Citrus Times » Olympics http://citrustimes.com When Local News Matters To You Tue, 22 May 2012 14:51:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 forum Lula feared Obama factor in 2016 Olympic vote http://citrustimes.com/2009/10/09/lula-feared-obama-factor-in-2016-olympic-vote/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lula-feared-obama-factor-in-2016-olympic-vote http://citrustimes.com/2009/10/09/lula-feared-obama-factor-in-2016-olympic-vote/#comments Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:43:54 +0000 admin http://citrustimes.com/?p=5835 Lula feared Obama factor in 2016 Olympic vote
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s president feared Barack Obama’s star power could have prevented Rio de Janeiro from landing the 2016 Olympics. “I confess to you that we were very worried when Obama arrived in Copenhagen,” President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said. “We were very worried because the American presence was a very important thing.” But Silva [...]]]> http://citrustimes.com/2009/10/09/lula-feared-obama-factor-in-2016-olympic-vote/feed/ 0
Lula feared Obama factor in 2016 Olympic vote

SAO PAULO — Brazil’s president feared Barack Obama’s star power could have prevented Rio de Janeiro from landing the 2016 Olympics. “I confess to you that we were very worried when Obama arrived in Copenhagen,” President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said. “We were very worried because the American presence was a very important thing.” But Silva [...]
 
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