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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 10:52 AM
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Hiroshima, Nagasaki to consider joint bid for Summer Games
Posted: Monday, Oct. 12, 2009

TOKYO Hiroshima and Nagasaki will set up a joint committee to consider bidding to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, the two cities' mayors announced Sunday.

The two cities, which were annihilated by U.S. atomic bombs in the final days of World War II, hope hosting the Olympics would help spread their message of peace to the world, officials said ...

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/story/997087.html
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 11:18 AM
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1. Interesting.
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Lydia Leftcoast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Oct-12-09 12:12 PM
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2. That would present interesting logistical problems
Neither city is very large, and they're several hours apart by train.
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struggle4progress Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Oct-13-09 05:02 AM
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3. But the bid might provide a nice focus for anti-nuclear work several years from now
even if your remarks are right on the money

:)
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