millstones of taxation and inflation)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Glad they didn’t pick the other choice. Based on the trend over the last few years Istanbul in 2020 might be like Cairo or Damascus today.
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posted on
09/07/2013 2:49:32 PM PDT
by
Pan_Yan
(I love it when spell check highlights every single word.)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Olympics on Saturday, capitalizing on its reputation as a "safe pair of hands"... Wait! Wasn't Chicago in the running? It has gun control! And except for the gangs, the shootings, and the political corruption it's perfectly safe.
To: ErnBatavia
OMG NOT HELLO KITTY
That cute that my picture of my pj shirt LOL!
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posted on
09/07/2013 2:49:55 PM PDT
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SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
To: Billthedrill
I’m sure Tokyo’s gun control is worse than Chicago’s
To: dfwgator
My money is on Godzilla
LOL!
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09/07/2013 2:50:52 PM PDT
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SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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09/07/2013 2:51:54 PM PDT
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SevenofNine
(We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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